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COWLITZ INDIAN RESERVATION — Family and friends of slain Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown described him at his funeral Tuesday as a warrior and fun-loving man who inspired those around him.
Affectionately known as J-Bone or Brownie at the sheriff’s office, those around him recognized his “genuine servant’s heart,” as Sheriff Chuck Atkins put it.
More than three years after city of Vancouver staff began work on a plan that would redevelop the Heights neighborhood into a major urban core, the city council has passed a plan to turn that vision into a reality.
The Heights District Plan — which lays out the guidelines to eventually transform the sleepy central Vancouver residential and business area — passed by a unanimous vote by the city council on Monday.
Vancouver-based medical provider PeaceHealth has reversed its policy and will require its caregivers to receive a COVID-19 immunization.
The reversal comes several weeks after an outbreak in a patient ward at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center sickened 20 patients and nine employees. The outbreak began with a patient testing positive for COVID-19 on July 11, a day after being admitted to the hospital for a different reason.
Portland’s landmark Voodoo Doughnut, known for its distinctive pink carryout boxes and wide range of over-the-top novelty offerings, is preparing to open a store in Vancouver. Voodoo Doughnut CEO Chris Schultz confirmed the plan this week.
“Ever since I’ve come to Voodoo, we’ve been on the lookout for a store in Vancouver,” he said.
Evergreen Public Schools is investigating why some iPads and Chromebooks sold to the public at last week’s surplus sale were not properly disconnected from the district’s content management system.
Some buyers told The Columbian that devices they purchased had photos and videos of students or showed accounts that were still being managed by the district.