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Home permits to build single-family houses more than doubled in the first three months of the year in unincorporated parts of the county — 193 this year compared with 92 during the same period a year earlier.

Housing recovery finally begins in county

New demand, dwindling supply of existing homes among the causes

Clark County’s long-awaited housing recovery sputtered to life in 2012, spurred by new demand and dwindling supplies of available listings.

A man gets his bed ready at the Winter Hospitality Overflow men’s shelter at St. Paul Lutheran Church in December 2011.

County charities can depend on volunteers

Funding may be reduced some, but enthusiasm is strong

On the first Saturday in December, thousands of people scour the streets of Clark County for food.

Friends and supporters from all over the region came to the Guru Ramdass Sikh Temple in Vancouver when it held a candlelight vigil Aug. 9, 2012, in memory of Sikhs who died in a temple shooting in Wisconsin. Manjeet Kaur, 13, of Beaverton, Ore., was one of hundreds in attendance.

Religious diversity growing in Clark County

Congregations old, new minister to faithful

People are always debating whether the swooping roof of Hazel Dell’s hilltop church is an ark or a dove.

The Yamov family, from left, Christina, 7, Yuliya, Max, 5, and Nick skate at the Mountain View Ice Arena. About 9.4 percent of Clark County residents who reported a specific ancestry indicated they had Eastern European heritage.

The Yamov family, from left, Christina, 7, Yuliya, Max, 5, and Nick skate at the Mountain View Ice Arena. About 9.4 percent of Clark County residents who reported a specific ancestry indicated they had Eastern European heritage.

County growing older and younger

Populations of kids, elders on the rise in family-oriented area

With a lower cost of living than the rest of the metro area, Clark County is an enclave of middle-class family life.

Vancouver sees an average of 42 inches of rain per year, and residents know how to get around in it — umbrella or not. Here, a woman makes her way to the Vancouver Community Library.

Vancouver sees an average of 42 inches of rain per year, and residents know how to get around in it — umbrella or not. Here, a woman makes her way to the Vancouver Community Library.

Spectacular summers make rainy season worth it

Wet months and dry are all pretty temperate here

Residents of the Northwest’s wet side — west of the Cascade Range — like to say summer doesn’t really start until after the Fourth of July.


Music and dancing take place at the Brigade Encampment in June at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Music and dancing take place at the Brigade Encampment in June at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

By land, water or air, county rich in history

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 that viewpoint.

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