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John Blom and Kim Harless were leading in vote totals in the primary for Vancouver City Council, Position 1, on election night.

Harless lead over Blom grows in Vancouver City Council race

John Blom and Kim Harless were leading in vote totals in the primary for Vancouver City Council, Position 1, on election night.

November 9, 2021, 6:29pm Clark County News

Kim D. Harless pulled farther ahead of John Blom in the race for Position 1 on the Vancouver City Council on Tuesday, ending the day 51 votes ahead in the latest tally from Clark County Elections. Read story

John Blom and Kim Harless are in a tight race for Vancouver City Council Position 1.

Harless pulls ahead of Blom in Vancouver City Council race

John Blom and Kim Harless are in a tight race for Vancouver City Council Position 1.

November 8, 2021, 5:55pm Clark County News

Kim D. Harless has pulled ahead of John Blom in the race for Position 1 on the Vancouver City Council, leading by 29 votes in the latest tally from Clark County Elections. Read story

Ballot inspectors perform a manual count of 600 ballots to ensure election integrity.

Blom increases lead over Harless in Vancouver City Council race

Ballot inspectors perform a manual count of 600 ballots to ensure election integrity.

November 5, 2021, 6:31pm Clark County News

The race for Position 1 on the Vancouver City Council remained close on Friday, though John Blom’s lead over Kim D. Harless grew from 41 to 178 votes, according to the latest returns from Clark County Elections. Read story

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Clark County Sheriff’s Office seeks help finding missing Hockinson man

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November 4, 2021, 8:50pm Clark County News Free

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding a man who went missing in the Hockinson area on Tuesday. Read story

Ballot inspectors perform a manual count of 600 ballots in early November.

Blom’s lead over Harless narrows to 41 in Vancouver council race

Ballot inspectors perform a manual count of 600 ballots in early November.

November 4, 2021, 6:13pm Clark County News

John Blom’s lead over Kim D. Harless in the race for the Position 1 seat on the Vancouver City Council narrowed to 41 votes in the latest returns from the Nov. 2 election. Read story

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Little change in Clark County COVID-19 numbers as cases, deaths plateau at high rate

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November 4, 2021, 1:41pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County's COVID-19 caseload and death rate remained little changed over the past week, with 979 new cases and 15 new deaths, according to Clark County Public Health. Read story

FILE - This October 2021, photo provided by Pfizer shows kid-size doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Puurs, Belgium.

Public Health says parents should be patient as COVID vaccine becomes available for kids 5-11

FILE - This October 2021, photo provided by Pfizer shows kid-size doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Puurs, Belgium.

November 4, 2021, 10:38am Clark County Health Free

Public Health officials are urging patience for parents wanting to get their children age 5-11 vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19. Read story

Ballot inspection board member Dennis Olson wears a sticker on his badge in honor of the current election while working at the Clark County Elections Office on Tuesday morning.

McEnerny-Ogle wins Vancouver mayor’s race as voters reject body cameras, back Battle Ground levy

Ballot inspection board member Dennis Olson wears a sticker on his badge in honor of the current election while working at the Clark County Elections Office on Tuesday morning.

November 2, 2021, 8:31pm Clark County News Free

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle fended off a challenge from former Republican Party chair Earl Bowerman in Tuesday's election as voters rejected a sales tax hike that would ultimately fund body cameras for sheriff's deputies and approved a replacement levy for Battle Ground schools. Read story

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Clark County reports 14 COVID-19 deaths as case counts dip to lowest level since August

This illustration shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

October 28, 2021, 12:28pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County reported 14 new deaths from COVID-19 as weekly case counts dipped below 1,000 for the first time since August but the activity rate rose, according to the Clark County Public Health. Read story

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Clark County reports 22 new COVID-19 deaths as disease activity remains high

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October 21, 2021, 12:28pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County reported 22 new COVID-19 deaths on Thursday as the number of new cases since Oct. 14 remained little changed from previous weeks, according to the latest data from Clark County Public Health. Read story