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Camas School District Superintendent John Anzalone talks aboard the Book MoBus at Helen Baller Elementary School in 2022.

Camas schools chief a finalist for position in Nevada; Anzalone has been in Camas since 2022

Three years after concluding its search for a new superintendent, the Camas School Board may need to start the process all over again.
Schools
Tony Tommasini, from left, Doug Kreuzer and Kari Dupler of the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership conduct an amphibian study as part of the fish habitat restoration efforts on the East Fork Lewis River. The $54 million in Climate Commitment Act funds allocated to the project would be at risk if Initiative 2117 passes in November.

Battle Ground contractor Tapani to helm East Fork Lewis River restoration project

Battle Ground contractor Tapani Inc. has been selected as the primary contractor for Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership’s habitat restoration project on the East Fork Lewis River.
Clark County Business
A vending machine in the lobby of the Clark County Jail offers free opioid overdose reversal medication.

Vancouver Public Schools allows students and staff to carry Narcan and other overdose reversal medications

Students and staff at Vancouver schools can now carry naloxone and other life-saving overdose reversal medications.
Schools
Volunteers sort produce Jan. 24 at One Life Pantry in Vancouver. The nonprofit has been serving Vancouver residents for 25 years.

‘A little bit of hope’: One Life Pantry in Vancouver provides food to those in need

Matthew Peterson gently places cans into cardboard boxes, each settling with a soft thud. Behind him, a steady stream of One Life Pantry volunteers continues the process, filling boxes and…
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Vancouver Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Snell addresses the crowd Jan. 14 during a Vancouver Public Schools board meeting at Bates Center for Educational Leadership.

Vancouver, Evergreen and Ridgefield school boards add new policies, resolutions on immigration

Several Clark County school boards are discussing and clarifying their districts’ policies on immigration as the federal government steps up enforcement.

Business

The long-awaited construction on Main Street began in January and businesses are starting to feel the pinch.

Vancouver Main Street makeover started in January; construction crews working with businesses to keep the doors openvideo icon

As construction begins in downtown Vancouver, businesses are hoping their customers will brave the inconvenience to keep visiting Main Street.

Northwest

An SUV caught fire in the pileup on I-84 that involved more than 100 cars, trucks and semis. Everyone was able to get out of the SUV, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office.

Injuries reported in a more than 100-vehicle pileup near Multnomah Falls on I-84

More than 100 vehicles were involved in a pileup on a snowy highway in the Columbia River Gorge, as officials in the Oregon's biggest city…

Politics

Protesters hold banners during a rally in front of the Office of Personnel Management, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington. President Donald Trump is relying on a relatively obscure federal agency to reshape government. The Office of Personnel Management was created in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter and is the equivalent of the government's human resources department. It helps manage the civil service, including pay schedules, health insurance and pension programs. The agency has offered millions of federal workers eight months of salary if they voluntarily choose to leave their jobs by Feb. 6.

Trump administration lays off probationary government workers, warns others of large cuts to come

The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, the nation's largest employer, by ordering agencies to…

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Rotschy Inc. employees work on the Waterfront Vancouver's Grant Street Pier in 2017. Rotschy bought sand and gravel firm Storedahl & Sons.

Vancouver-based Rotschy buys sand and gravel business Storedahl & Sons

J.L. Storedahl & Sons, which dates back more than half a century, has been bought by one of Southwest Washington’s largest excavation and construction companies.

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FILE - Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz.

Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump’s health chief after a close Senate vote

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion…

Nation / World

President Donald Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast at Washington Hilton, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington.

Given Christianity’s dominance in US, Trump raises eyebrows with anti-Christian bias initiative

Christianity is by far the largest faith in America, and Christian conservatives have a strong grip on the levers of government. That dominance is leaving…

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Opinion

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Editorial Cartoons for the Week of Feb. 10, 2025

In Our View: Boost, protect Evergreen State’s tree canopy

Feldman: DEI memo isn’t what it seems

Letter: Trump ignores history

Letter: Increase recycling options

Have high egg prices changed your consumption habits?

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