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Morning Press: Chuck’s sold; Vancouver man faces murder charge; Interstate Bridge

By Amy Libby, Columbian Web Editor
Published: March 26, 2022, 6:00am

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In case you missed them, here are some of our top stories of the week.

Chuck’s Produce stores sold to Canadian company

Chuck’s Produce has been purchased but the name and the faces customers regularly see at the store will remain the same — and they’ll get to see them on Saturday.

Pattison Food Group, a company based in Vancouver, B.C., announced its Roth’s Fresh Markets business has purchased Chuck’s Produce and Street Market.

Vancouver man faces murder allegation in shooting death of girlfriend

A Vancouver man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend during an argument and dumping her body at an Oregon state park in August appeared Monday in Clark County Superior Court.

Avreaunte Emmanuel Bennett, 24, appeared on suspicion of second-degree domestic violence murder, while armed with a firearm, and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm in the slaying of 21-year-old Stephanie Celeste Jones of Vancouver.

Did the Great Resignation hide a Great Retirement in Clark County?

Every week, Schuyler Hoss takes a walk around Vancouver, gazing upon the projects he helped bring to fruition during his 14 years working for the governor’s office. It’s one of his favorite retirement pastimes. The walk reveals memories of his work, as those days are now behind him.

“That’s the greatest satisfaction I’ve had in retirement, looking back at some of these things,” Hoss said.

Interstate Bridge Replacement Program aims to bridge equity gap

Bridges, roads, infrastructure — they’re inanimate things. So how can they not be fair to everyone? How can they not be equitable?

“We know that the (Departments of Transportation has) a commitment to equity on this program, as well as the program partners,” said Greg Johnson, program administrator of the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program. “And that comes out of a realization that transportation has not always been done in an equitable manner.”

Two suspects taken into custody after firing at officers in central Vancouver

Two robbery suspects were taken into custody Saturday evening after shooting at pursuing law enforcement officers in central Vancouver, according to Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Adam Beck.

No one was wounded, and officers did not return fire, Beck said.

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