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The Bathtub Bandits, steered by Tanya Groth and pushed by Tristian Groth and Greg Irwin, win a heat by a large margin during the Camas Days bathtub races on Saturday. The Bathtub Bandits won first place overall for the second year in a row.

Bathtub Bandits win another trophy from Camas Days bathtub races

The Bathtub Bandits, steered by Tanya Groth and pushed by Tristian Groth and Greg Irwin, win a heat by a large margin during the Camas Days bathtub races on Saturday. The Bathtub Bandits won first place overall for the second year in a row.

July 28, 2018, 7:35pm Clark County News

The Bathtub Bandits ran the fastest tub in town and made off with the first-place trophy during the Camas Days bathtub races on Saturday. Read story

Lower Falls on the Lewis River has become more popular than the site can handle. The U.S. Forest Service is trying to take the pressure off and urging people to visit similar sites in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

Officials: Lower Falls taking a beating

Lower Falls on the Lewis River has become more popular than the site can handle. The U.S. Forest Service is trying to take the pressure off and urging people to visit similar sites in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

July 28, 2018, 5:03pm Clark County News

Thinking about hiking up to Lower Falls on the Lewis River to beat the heat? Don’t. But if you really have to see it, go on the weekdays. Read story

Judy Chipman, from left, Jim Malinowski, and Sherry Erickson, candidates for Clark Public Utility commissioner District 1, speak with The Columbian Editorial Board on Tuesday afternoon.

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Judy Chipman, from left, Jim Malinowski, and Sherry Erickson, candidates for Clark Public Utility commissioner District 1, speak with The Columbian Editorial Board on Tuesday afternoon.

July 18, 2018, 8:50am Clark County News

The three candidates for Clark Public Utilities District Board of Commissioners District 1 agree that the utility is running well, but they all have their own ideas about how it could be improved. Read story

A grassy field makes up the northeast tip of the Fisher’s Landing Transit Center along Southeast 164th Avenue and Southeast Cascade Park Drive. C-Tran is considering overhauling the site with a transit-oriented development that would have a mix of uses. Some neighbors want to see mitigations to the extra traffic that would follow.

Neighbors of C-Tran’s Fisher’s Landing center wary of potential development

A grassy field makes up the northeast tip of the Fisher’s Landing Transit Center along Southeast 164th Avenue and Southeast Cascade Park Drive. C-Tran is considering overhauling the site with a transit-oriented development that would have a mix of uses. Some neighbors want to see mitigations to the extra traffic that would follow.

July 18, 2018, 6:03am Clark County Life

Walking trails, a brewpub, open space, retail shops, offices, housing and, of course, transit — it’s all just a concept, but if C-Tran follows through on developing its Fisher’s Landing property, it would mean a significant change for east Vancouver. Read story

Steven Sobieszczyk, a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, gives what he describes as the “most unscientific sciencey talk you’ll ever hear” about the environmental effects resulting from the Eagle Creek Fire at Wednesday’s Science on Tap at Kiggins Theatre.

Patience, caution urged after Eagle Creek Fire

Steven Sobieszczyk, a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, gives what he describes as the “most unscientific sciencey talk you’ll ever hear” about the environmental effects resulting from the Eagle Creek Fire at Wednesday’s Science on Tap at Kiggins Theatre.

July 13, 2018, 8:14pm Clark County News

Vancouver residents and the rest of the Pacific Northwest watched in horror last summer when the Eagle Creek Fire ripped through the Columbia River Gorge. Read story

Clark Public Utilities recently renovated its building at 1200 Fort Vancouver Way, making the building more energy-efficient and easier for customers to navigate.

J.D. Power recognizes Clark Public Utilities

Clark Public Utilities recently renovated its building at 1200 Fort Vancouver Way, making the building more energy-efficient and easier for customers to navigate.

July 12, 2018, 6:00am Business

For the eleventh consecutive year, Clark Public Utilities has earned top marks from J.D. Power in customer satisfaction among midsize electricity providers in the Western United States. Read story

Vancouver police investigate the scene where a pedestrian was struck by an automobile and killed in Vancouver in December 2012.

Serious crashes on rise in Vancouver

Vancouver police investigate the scene where a pedestrian was struck by an automobile and killed in Vancouver in December 2012.

July 9, 2018, 8:51pm Clark County News

After decades of downward progress, the number of fatal and serious injury crashes nationally and statewide are trending upward. The same largely holds true in Vancouver. Read story

Traffic is seen heading north in Portland on Interstate 5.

Summer closures will snarl traffic for Clark County commuters

Traffic is seen heading north in Portland on Interstate 5.

July 6, 2018, 5:58pm Clark County News

If the Portland commute has been getting you down, and you’ve been thinking about taking an extended vacation, this is probably the summer to do it. Read story

Bruce Reed of Tidewater Transportation &amp; Terminals, from left, talks with Sonny Perdue, Rob Rich of Shaver Transportation and Mark Wilson of Port of Kalama on Wednesday morning, July 4, 2018.

U.S. Ag secretary visits Port of Vancouver

Bruce Reed of Tidewater Transportation &amp; Terminals, from left, talks with Sonny Perdue, Rob Rich of Shaver Transportation and Mark Wilson of Port of Kalama on Wednesday morning, July 4, 2018.

July 4, 2018, 12:28pm Business

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue toured the Port of Vancouver on Wednesday and learned about the wheat, steel and other commodities exports handled at the port, but he also learned of the anxieties some in shipping industries have about the growing tensions between the U.S. and countries it… Read story

One of The Vine buses leaves Vancouver Mall in January 2017. C-Tran replaced two 40-foot buses on Route 164 with two new 60-foot articulated buses like those that currently operate on The Vine in the Fourth Plain corridor.

C-Tran appeals citations totaling $13,000 in fines

One of The Vine buses leaves Vancouver Mall in January 2017. C-Tran replaced two 40-foot buses on Route 164 with two new 60-foot articulated buses like those that currently operate on The Vine in the Fourth Plain corridor.

July 4, 2018, 6:03am Clark County News

C-Tran is appealing three citations from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries that amounted to $13,000 in fines. Read story