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WSU Vancouver students peacefully protest war in Gaza, want school to divert from ties to Israel

May 3, 2024, 3:50pm Clark County News Updated now

A small group of students at Washington State University Vancouver this week joined nationwide student protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and asking university leaders to divest from companies… Read story

Vancouver mother arrested after 3-year-old overdoses on meth

May 3, 2024, 2:46pm Clark County News

Vancouver police arrested a 27-year-old woman Thursday night after they say her 3-year-old child overdosed on methamphetamine. Read story

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12-year-old girl located safe after going missing last month

May 3, 2024, 9:49am Clark County News Free

A 12-year-old girl who did not return to her Spokane Valley group home after school April 19 has been found. Read story

Vancouver man killed in motorcycle crash west of Yale

May 3, 2024, 7:43am Clark County News

A Vancouver man was killed Sunday in a single-vehicle crash on Lewis River Road west of Yale, according to Cowlitz County Coroner Dana Tucker. Read story

Bettie Le’Sueur talks about the disappearance of her 62-year-old son Jacques Le’Sueur at Bettie Le’Sueur’s house in east Vancouver. Bettie has not heard from him since he was transported to Western State Hospital, a state-run psychiatric facility, a year ago.

Vancouver mother wants to know: What has happened to my mentally ill son?

May 3, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Health Updated 9 hours ago

Jacques Le’Sueur’s phone calls to his family stopped a year ago when Clark County sent him to Western State Hospital, a psychiatric facility 130 miles away. Now, he’s a missing person. Read story

First-graders Arashi Buell, left, and Temour Pashigorev enjoy playtime at Gardner School of Arts & Sciences in Mount Vista during recess on Monday afternoon. Gardner is a local nonprofit school based in experiential learning. School leaders announced Wednesday they are acquiring Country Friends Child Care Center in Hockinson, which will double their total enrollment.

Mount Vista’s Gardner School of Arts & Sciences to acquire Hockinson day care

May 3, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

An elementary school recess on a sunny day is total euphoria, perhaps with a bit of chaos tossed in for good measure. Read story

Clark County farmers say Farm Bill vital to climate-smart agriculture, urge Congress to pass funding

Clark County Councilor Sue Marshall, right, fields questions about farming and climate change during a Thursday news conference at Second Mile Marketplace and Food Hub in Vancouver.

With the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture expected to begin discussions on the federal Farm Bill later this month, farmers and leaders from Clark County and farther afield gathered at the Second Mile Marketplace in Vancouver to talk about what could happen if funding for agricultural programs is cut. Read story