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Columbian Education Reporter

Tia Purviance holds her newborn daughter, Evaine Josephina, while sister Allie leans in to see the new baby. Evaine was the first baby born in Clark County in 2020, entering the world at 4:41 a.m. at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center's Family Birth Center.

Washougal couple welcome Clark County’s first baby of the year — and decade

Tia Purviance holds her newborn daughter, Evaine Josephina, while sister Allie leans in to see the new baby. Evaine was the first baby born in Clark County in 2020, entering the world at 4:41 a.m. at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center's Family Birth Center.

January 1, 2020, 5:33pm Clark County Health

Evaine Josephina Purviance just couldn’t wait to be born, coming two weeks earlier than parents Tia and Kyle Purviance expected. Read story

Jasmina Hakanovic helps her daughter Zara, 3, both of Camas, put on a decorated mask during the Noon Year's Eve Party at the Camas Public Library.

Noon Year’s Eve a hit with the kids at the Camas Library

Jasmina Hakanovic helps her daughter Zara, 3, both of Camas, put on a decorated mask during the Noon Year's Eve Party at the Camas Public Library.

December 31, 2019, 4:39pm Clark County News

Clark County’s hottest New Year’s Eve party was one for the books. Better still, it was over by nap time. Read story

Peer mentors Timothy Tipton and Kodi Findlay share a laugh as they work in their office at Clark College in Vancouver. Tipton was released from Larch Corrections Center this summer. While he was at Larch, he was certified as a GED teaching assistant and tutored other inmates.

‘I want to be a better human’: At Clark College, ex-convict crams for a fresh start

Peer mentors Timothy Tipton and Kodi Findlay share a laugh as they work in their office at Clark College in Vancouver. Tipton was released from Larch Corrections Center this summer. While he was at Larch, he was certified as a GED teaching assistant and tutored other inmates.

December 25, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Timothy Tipton mumbled to himself, shuffling through papers and typing rapidly. Read story

Passengers make their way off an Amtrak Cascade train after arriving in Vancouver.

Landslide delays Amtrak trains from Seattle to Portland

Passengers make their way off an Amtrak Cascade train after arriving in Vancouver.

December 21, 2019, 11:46am Clark County News

Vancouver's Amtrak station is among the stops along both the Cascades and Coast Starlight routes. Southbound travel from Portland is unaffected along both routes. Read story

Sixteen-year-old Ashley Lin, left, of Vancouver meets Thursday morning with one of her mentors, architect Melissa Guarin at LSW. Ashley founded Project Exchange, a nonprofit organization providing virtual exchange programs for students who might not be able to afford a more traditional study-abroad program. During this meeting, Guarin helped Ashley with ideas for virtual field trip sessions.

Union High junior’s nonprofit allows students to study abroad – sort of

Sixteen-year-old Ashley Lin, left, of Vancouver meets Thursday morning with one of her mentors, architect Melissa Guarin at LSW. Ashley founded Project Exchange, a nonprofit organization providing virtual exchange programs for students who might not be able to afford a more traditional study-abroad program. During this meeting, Guarin helped Ashley with ideas for virtual field trip sessions.

December 20, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Union High School junior Ashley Lin never thought she’d have the opportunity to study abroad. It was always too expensive or otherwise inaccessible. Read story

A vial of the measles vaccine is displayed at the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office.

State’s true student-immunization rate unknown, audit finds

A vial of the measles vaccine is displayed at the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office.

December 19, 2019, 8:09pm Clark County News

Washington school districts, including Evergreen Public Schools, have historically failed to collect accurate immunization data, nor have they excluded students who fail to provide proof of immunity. Read story

Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School.

Roosevelt in Vancouver, Laurin in Battle Ground added to list of schools with sick kids

Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School.

December 16, 2019, 5:18pm Clark County Health

Dozens of students are still out at five Vancouver Public Schools elementary campuses, and Battle Ground Public Schools issued a letter to parents at Laurin Middle School after a large group of students there called out sick. Read story

Anna Demchukov, 13, traces the outline of a building on a hand-drawn city plan while working on a future city at River HomeLink on Friday afternoon.

Battle Ground students map out a city they can agree on

Anna Demchukov, 13, traces the outline of a building on a hand-drawn city plan while working on a future city at River HomeLink on Friday afternoon.

December 14, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

In one Battle Ground Public Schools classroom, the cities of tomorrow are being designed today. Read story

Lincoln Nnighborhood resident Neal Dykeman discusses placing more than 5,000 lights on a single tree.

Christmas decorating brings Lincoln neighbors together

Lincoln Nnighborhood resident Neal Dykeman discusses placing more than 5,000 lights on a single tree.

December 14, 2019, 5:59am Clark County News

It may be a short block, but the residents on 42nd Street between Columbia and Washington make up for it with plenty of Christmas spirit. Read story

At Harry S. Truman Elementary School,72 of the school’s approximately 520 students were out Wednesday, 61 on Tuesday and 82 on Monday. Students have fever, coughing and flu-like symptoms, district spokeswoman Pat Nuzzo said.

Dozens of students out sick at 4 Vancouver elementary schools

At Harry S. Truman Elementary School,72 of the school’s approximately 520 students were out Wednesday, 61 on Tuesday and 82 on Monday. Students have fever, coughing and flu-like symptoms, district spokeswoman Pat Nuzzo said.

December 13, 2019, 5:22pm Clark County News

Vancouver Public Schools’ spate of illnesses continued Friday, with dozens of students out sick at four elementary schools. Read story