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Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center nurse Maggie Bass, right, gives a COVID-19 vaccine to an unidentified person, Sept. 21, 2021, in Jackson, Miss.

Health providers urge Clark County to stay up to date on vaccines despite burnout

Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center nurse Maggie Bass, right, gives a COVID-19 vaccine to an unidentified person, Sept. 21, 2021, in Jackson, Miss.

September 12, 2024, 2:41pm Clark County Health

As flu season begins, health providers are urging the community to stay up to date on their vaccinations, even if they may be feeling a bit burnt out on shots. Read story

Avery Nearents, 18 months old of Vancouver, left, gets some one-on-one playtime with his mom, Hailey, at a 2023 Columbia Play Project session at Fourth Plain Commons Community Center.

Columbia Play Project invites community to give feedback about a future children’s museum in Clark County

Avery Nearents, 18 months old of Vancouver, left, gets some one-on-one playtime with his mom, Hailey, at a 2023 Columbia Play Project session at Fourth Plain Commons Community Center.

September 11, 2024, 12:33pm Clark County News

Columbia Play Project is inviting the community to share a vision for a future children’s museum in Clark County. Read story

A rendering of the new inpatient rehabilitation facility planned in Vancouver.

PeaceHealth rehabilitation unit staff question need for planned 50-bed facility

A rendering of the new inpatient rehabilitation facility planned in Vancouver.

September 9, 2024, 10:18am Clark County Health

Rehabilitation staff at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center have voiced concerns over a future stand-alone, inpatient rehabilitation facility to be built in Vancouver. Read story

Using a small swab, women will soon be able to collect their own samples for cervical cancer screenings, though health care providers in Clark County aren't planning to adopt the tests soon.

Alternative Pap smear method coming this fall; Clark County patients may have to wait

Using a small swab, women will soon be able to collect their own samples for cervical cancer screenings, though health care providers in Clark County aren't planning to adopt the tests soon.

September 9, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News

An alternative to the traditional Pap smear will be available in the United States starting this fall but Clark County’s major health care providers don’t have immediate plans to use the new test. Read story

A swift swoops into the chimney of an Orchards home.

Hazel Dell woman hopes nightly visits from hundreds of Vaux swifts a sign of good luckvideo icon

A swift swoops into the chimney of an Orchards home.

September 5, 2024, 11:48am Clark County Life

Hazel Dell resident Dee Gove has found herself in a swift predicament. Read story

Port of Ridgefield and Watershed Alliance to host waterfront cleanup

September 4, 2024, 4:51pm Business

The Port of Ridgefield and the Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington will host a waterfront litter cleanup at the Ridgefield waterfront next week. Read story

Registered nurse John McPherson, second from left, works with colleagues as they prepare for a patient in the cardiac services unit at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center on Thursday morning.

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center expands its cardiac care, offers nonsurgical heart procedures 24/7

Registered nurse John McPherson, second from left, works with colleagues as they prepare for a patient in the cardiac services unit at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center on Thursday morning.

September 4, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health

On what seemed like a normal work day April 17, Yacolt resident Richard Blake suddenly began experiencing arm pain and indigestion — classic signs of a heart attack. Read story

Trent Standard, right, kisses his daughter Hazel, 2, on the cheek while mom Janet holds her Friday at Homestead Park in east Vancouver. The Standards are hosting a Walk-A-Thon fundraiser Saturday at Evergreen High School to raise money for their daughter who has a rare condition called Smith-Magenis syndrome.

Fighting for visibility: Vancouver couple raise awareness for daughter with rare genetic condition, host Walk-A-Thon fundraiser

Trent Standard, right, kisses his daughter Hazel, 2, on the cheek while mom Janet holds her Friday at Homestead Park in east Vancouver. The Standards are hosting a Walk-A-Thon fundraiser Saturday at Evergreen High School to raise money for their daughter who has a rare condition called Smith-Magenis syndrome.

September 3, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health

When Janet and Trent Standard welcomed their daughter two years ago, they not only embraced parenthood but soon advocacy after discovering she was born with a rare genetic condition. Read story

The ESD112 Hough Early Learning Center in Vancouver has been awarded an almost $80,000 grant from the state Department of Commerce.

Vancouver early learning centers get more than $400,000 from state to make renovations

The ESD112 Hough Early Learning Center in Vancouver has been awarded an almost $80,000 grant from the state Department of Commerce.

August 27, 2024, 2:45pm Clark County News

Four Vancouver early-learning providers received a combined $400,000 from the Washington State Department of Commerce. Read story

Isabella Lippelgoos of Vancouver, from left, joins her daughter, Rosemary Luna, 14 months, as they work with Clark County nurse Ariel Magram during a visit at Jaggy Road Park on Monday afternoon. Clark County Public Health’s Nurse-Family Partnership assists low-income moms from pregnancy until their child’s second birthday.

Nurse-Family Partnership program supports low-income Clark County moms

Isabella Lippelgoos of Vancouver, from left, joins her daughter, Rosemary Luna, 14 months, as they work with Clark County nurse Ariel Magram during a visit at Jaggy Road Park on Monday afternoon. Clark County Public Health’s Nurse-Family Partnership assists low-income moms from pregnancy until their child’s second birthday.

August 27, 2024, 6:04am Clark County Health

Vancouver resident Isabella Lippelgoos didn’t know where to turn when she found out she was pregnant two years ago. Read story