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Ridgefield open for business
The city of Ridgefield is open for business. The key question this year is whether businesses will seek to acquire land along the Interstate 5 corridor in the midst of a prolonged economic recession.
County housing market begins long recovery
Homes for sale are plentiful and prices are low, but loans are tougher to secure
Clark County’s housing market showed weak signs of stabilizing in 2011 as first-time buyers and investors scoured the market for bargain-priced houses.
As need soars, charities rise to the challenge
Clark County charities have been weathering tough times lately. There’s the grinding on of the Great Recession with all its resulting budget cuts, layoffs and foreclosures. Local charities are somehow expected to pick up all that slack — with emergency food, cash assistance, places to stay, people who can help — even while their own funding is on the wane.
Religion embodied in county by host of identities
People are always debating whether the swooping roof of Hazel Dell’s hilltop church is an ark or a dove.
Clark County a place middle class families like to call home
Despite chronic unemployment in the double digits since the recession, Clark County remains largely a center of middle class family life.
Get to know Clark County’s ‘rural centers’
Haven’t been in Clark County long enough to know there’s no water in Fargher Lake?
In Clark County, cars rule
New commuting choices could be on the horizon
It’s no secret that many Clark County residents don’t work in their hometown — some 60,000 cross the Interstate 5 and 205 bridges each day to reach their jobs in Oregon.
Vibrant, vigorous Vancouver
The big city budgets of the financial boom may have gone bust, but the ’Couv is forging ahead with bold plans for the future.
County arts scene flourishing
Painters, sculptors, dance and music are thriving despite economyThe Arts
Galleries in Clark County have come and gone over the eight years that Elizabeth Steinbaugh has owned Aurora, the oldest art venue in downtown Vancouver, but the arts scene is stronger than ever, she said.
Yacolt high in elevation and growing in population
Clark County’s northernmost municipality sits at 700 feet in elevation — higher than any other in the county — and it’s population of 1,566 is the lowest of all incorporated cities and towns. The elevation isn’t changing, but population is on the rise.
Development flourishes in Camas
Camas has also trended upward in terms of population. The city started the 2000s with around 12,000 residents. It now is Clark County’s second-largest city with 19,355 residents.
City of Washougal undergoes face-lift
Those developments plus economic and public safety partnerships with neighboring Camas have Washougal leaders excited about the future.
Woodland has seen a decade of major growth
Woodland’s population sits at about 5,509, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. That’s up from 3,790 in 2000.
Bridging Northwest history
Land Bridge links Vancouver to its rich and storied past
To reflect on local history, you might walk to a particular viewpoint where you can look to the sky, the water and the land. And fittingly enough, the historical reflections can include the site of that viewpoint.
Youth sports options abound in Clark County
For a select few Clark County residents, sports have provided an avenue to a national or international stage. A few more have received college scholarships thanks to their athletic skills.
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