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Anglers with large boats often launch elsewhere and pull into the quiet backwaters of Silver Lake to fish. They do quite well by fishing the popular jig and bobber combo.

Silver Lake winter crappie offer a tasty challenge

The bite had slowed. A few other fishers were still doing well, but my luck had stopped.
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An aerial photo shows the Steigerwald Commerce Center, an industrial park owned by the Port of Camas-Washougal, east of downtown Washougal. The area has been designated as an Opportunity Zone, creating a new investment tool for developers interested in moving into the area’s remaining vacant lots.

Unforeseen issues add $200,000 to Port of Camas-Washougal’s 41st Street project

The Port of Camas-Washougal’s effort to build a new street in the Steigerwald Commerce Center industrial park has hit a speed bump that will add about $200,000 to the project’s…
Business
Trekking on the Pacific Crest Trail in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest is a great way for hikers to find peace and solitude. The forest is one of 17 national forests included in the U.S. Forest Service’s Northwest Forest Plan. Public comment on proposed changes to the plan are due by Monday.

Northwest Forest Plan less effective in the face of climate change, says Forest Service, proposing changes

Time is running out for those wanting to offer feedback on proposed changes to the U.S. Forest Service’s Northwest Forest Plan. The public comment period closes Monday.
Clark County News
A student walking toward the Vancouver Public Schools administrative services building.

Vancouver Public Schools is the only district in the Clark County to get a financial warning from state for 2023-24 school year

Vancouver Public Schools is the only Clark County district to receive a financial warning from the state for the 2023-24 school year.
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Clark County Council member Michelle Belkot is pictured at the Public Service Center on Jan. 7.

Fellow Clark County councilors oust Michelle Belkot from C-Tran board after she broke ranks on vote

After a tense exchange Wednesday, Clark County councilors ousted fellow Councilor Michelle Belkot from her seat on C-Tran’s board of directors.

Business

Attendees listen to a presentation during the Dreamforce technology conference in San Francisco in September of last year.

Two-thirds of Silicon Valley tech workers are foreign-born, new report reveals

It’s no secret that the skills and labor of workers from other countries helps fuel Silicon Valley’s innovation, but a new report has put a…

Northwest

Oleksandr Shvachka prepares to put on a prosthetic leg after a lesson with Oregon Adaptive Sports on the three track skiing method at Hoodoo Ski Area in central Oregon on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

Ukrainian war veteran amputees learn adaptive skiing in Oregon

Ukrainian war veteran Oleksandr Shvachka lost his left leg to Russian tank fire outside Kyiv. Three years on, the latest step in his physical and…

Sports

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (10) warms up before an NFL football wild card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Glendale, Ariz.

Cooper Kupp agrees to terms with his home state Seahawks on 3-year, $45 million deal

Cooper Kupp and the Seattle Seahawks have agreed on a three-year, $45 million contract.

Politics

A Social Security Administration office building is seen Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.

Under Trump, Social Security resumes what it once called ‘clawback cruelty’

A year ago, a new head of Social Security set out to stop the agency from financially devastating many of the people it was meant…

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Cars sit in a parking lot next to the green Sept. 11 at Tri-Mountain Golf Course in Ridgefield. Clark County put the course up for sale last year, and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe planned to purchase it but pulled out.

Cowlitz Indian Tribe not buying Tri-Mountain Golf Course after all

Clark County won’t be selling Tri-Mountain Golf Course to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe after all.

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Health

A woman looks at products in the aisle of a store as her daughter naps in the shopping cart Dec. 14, 2010, in Waco, Texas.

About 60% of U.S. diet is ultraprocessed foods, but what are they and are they bad for you?

In the Trump administration’s quest to “Make America Healthy Again,” there may be no bigger target than ultraprocessed foods.

Life

Galena Lodge, located 24 miles north of Ketchum, Idaho, cooks up delicious hearty soups, bowls and sandwiches perfect after a jaunt on the 50-plus km of groomed Nordic trails or 25 km of snowshoe trails.

Escape to Idaho’s ritzy Sun Valley

Before Whistler Blackcomb, there was Sun Valley. While the former draws Western Washington’s skiers and snowboarders en masse, the mountain resort north of Vancouver, B.C.,…

Nation / World

Migrants from Cameroon arrive at a shelter in Panama City, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, following deportation from the U.S., weeks of detention in a Panamanian immigration camp and release on a temporary humanitarian visa allowing a 30-day stay.

They crossed the world to reach the US. Now deported under Trump, they’re stuck in Panama

They crossed oceans to get to the U.S., fleeing conflict, religious persecution, poverty and government crackdowns in countries such as Afghanistan, Somalia, Cameroon, China, Pakistan…

High School Sports – September 2024

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Opinion

March 15: COVID Anniversary

Editorial Cartoons for Week of March 10, 2025

In Our View: Clark County Council must amend its bylaws

Jayne: We’ll sure miss you, Kentucky

Gonzales: Reconsider regressive road usage tax

Leubsdorf: Falling into familiar pattern

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