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Vancouver Clinic wants to more than double size of its Camas clinic

July 26, 2024, 3:20pm Business Updated 3 hours ago

One of Clark County’s largest health care providers, the Vancouver Clinic, plans to expand its Camas location. Read story

Clark County takes proactive approach to Vancouver Lake’s algae blooms

July 25, 2024, 5:31pm Clark County News Updated 8 hours ago

Vancouver Lake’s popular swim beach was closed for a few hours Thursday as technicians applied algaecide to the lake’s surface. This is the first time a proactive treatment has been… Read story

Family caregiver advocate Christina Keys remembers her mom, Patricia Keys, while looking at her portrait in the front hallway of her Vancouver home Monday afternoon. Christina Keys quit her job 12 years ago to take care of her mother, who died in December 2022. More than 120 organizations and advocates for workers have launched a statewide campaign to defeat ballot Initiative 2124, which would make opting into the long-term care coverage tax voluntary. Also pictured is her mom’s service dog, Puddy, 13. “You weren’t a burden,” she said to her late mother.

Family caregivers, nurses launch campaign to protect Washington’s long-term care benefit, defeat I-2124

July 25, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Health

Last week, hundreds of family caregivers, advocates and nurses across the state launched a campaign to defeat a Washington ballot initiative that would cut funding to long-term health care benefits. Read story

Lingering fall color is seen at Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge as low-lying clouds provide a scenic backdrop in December 2023. The Port of Camas-Washougal and U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s negotiations for a land swap are nearly complete.

Washougal’s port, wildlife refuge swap land to smooth property access

July 24, 2024, 5:00pm Clark County News

A land swap between the Port of Camas-Washougal and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that may expand the port’s inventory of usable land near Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge is nearly a done deal. Read story

Ridgefield resident Stacie Urban browses the selection of furniture and artwork at Divine Consign in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday morning. Divine Consign is closing after almost 20 years.

Furniture store Divine Consign in downtown Vancouver shutting its doors at end of August

July 24, 2024, 3:01pm Business Updated 5 hours ago

A seasonal holiday gift store that transformed into a year-round furniture consignment store, Divine Consign in downtown Vancouver will close Aug. 31 after almost 20 years in business. Read story

The new stand-alone Kaiser Permanente Thurston Way Imaging Center opened July 9 and only offers imaging services, including CT scans and mammograms.

Kaiser Permanente opens stand-alone imaging center in Vancouver

July 24, 2024, 6:08am Business Updated 1 day ago

Kaiser Permanente’s new stand-alone imaging facility is now open in central Vancouver. Read story

Columbia River Mental Health Services’ youth summit in Vancouver teaches some of life’s more important lessons

Ziarell Sibert, 18, from left, and Cowlitz Indian Tribe substance use disorder coordinator Rena Sherrill-Clark watch Taylor Hardman, 15, try to throw rings onto metal pots while wearing drunk goggles at Columbia River Mental Health Services’ youth summit Tuesday at River City Church. The event focused on issues that affect youth and offered informative booths and sessions for attendees to interact with.

it’s a class a lot of people wish they took in their youth. Yes, English and math are important, but how do you know whether you’re in a healthy relationship? How do you sign up for college with little funds? What if you’re struggling with addiction? Read story

Clark County rejects plan to reclassify private road leading to gravel mine

A truck prepares to leave the Zimmerly gravel pit near Washougal in 2018. The Clark County Council voted against a request by Zimmerly to convert the private road into a public road.

July 22, 2024, 5:39pm Business

Residents living along Southeast 356th Avenue in Washougal arrived at the Clark County Council’s July 16 meeting to drive one point home: The county should not approve a mining operation’s request to convert their private road into a public road. Read story