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Kimberly Marcy of Flirting With Fiction bookstore sets up her shop on Main Street in downtown Vancouver. The bookstore will have its soft opening today. At top, Marcy looks over a Blind Date with a Book package as she sets up her store.

New downtown Vancouver bookstore part of bigger mission to get free books to kids

Kimberly Marcy of Flirting With Fiction bookstore sets up her shop on Main Street in downtown Vancouver. The bookstore will have its soft opening today. At top, Marcy looks over a Blind Date with a Book package as she sets up her store.

July 5, 2024, 6:04am Business

Kimberly Marcy pulls open a set of pink drapes, revealing shelves of colorful books at downtown Vancouver’s newest bookstore. Read story

Phillip Dick, who has been a volunteer at Living Hope Church for four years, takes a moment to rest while helping those in need escape the heat wave at the church's cooling center in August 2023. The church is again among the sites offering those in need a respite from the excessive heat forecast for the Fourth of July weekend.

Cooling centers set to open in Clark County during heat wave

Phillip Dick, who has been a volunteer at Living Hope Church for four years, takes a moment to rest while helping those in need escape the heat wave at the church's cooling center in August 2023. The church is again among the sites offering those in need a respite from the excessive heat forecast for the Fourth of July weekend.

July 3, 2024, 6:12pm Churches & Religion Free

Council for the Homeless issued a severe weather alert for Friday and Saturday for the emergency shelter system in Clark County. Read story

Council for the Homeless outreach team members Magellan Rankin, in maroon, and Brian Starbuck offer supplies to a man at an encampment near Interstate 205 while conducting the point in time count Thursday morning, Jan. 25, 2024. The point in time count shows how the county reports data on homelessness levels to the federal government.

Total number of homeless in Clark County up 5%, Point in Time Count reports

Council for the Homeless outreach team members Magellan Rankin, in maroon, and Brian Starbuck offer supplies to a man at an encampment near Interstate 205 while conducting the point in time count Thursday morning, Jan. 25, 2024. The point in time count shows how the county reports data on homelessness levels to the federal government.

July 1, 2024, 2:22pm Clark County News

Clark County’s homelessness crisis is worsening, according to new data released Monday. Read story

Homes wait to be moved to their final location Friday on O Street in Vancouver. Community Roots Collaborative is creating a pod of seven 730-square-foot tiny homes for people exiting homelessness.

Housing projects in Vancouver designed to help more than 100 people exiting homelessness under construction

Homes wait to be moved to their final location Friday on O Street in Vancouver. Community Roots Collaborative is creating a pod of seven 730-square-foot tiny homes for people exiting homelessness.

July 1, 2024, 6:04am Business

As the weather heats up this summer, so is development of more affordable housing units in Vancouver. Read story

Susan Parrish waters freshly planted flowers at her home in Woodland. Parrish moved into the home last November after a decade of navigating the rental market.

Is the American dream of owning a home dead in Clark County? For some, it is

Susan Parrish waters freshly planted flowers at her home in Woodland. Parrish moved into the home last November after a decade of navigating the rental market.

June 29, 2024, 6:14am Business

Susan Parrish positions a cluster of violet petunias in a planter, before placing them next to a sunbed she found on Facebook Marketplace. Her new house is finally starting to feel like home. Read story

LEADOPTION Tents line the side of the road along West 11th Street in downtown Vancouver in June.

Officials throughout Clark County say they have no plans to step up camping enforcement following Supreme Court decision

LEADOPTION Tents line the side of the road along West 11th Street in downtown Vancouver in June.

June 28, 2024, 5:31pm Clark County News

Vancouver officials said Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding a Grants Pass law banning camping will have no impact on the city’s approach to homelessness, according to a statement Friday. Read story

The Pacific apartment building was completed with help from a loan from the Community Foundation of Southwest Washington, who recently held their annual luncheon. Community Foundation President Matt Morton said he hopes the organization can build more accessible housing for underserved communities through its new initiative.

Clark County renters must earn $38 per hour to afford 2-bedroom unit, according to report

The Pacific apartment building was completed with help from a loan from the Community Foundation of Southwest Washington, who recently held their annual luncheon. Community Foundation President Matt Morton said he hopes the organization can build more accessible housing for underserved communities through its new initiative.

June 28, 2024, 6:05am Business

Clark County residents must make $38 an hour to afford a two-bedroom apartment — a $5 jump from last year. Read story

Wine tasting to raise money for Free Clinic of Southwest Washington

June 25, 2024, 5:30pm Business

The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington will host its annual wine-tasting fundraiser Aug. 4 at Burnt Bridge Cellars, 1500 Broadway, Vancouver. Read story

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Vancouver man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for drug trafficking; authorities say his fentanyl was linked to a Clark County overdose death

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June 17, 2024, 2:24pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man whose fentanyl was linked to a fatal overdose was sentenced Friday to 10 years in federal prison for drug distribution and firearms crimes. Read story

Lumen Fidelis began overseeing the Hazel Dell motel property once occupied by Kasper Recovery Housing. Lumen Fidelis is seeking $130,000 from the Clark County Council to add a mobile laundry and kitchen facility to the site.

Nonprofit overseeing housing at former Value Motel seeks $130,000 from Clark County for amenities

Lumen Fidelis began overseeing the Hazel Dell motel property once occupied by Kasper Recovery Housing. Lumen Fidelis is seeking $130,000 from the Clark County Council to add a mobile laundry and kitchen facility to the site.

June 14, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News

The nonprofit that now oversees recovery housing at the former Value Motel in Hazel Dell is asking the Clark County Council to consider $130,000 in funding to improve the site. Read story