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Stories by Erin Middlewood

Columbian Managing Editor for Content

Ronald Carr sits at his desk at home in Vancouver where he composed "From One Rose," a theme song for the Portland Rose Festival performed by the Oregon Symphony May 26 as part of the Rose City Reunion Concert. Carr serves on the festival's board of directors.

Rose Festival song blooms on Vancouver man’s inspiration

Ronald Carr sits at his desk at home in Vancouver where he composed "From One Rose," a theme song for the Portland Rose Festival performed by the Oregon Symphony May 26 as part of the Rose City Reunion Concert. Carr serves on the festival's board of directors.

June 5, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Life

The song “From One Rose” took root in Ronald Carr’s imagination in 2007, when the Portland Rose Festival celebrated its centennial and produced a documentary by that name. Read story

Columbia Play Project to host parties in parks

May 19, 2022, 6:02am Clark County News

Columbia Play Project will host parties in parks around Clark County over the next few months, thanks to an $11,500 grant from the Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation, based in Wilsonville, Ore. Read story

Mount St. Helens' most recent eruption began in 2004 and continued until 2008.

Events mark 42nd anniversary of Mount St. Helens eruption

Mount St. Helens' most recent eruption began in 2004 and continued until 2008.

May 17, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Life

Wednesday marks the 42nd anniversary of the cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens. Read story

Alexander Toradze classical pianist.

Alexander Toradze, pianist who performed while ill at Vancouver concert, dies

Alexander Toradze classical pianist.

May 13, 2022, 5:16pm Clark County Life

Alexander Toradze, the world-renown classical pianist who suffered acute heart failure while performing with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra last month, died Wednesday at his home in South Bend, Ind. He was 69. Read story

Kathyellen Blovits, left, Heather Cashmore, center, and Kim Graybeal put native plants in the ground to help restore the Lacamas Prairie Natural Area in late April.

Lacamas Prairie slowly returning to life

Kathyellen Blovits, left, Heather Cashmore, center, and Kim Graybeal put native plants in the ground to help restore the Lacamas Prairie Natural Area in late April.

May 10, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

Hemmed in by housing subdivisions, a wet meadow known as Lacamas Prairie holds a trove of rare plant species, including one of the largest patches anywhere of Bradshaw’s desert parsley, a rare plant with delicate yellow flowers. Read story

The Wahkiakum County Ferry serves both commuters and tourists. In 2021, 91,450 passengers rode the ferry between Puget Island and Westport, Ore., according to the county's tally.

Wahkiakum County Ferry’s tale is a historic one

The Wahkiakum County Ferry serves both commuters and tourists. In 2021, 91,450 passengers rode the ferry between Puget Island and Westport, Ore., according to the county's tally.

April 29, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life

At just about every spot where a bridge spans the Columbia today, ferries once plied the river. Between Puget Island and Westport, Ore., one still does. Read story

Underlying the shiny, brassy sound of the many marching bands in the Hazel Dell Parade is the organizational labor and data mangament of of Jody and Matt Gohlke at Music World.

Hazel Dell Parade of Bands returns in May

Underlying the shiny, brassy sound of the many marching bands in the Hazel Dell Parade is the organizational labor and data mangament of of Jody and Matt Gohlke at Music World.

April 13, 2022, 6:01am Clark County Life

The Hazel Dell Parade of Bands will return May 21 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

The Kiggins Theatre received federal pandemic aid to stay afloat during pandemic shutdowns. "For 14 months, I was not allowed to do what this place is built to do," Kiggins Theatre owner Dan Wyatt said.

Film fan, Kiggins Theatre owner Dan Wyatt works hard on historic Vancouver mainstay

The Kiggins Theatre received federal pandemic aid to stay afloat during pandemic shutdowns. "For 14 months, I was not allowed to do what this place is built to do," Kiggins Theatre owner Dan Wyatt said.

March 27, 2022, 6:02am Business

Dan Wyatt teetered on a ladder against the billboard marquee of downtown Vancouver’s historic KigginsTheater Theatre. Letter by letter, he swapped the names of movies playing. Read story

Police chase, crash close Interstate 5 near La Center for hours

March 26, 2022, 8:14am Clark County News

A 55-year-old Longview man was struck by a car and killed on Interstate 5 near La Center after leading police on a chase Friday night. Read story

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Convenience store robbery leads to chase into Portland, arrest

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February 27, 2022, 5:10pm Clark County News

A robbery at a central Vancouver convenience store Saturday led to a chase across state lines and an arrest by Portland police. Read story