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Volunteer Jim Watkins, left, reacts to Tony Coghan’s Stone Soup T-shirt while handing out food and drinks on Feb. 23 to whoever walks past the sculpture garden on Broadway in Vancouver.

Stone Soup program in Vancouver has been serving meals and bringing people together for 10 years

Volunteer Jim Watkins, left, reacts to Tony Coghan’s Stone Soup T-shirt while handing out food and drinks on Feb. 23 to whoever walks past the sculpture garden on Broadway in Vancouver.

March 1, 2025, 6:07am Clark County News

Tony Coghan approaches a table in downtown Vancouver and, with a playful smile, asks the volunteers serving hot soup, “Got steak today?” Read story

Clark County Council members Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Wil Fuentes, Matt Little and Sue Marshall are pictured at the Public Service Center on Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, 2025.

Clark County Council wrestles with growth as cities say they need to expand to meet demand

Clark County Council members Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Wil Fuentes, Matt Little and Sue Marshall are pictured at the Public Service Center on Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, 2025.

February 28, 2025, 6:05am Clark County News

Will Vancouver, Ridgefield, Camas and other cities in Clark County need more land to meet the demand for housing, jobs, and commercial and retail development? How much should their urban growth area boundaries be allowed to grow? Will agricultural or forest lands have to be sacrificed to meet that demand? Read story

A request for a temporary restraining order to stop the harvest of trees in the Dabbler timber lands is scheduled for a hearing Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court.

Temporary restraining order halts logging for Dabbler sale on Yacolt Burn lands

A request for a temporary restraining order to stop the harvest of trees in the Dabbler timber lands is scheduled for a hearing Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court.

February 27, 2025, 12:36pm Business

The sound of chain saws and logging equipment on state Department of Natural Resources forest lands in the northeast corner of Clark County has been silenced now that a temporary restraining order has gone into effect. Read story

A Red Line C-Tran Vine bus joins a crowd of motorists before pulling into a stop near the intersection of Southeast Hearthwood and Mill Plain boulevards. Red Line buses along Mill Plain will soon experience smoother travel with advanced technology aimed to improve traffic flow.

C-Tran will use AI to make Vine on Mill Plain trips smoother and quicker

A Red Line C-Tran Vine bus joins a crowd of motorists before pulling into a stop near the intersection of Southeast Hearthwood and Mill Plain boulevards. Red Line buses along Mill Plain will soon experience smoother travel with advanced technology aimed to improve traffic flow.

February 27, 2025, 6:05am Clark County News

Starting in May, several C-Tran Red Line buses on Mill Plain Boulevard will experience a smoother ride, thanks to a new traffic technology that helps reduce delays at intersections. Read story

The Heron Ridge neighborhood stands out among the trees Friday in Ridgefield. Pockets of nature make the booming community still feel remote.

People flocking to Ridgefield raises housing prices; booming community strives to keep small city spirit alive

The Heron Ridge neighborhood stands out among the trees Friday in Ridgefield. Pockets of nature make the booming community still feel remote.

February 26, 2025, 6:08am Business

“Pigs or cows?” Ridgefield resident Alyssa Curran remembers her classmates asking her when she moved to Ridgefield in the early 1990s. Back then, Ridgefield was a city of a few thousand people, largely dominated by farms and patchworks of sprawling fields. Read story

Cpl. Sean Metevia, left, joins cleanup crews and members of the city of Vancouver’s Homelessness Assistance and Resource Team as they remove solid waste along the West Mill Plain Boulevard sound wall in the shadow of a neighbor’s home on July 31, 2024. The city will close the sound wall to camping March 5 after almost a year of complaints from neighbors.

Vancouver plans to close sound wall homeless camp along Mill Plain

Cpl. Sean Metevia, left, joins cleanup crews and members of the city of Vancouver’s Homelessness Assistance and Resource Team as they remove solid waste along the West Mill Plain Boulevard sound wall in the shadow of a neighbor’s home on July 31, 2024. The city will close the sound wall to camping March 5 after almost a year of complaints from neighbors.

February 25, 2025, 12:08pm Clark County News

The city of Vancouver will close the West Mill Plain Boulevard sound wall to camping March 5 after almost a year of complaints from neighbors. Read story

Maria Romero, right, chops an onion Friday at Mi Casa Pupuseria y Mexican Restaurant in Vancouver. The restaurant received one of Fourth Plain Forward’s mini grants and used the money to buy a new commercial ice maker.

Nonprofit’s mini grant program helps small businesses in Vancouver’s Fourth Plain corridor

Maria Romero, right, chops an onion Friday at Mi Casa Pupuseria y Mexican Restaurant in Vancouver. The restaurant received one of Fourth Plain Forward’s mini grants and used the money to buy a new commercial ice maker.

February 25, 2025, 6:11am Business

Two small businesses along Fourth Plain Boulevard in central Vancouver have been awarded mini grants to help boost their operations. Read story

The 192nd West Lofts apartment building in east Vancouver is owned by Avenue 5 Residential, a company named in several lawsuits for alleged collusion to illegally raise rents.

Clark County escaped impacts of alleged rent price-fixing scheme, experts say

The 192nd West Lofts apartment building in east Vancouver is owned by Avenue 5 Residential, a company named in several lawsuits for alleged collusion to illegally raise rents.

February 25, 2025, 6:10am Business

An alleged rent price-fixing scheme may have affected some Clark County tenants’ rents but likely has had no impact on the larger market, experts say. Read story

Homeowners living near Battle Ground airparks are distressed about the possibility of development threatening a beloved local airstrip, Cedars North Airpark.

Battle Ground homeowners worried about development threatening beloved airpark

Homeowners living near Battle Ground airparks are distressed about the possibility of development threatening a beloved local airstrip, Cedars North Airpark.

February 24, 2025, 11:48am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Homeowners living near Battle Ground airparks are distressed about the possibility of development threatening a beloved local airstrip. The controversy is part of a saga over how Battle Ground will accommodate growth. Read story

Dannielle Wright looks out the back door of her house in Vancouver. Wright says Molina Healthcare has denied claims to cover a specific depression medication despite Wright having a genetic test that proves alternative medicines will have bad side effects.

Who is in charge of health care? Vancouver woman’s doctor prescribed a medication but insurance denied it four times

Dannielle Wright looks out the back door of her house in Vancouver. Wright says Molina Healthcare has denied claims to cover a specific depression medication despite Wright having a genetic test that proves alternative medicines will have bad side effects.

February 22, 2025, 6:14am Business

Dannielle Wright hoped to get her life back on track by seeking treatment for her depression. Then, her doctor and insurance company could not agree on the best medication. Read story