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Third District voters will get their last chance to see Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, face off with challenger Carolyn Long at a forum in Goldendale which will also include more than a dozen other candidates.

Goldendale candidate forum lineup packed, as building will be

Third District voters will get their last chance to see Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, face off with challenger Carolyn Long at a forum in Goldendale which will also include more than a dozen other candidates.

October 16, 2018, 5:36pm Clark County News

Voters in the 3rd Congressional District may be disappointed if they opt to attend the last forum before Election Day between Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, and Democrat Carolyn Long. Read story

Candidate Carolyn Long, left, and Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, wait for the beginning of the 3rd Congressional Candidate Forum hosted by the Woodland Chamber of Commerce at the Oaktree Restaurant in Woodland on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 18, 2018.

Long outpaces Herrera Beutler by nearly $1.2 million in fundraising

Candidate Carolyn Long, left, and Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, wait for the beginning of the 3rd Congressional Candidate Forum hosted by the Woodland Chamber of Commerce at the Oaktree Restaurant in Woodland on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 18, 2018.

October 16, 2018, 8:44am Clark County News

If campaign contributions are any indication, the race for the 3rd Congressional District is no longer heating up, it’s on fire. Read story

Vancouver City Council chambers.

Vancouver eyes 2 options for service facilities

Vancouver City Council chambers.

October 8, 2018, 7:48pm Clark County News

City of Vancouver staff have been working on a replacement Human Service Facilities Siting ordinance for the last 2½ years. It’s going to take a little longer before the Vancouver City Council is comfortable with a new ordinance, but in theory, the finish line is in sight. Read story

The new city of Vancouver entrance sign is seen here at the corner or East 6th Street and C Street on Wednesday morning, Oct. 3, 2018.

Vancouver welcomes new gateway

The new city of Vancouver entrance sign is seen here at the corner or East 6th Street and C Street on Wednesday morning, Oct. 3, 2018.

October 3, 2018, 7:18pm Clark County News

A new entryway to Vancouver is nearly complete. Read story

Mike Bighaus of Rainier, Ore., pauses to snap a photo of the clock tower in Esther Short Park. The tower and its glockenspiel were the gift of local philanthropist George Propstra.

Clark Asks: Has Salmon Run Bell Tower in park gone silent?

Mike Bighaus of Rainier, Ore., pauses to snap a photo of the clock tower in Esther Short Park. The tower and its glockenspiel were the gift of local philanthropist George Propstra.

October 3, 2018, 6:04am Clark County Life

Despite its towering presence near the southeast corner of Esther Short Park, the Salmon Run Bell Tower is a bit of a mystery to the park’s many visitors. But like the native legend the tower’s glockenspiel relates, the story of its creation exists in the memories of those who were… Read story

Vancouver police set up a blockade at Northeast 124th Avenue and Northeast 114th Street in Brush Prairie on June 13 after a report of possible shots fired.

Vancouver City Council OKs plan to fund police services

Vancouver police set up a blockade at Northeast 124th Avenue and Northeast 114th Street in Brush Prairie on June 13 after a report of possible shots fired.

October 1, 2018, 9:34pm Clark County News

After much delay and deliberation, the Vancouver City Council on Monday night approved a replacement funding plan for police services. Read story

Carolyn Long is running for the 3rd District congressional seat.

Carolyn Long endorsed by Barack Obama

Carolyn Long is running for the 3rd District congressional seat.

October 1, 2018, 11:55am Clark County News

Carolyn Long, a Democrat running for the 3rd Congressional District seat, has earned a high-profile endorsement from former President Barack Obama. Read story

Vancouver developer donates to political candidates, establishes connections

October 1, 2018, 6:05am Clark County News

Several candidates running for local office tell the same story. Read story

Makeshift shelters in front of Share House, the men’s homeless shelter and site of Share’s hot meals program.

Low-income services ordinance heads to Vancouver City Council

Makeshift shelters in front of Share House, the men’s homeless shelter and site of Share’s hot meals program.

September 28, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

It’s taken nearly a dozen meetings and more than two years to develop a plan to repeal and replace the rules that govern how and where low-income people are assisted in Vancouver. Read story

An oil train waits to move westbound in Vancouver.

Herrera Beutler pledges to reinstate Obama-era oil train rules

An oil train waits to move westbound in Vancouver.

September 27, 2018, 5:46pm Clark County Business

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, pledged Thursday to take action toward reinstating an Obama-era regulation that worked to prevent oil train explosions. Read story