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Battle Ground man ticketed following crash

A Battle Ground man was ticketed by Washington State Patrol troopers Sunday after an accident at the intersection of Northeast 117th Avenue and Northeast 65th Street.

Camas woman still in hospital after Highway 500 accident

A Camas woman who was injured in a head-on traffic accident along Highway 500 on Saturday remained in a local hospital Sunday evening.

Fire damages Head Start office

Smoke, flames slows traffic on Highway 500

Vancouver firefighters pressed their two newest fire engines into service Sunday afternoon, fighting a fire that heavily damaged an old home converted to office use.

Reading fresh messages in old letters at fort

Program illustrates vital link between literacy and local history

Connor Wier clutched a quill pen in his left hand as he carefully inked characters onto a tiny postcard. Returning the pen to a glass inkwell, he dipped and wrote, dipped and wrote, finally blotting his work with a tiny bit of sand.

B.G.’s first female mayor hopes to inspire others

Her selection leaves Vancouver as only city in county to never have had a woman lead it

BATTLE GROUND — At a recent gathering of Clark County mayors, one of Battle Ground Mayor Lisa Walters’ peers pulled out her chair from the table so she could sit.

Local lawmakers’ bills are halfway home

Legislation championed by Reps. Rivers, Moeller, Probst now headed to the Senate

Proposals by Southwest Washington lawmakers started to clear the halfway mark last week for passing out of the state Legislature.

Colossal cleanup winds down in Ridgefield

Effort to decontaminate former wood treating site has taken more than a decade

RIDGEFIELD -- The expansive steam-injection system at the former Pacific Wood Treating site isn’t removing toxic chemicals and sludge from the ground anymore. That process wrapped up last year.

Off Beat: Namesake city has no place for USS Vancouver

It’s a notion that gets floated from time to time, and now it has resurfaced.

Clark County employers weigh pros, cons of E-Verify

They wonder if program will protect them, or leave them hard pressed to fill worker ranks

After a day picking cherries on his 180-acre Vancouver farm, Bill Zimmerman’s 20 or so workers leave with dirt-coated fingernails, sweat-stained clothes and aches and pains from being on their feet all day.

Cities use E-Verify while state considers banning it

Its foes say it could cripple agriculture, hurt legal workers

More than two years ago, Clark County became the first in the state to mandate that its contractors use the federal E-Verify program, in an attempt to ensure taxpayer dollars employed legal workers on public works projects. Since then, three counties and 11 cities, including five in this county, have followed Clark County’s lead.

Weather Eye: The rain finally arrived in January

OK, before we go too far let’s review some rainfall from January from your friends and neighbors

County to trim advisory boards

Pilot program looks at combining, cutting some of the 50+ groups

At the Feb. 7 Board of Clark County Commissioners meeting, giddy members of the Aging Readiness Task Force celebrated the approval of the Clark County Aging Readiness Plan and encouraged commissioners to let them form a Clark County Commission on Aging.

Award nominations open for park boosters

Clark County — The Parks Foundation of Clark County is accepting nominations for the second annual Florence B. Wager awards.

Health care worker announces run for Pridemore’s seat

Vancouver native says she wants to continue legacy of strong leadership

A Vancouver health care administrator and self-described policy wonk announced Thursday that she will run for the 49th District senate seat being vacated by state Sen. Craig Pridemore, D-Vancouver.

Free tax assistance now for low-income seniors

Clark County — AARP Tax-Aide will provide free tax assistance and preparation again this year, geared toward taxpayers 60 and older with low or moderate incomes.