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Jaime Herrera Beutler,

Herrera Beutler leads in fundraising

Jaime Herrera Beutler,

July 16, 2021, 6:02am Clark County News

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, is holding on to her fundraising lead in her bid for a seventh term serving Washington’s 3rd Congressional District. Read story

(The Columbian files)

Ballots now on way to Clark County voters

(The Columbian files)

July 16, 2021, 6:01am Clark County News

Ballots for the 2021 primary election are being mailed out to Clark County’s voters today. Read story

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, center, responds to comments from her challengers, Earl Bowerman, left, and Doug Coop, right, at a candidates forum in June.

Vancouver mayoral hopefuls differ greatly

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, center, responds to comments from her challengers, Earl Bowerman, left, and Doug Coop, right, at a candidates forum in June.

July 14, 2021, 6:27pm Clark County News

Two of the candidates running for mayor of Vancouver this year offered voters a drastically different pitch in a conversation with The Columbian Editorial Board. Read story

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle and Gov. Jay Inslee survey The Waterfront Vancouver while standing in front of an interactive sculpture that depicts the topography of the Columbia River on Tuesday. Inslee toured the waterfront with the mayor before meeting with local small-business owners.

Clark County small businesses share frustrations during Inslee’s Vancouver visit

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle and Gov. Jay Inslee survey The Waterfront Vancouver while standing in front of an interactive sculpture that depicts the topography of the Columbia River on Tuesday. Inslee toured the waterfront with the mayor before meeting with local small-business owners.

July 13, 2021, 6:47pm Clark County Business

Small-business owners gathered Tuesday afternoon for a conversation with Gov. Jay Inslee, who visited Clark County to discuss pandemic recovery and tour the city’s new waterfront development. Read story

The former Joe's Crab Shack building and Who Song & Larry's pictured from the Interstate 5 Bridge.

Vancouver council approves Renaissance Boardwalk agreement

The former Joe's Crab Shack building and Who Song & Larry's pictured from the Interstate 5 Bridge.

July 12, 2021, 8:44pm Clark County News

Vancouver will move forward with a plan to transform a dilapidated waterfront pier and two old restaurant buildings into a luxury housing, retail and parking complex after originally shelving the project until the builder agreed to stricter climate goals. Read story

The former Vancouver Navigation Center on Grand Boulevard.

The rise and fall of Vancouver’s Navigation Center

The former Vancouver Navigation Center on Grand Boulevard.

July 11, 2021, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

When Vancouver leaders officially announced that the city would permanently close its Navigation Center — a long-planned, briefly operated, well-used and hotly contested day shelter for people experiencing homelessness — the news barely made a ripple. Read story

Jill Levesque greets Bo, her newly adopted goldendoodle, on Saturday during the first weekend of reopening to the public at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington in Vancouver.

Humane Society for Southwest Washington reopens doors for in-person visits

Jill Levesque greets Bo, her newly adopted goldendoodle, on Saturday during the first weekend of reopening to the public at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington in Vancouver.

July 10, 2021, 8:45pm Business

By 1:58 p.m., a small crowd of people had already gathered outside the Humane Society for Southwest Washington. Read story

Washington added nearly twice as many people in 2020 as originally expected. Clark County saw the second-highest population growth in the state; among cities, Vancouver was No. 2 and Ridgefield was No. 10.

Clark County’s population grows by 13,600, 2nd largest gain in state

Washington added nearly twice as many people in 2020 as originally expected. Clark County saw the second-highest population growth in the state; among cities, Vancouver was No. 2 and Ridgefield was No. 10.

July 9, 2021, 6:07am Clark County News

Southwest Washington is among the fastest-growing regions in the state, according to new data released by the Washington Office of Financial Management. Read story

Street paving in preparation for the new bike lane striping project is underway along Columbia Street near the intersection of 33rd Street on Wednesday morning. The contractor, Granite Construction, expects to wrap up the first phase of the work in mid-July.

Columbia Street repaving project a major pedal pusher

Street paving in preparation for the new bike lane striping project is underway along Columbia Street near the intersection of 33rd Street on Wednesday morning. The contractor, Granite Construction, expects to wrap up the first phase of the work in mid-July.

July 7, 2021, 7:19pm Clark County News

A long-planned project to repave and restripe Columbia Street in west Vancouver is finally underway, with crews expected to wrap up the first phase of their work around mid-July. Read story

The Vancouver campus of the VA Portland Health Care System gymnasium played host to a COVID-19 vaccination center on June 29. Like the general population, fewer veterans are attending vaccination clinics.

VA’s Vancouver campus sees slowing demand for COVID-19 vaccine

The Vancouver campus of the VA Portland Health Care System gymnasium played host to a COVID-19 vaccination center on June 29. Like the general population, fewer veterans are attending vaccination clinics.

July 7, 2021, 6:07am Clark County Health

VA adjusts as it sees fall in demand for COVID-19 vaccination Read story