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Stories by Mia Ryder-Marks

Columbian staff reporter

Cheri Rhodes, gray beanie, joins Mike Moises, white glasses, and other members of their street family as a small fire provides a little warmth in the pouring rain at their downtown Vancouver encampment on a recent afternoon.

Street family gains support network, safety: ‘We all look out for each other’

Cheri Rhodes, gray beanie, joins Mike Moises, white glasses, and other members of their street family as a small fire provides a little warmth in the pouring rain at their downtown Vancouver encampment on a recent afternoon.

February 17, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News

Mike Moises sat around a fire with his family. They sank forks into a round, white cake. Read story

From left: Shannon Walker, founder of Northwest Battle Buddies, shares support with veteran Pete Reddig of Wyoming and his dog, Toby. Northwest Battle Buddies&rsquo; graduation Friday brought together veterans, community members and four-legged friends.

Veterans’ best friends saluted: Vancouver’s Northwest Battle Buddies pairs heroes with service dogs

From left: Shannon Walker, founder of Northwest Battle Buddies, shares support with veteran Pete Reddig of Wyoming and his dog, Toby. Northwest Battle Buddies&rsquo; graduation Friday brought together veterans, community members and four-legged friends.

February 16, 2024, 7:42pm Clark County News

On Friday, veterans and their service dogs walked across a graduation stage and toward a new life together. Read story

Jan White, left, and Dick Filion live at Prestige Senior Living Bridgewood in east Vancouver. The inseparable pair hosts multiple card game nights a week and have cultivated a strong social circle of card-game lovers within the community.

‘We keep each other laughing’: Couple find love at Vancouver senior living facility

Jan White, left, and Dick Filion live at Prestige Senior Living Bridgewood in east Vancouver. The inseparable pair hosts multiple card game nights a week and have cultivated a strong social circle of card-game lovers within the community.

February 14, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

It’s never too late to find love. Dick Filion, 88, and Jan White, 90, are proof. Read story

A former Howard Johnson&rsquo;s hotel near Vancouver Mall converted into Bertha&rsquo;s Place, a homeless shelter, which opened in late 2021.

Clark Asks: Why abandoned buildings can’t be used to house people experiencing homelessness? It’s complicated

A former Howard Johnson&rsquo;s hotel near Vancouver Mall converted into Bertha&rsquo;s Place, a homeless shelter, which opened in late 2021.

February 12, 2024, 2:29pm Clark County News

Can’t some of the abandoned or under-used buildings in Clark County be used for shelters or affordable housing? That’s a question many readers have submitted to The Columbian through the Clark Asks portal on our website. Read story

Phil Zorich, right, looks over his vegetable garden with his wife Robin on Tuesday. With rising rents, the Zoriches grow vegetables to offset their grocery bill.

‘You don’t do anything but survive’: Cost of living, rents on rise, straining many Clark County residents

Phil Zorich, right, looks over his vegetable garden with his wife Robin on Tuesday. With rising rents, the Zoriches grow vegetables to offset their grocery bill.

February 8, 2024, 6:30am Clark County News

Phil Zorich pointed to dark-green kale leaves poking from a garden bed he built. Read story

Pocket Guides to living on the streets of Vancouver sit fanned out. The books, which Lois Smith began handing out in 2017, provide tips and key resource contact information for those living outside.

Weather-proof, pocket-sized guides link homeless people in Clark County with important resources

Pocket Guides to living on the streets of Vancouver sit fanned out. The books, which Lois Smith began handing out in 2017, provide tips and key resource contact information for those living outside.

February 7, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

On Valentine’s Day in 2017, an idea struck Lois Smith as she drove home from a volunteer shift with Friends of the Carpenter. Read story

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Former Washougal man already serving 108 years for child rape, sentenced in federal court

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February 5, 2024, 4:07pm Clark County News

A former Washougal man was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison for making videos of the rape of two infants. Read story

Johnston Ridge Observatory will be closed until at least summer 2026.

Mount St. Helens’ Johnston Ridge Observatory won’t reopen until at least 2026

Johnston Ridge Observatory will be closed until at least summer 2026.

February 5, 2024, 3:40pm Clark County Life

Mount St. Helens’ Johnston Ridge Observatory will remain closed to the public until at least 2026, a Washington State Department of Transportation spokeswoman said Monday. Read story

Weapons that Vancouver police says officers seized from a man who was threatening customers at an east Vancouver Walmart, which prompted an evacuation of the store.

Walmart evacuated after man with a samurai sword reportedly threatens people

Weapons that Vancouver police says officers seized from a man who was threatening customers at an east Vancouver Walmart, which prompted an evacuation of the store.

February 5, 2024, 12:41pm Clark County News

Vancouver police arrested a man suspected of threatening people with a samurai sword Sunday in an east Vancouver Walmart that had to be evacuated. Read story

The Vine on Fourth Plain, also known as the Green Vine, opened in 2017.

Homes along Fourth Plain near C-Tran’s Vine route jumped in value 5-7% more than average, says study

The Vine on Fourth Plain, also known as the Green Vine, opened in 2017.

February 3, 2024, 6:14am Business

Homes within a 20-minute walk of a Vine on Fourth Plain station experienced a boost in their property values since the bus rapid transit line opened in early 2017, according to a new study. Read story