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Maria Gonser, left, her mom Diana Faville and Portland artist Sidonie Caron look over historic photos of the Attic Gallery in its different locations. Fifty-one years after it opened in Portland, the family-operated Attic Gallery is preparing to close its doors in Camas.

Camas art galleries: Door closes, another opens

Maria Gonser, left, her mom Diana Faville and Portland artist Sidonie Caron look over historic photos of the Attic Gallery in its different locations. Fifty-one years after it opened in Portland, the family-operated Attic Gallery is preparing to close its doors in Camas.

March 30, 2024, 6:14am Business

Depending on whom you ask, the closure of several art galleries in downtown Camas is either a sad coincidence or a gloomy economic indicator for brick-and-mortar art shops. Read story

Barges, drilling equipment, cruise ships and personal watercraft frequently pass below the Interstate 5 Bridge but not massive cargo ships like the one that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday.

Could fatal collapse of Interstate 5 Bridge happen?

Barges, drilling equipment, cruise ships and personal watercraft frequently pass below the Interstate 5 Bridge but not massive cargo ships like the one that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday.

March 27, 2024, 6:04pm Clark County News

Huge cargo ships do not pass underneath the Interstate 5 Bridge, so a crash and collapse on the scale of what happened Tuesday to the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore isn’t likely here. Read story

Beacon Rock&rsquo;s odd history includes near destruction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as almost becoming part of Oregon.

Trek through time: Explore the past by hiking Southwest Washington landscapes with incredible views

Beacon Rock&rsquo;s odd history includes near destruction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as almost becoming part of Oregon.

March 23, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

People were walking around this beautiful region long before it became known as Southwest Washington. Read story

Dancers Anna Chapin, left, 13, and Keira Wachter, right, 12, rehearse their moves while the Reprise Choir practices &ldquo;She Was Dancing,&rdquo; a song in the upcoming &ldquo;Voice of Washington&rdquo; program.

Celebrating Washington in song: Reprise Choir’s ‘The Voice of Washington’ highlights Evergreen state creatorsvideo icon

Dancers Anna Chapin, left, 13, and Keira Wachter, right, 12, rehearse their moves while the Reprise Choir practices &ldquo;She Was Dancing,&rdquo; a song in the upcoming &ldquo;Voice of Washington&rdquo; program.

March 21, 2024, 6:03am Churches & Religion

If the Washington musicians that spring quickest to mind are Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Heart or Bing Crosby, here’s your ticket to a whole new set of Evergreen State sounds. Read story

Steve Slocum stands before his very stuffed yard in Vancouver. His neighbors complain that the place is a fire hazard and a magnet for rodents. The city is trying to &ldquo;nudge&rdquo; Slocum toward code compliance. Slocum says he intends to keep pushing back.

Dangerous junk or weird art? Mannequins and mess on Rose Village property frustrates neighbors

Steve Slocum stands before his very stuffed yard in Vancouver. His neighbors complain that the place is a fire hazard and a magnet for rodents. The city is trying to &ldquo;nudge&rdquo; Slocum toward code compliance. Slocum says he intends to keep pushing back.

March 16, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

The owner of a spectacularly strange and overstuffed rural property near Battle Ground, which was destroyed in July 2021 by an intentionally sparked fire, has brought what he calls his weird sense of humor to Vancouver. His neighbors are not amused. Read story

1984: &ldquo;Wizard of Oz&rdquo; (Contributed by Battle Ground Rose Festival Committee)

Barely afloat in Battle Ground: Without a site and new volunteers, the 69-year Rose Festival tradition is finished

1984: &ldquo;Wizard of Oz&rdquo; (Contributed by Battle Ground Rose Festival Committee)

March 9, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

DESPERATELY SEEKING VOLUNTEERS, BIG WORKSHOP. To maintain proud decadeslong tradition, Battle Ground’s Rose Float Committee needs new management, new muscle and a spacious new site. All for free, please. Read story

Relocated by the Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group, a beaver swims the headwaters of the Yakima River. Today&rsquo;s &ldquo;beaver believers&rdquo; are working to move dam-building beavers to places where their labor helps restore wetlands and salmon.

“Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America” author coming to Vancouver

Relocated by the Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group, a beaver swims the headwaters of the Yakima River. Today&rsquo;s &ldquo;beaver believers&rdquo; are working to move dam-building beavers to places where their labor helps restore wetlands and salmon.

March 7, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

that pleasant, low-key, increasingly hipster city on the mouth of the Columbia River — a current New York Times bestseller has the town’s absentee founder and namesake smelling less like a rose and more like a wet beaver. Read story

This longtime group of poker buddies has been gathering monthly for friendly, low-stakes games since 1968, first at their homes, more recently at Orchard Hills Country Club in Washougal. Clockwise around the table are Mike Cullivan (in ball cap), Jack Connolly, Phil Kalberer, Jim Kenney, Tom Skyler, Bob Haley and Alan Lee.

Friendship in the cards: Camaraderie, low-stakes games hallmark of longtime Washougal monthly poker group

This longtime group of poker buddies has been gathering monthly for friendly, low-stakes games since 1968, first at their homes, more recently at Orchard Hills Country Club in Washougal. Clockwise around the table are Mike Cullivan (in ball cap), Jack Connolly, Phil Kalberer, Jim Kenney, Tom Skyler, Bob Haley and Alan Lee.

March 2, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Meaningful money? Not really. Read story

The angel Moroni statue sits atop the Salt Lake City temple during the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints&#039; conference in Salt Lake City.

First Latter-Day Saints temple in Clark County will be built in Camas

The angel Moroni statue sits atop the Salt Lake City temple during the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints&#039; conference in Salt Lake City.

February 27, 2024, 10:44am Churches & Religion

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the location of a 43,000-square-foot, multistory temple to be built in Camas. Read story

Purple is a main theme in the Vancouver home of Rev. Marva Edwards: activist, mentor and cancer survivor.

Mentor to generations: Rev. Marva Edwards, cancer survivor and activist, counseled Black youth in Clark County

Purple is a main theme in the Vancouver home of Rev. Marva Edwards: activist, mentor and cancer survivor.

February 24, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Back when she was teaching Sunday school and Black history, Rev. Marva Edwards knew that the real life lessons she was imparting to kids came through her personal example as well as the words she spoke. That’s why, when she gets to reminiscing today, her memories tend to turn to… Read story