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Here are some of the top stories on columbian.com this week:
Vancouver Public Schools’ board of directors unanimously approved $35 million in budget reductions at Tuesday night’s meeting — despite a strong turnout from community members asking the district to find other solutions.
The reductions will see 262 staff positions cut from the district next school year.
Some of the roughest sections of Interstate 5 in Clark County are slated to be upgraded this summer.
The Washington State Department of Transportation will replace 25 to 30 of the most damaged concrete panels on southbound I-5 between Ridgefield and the I-5/I-205 split in Salmon Creek. The work is estimated at $2 million.
Two weeks after seeking tips about a suspected trailer thief, Clark County Sheriff’s Office investigators said they believe they’ve connected him to dozens of stolen trailers across the Pacific Northwest.
On Feb. 27, detectives said they believed a man using the aliases WebbJJ, Joshua James and Joshua J. Webb had been stealing and reselling trailers in the area for more than a year.
CAMAS — A 32-year-old man was killed Friday in a workplace accident at the Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill, according to the Camas Police Department.
Camas police and the Camas-Washougal Fire Department responded to the mill at 5:04 p.m. An employee was found dead inside the mill. Police said the death was the result of a workplace accident that involved heavy machinery.
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