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Salmon Creek resident shares ‘Hattie Barton’s famous brownie recipe’

March 29, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

Karen Lander, a Columbian reader from the Salmon Creek area, recently gave our family a priceless gift: her mom Hattie Barton’s famous brownie recipe. At least, it’s famous within Lander’s… Read story

Dead smelt wash ashore in Vancouver

March 28, 2023, 6:33pm Clark County News

Hundreds of dead fish washed ashore near Vancouver’s Waterfront Renaissance Trail in recent days, but officials say it’s not a cause for concern. Read story

Greg Thornton

La Center Mayor Greg Thornton steps down

Greg Thornton

March 28, 2023, 5:25pm Clark County News

La Center’s longtime mayor, Greg Thornton, announced last week he would be stepping down from the city council effective immediately. The announcement was made via a letter read to the council during a March 23 meeting. Read story

Washougal freshman Benjamin Johansen competes in the pole vault on March 21 during a track and field meet at Columbia River High School. All high school athletics could be eliminated at Washougal High School if voters don't approve a replacement levy in April.

If Washougal, Woodland levies fail in April, sports face elimination

Washougal freshman Benjamin Johansen competes in the pole vault on March 21 during a track and field meet at Columbia River High School. All high school athletics could be eliminated at Washougal High School if voters don't approve a replacement levy in April.

March 28, 2023, 9:41am Clark County News

As a five-sport varsity athlete whose Washougal High School career is winding down, Chloe Johnson knows the powerful impact Washougal School District sports have had on her. Read story

Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle addresses over 100 community members gathered for the State of the City event at Firstenburg Community Center on Monday, March 27, 2023. Participants were invited to discuss big picture questions that will help shape the City’s long-term vision for the community.

Vancouver’s State of the City address returns in person

Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle addresses over 100 community members gathered for the State of the City event at Firstenburg Community Center on Monday, March 27, 2023. Participants were invited to discuss big picture questions that will help shape the City’s long-term vision for the community.

March 28, 2023, 9:41am Clark County News

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle gave her first in-person State of the City address in four years Monday night at the Firstenburg Community Center — and the community showed up, with reservations filling up days in advance. Read story

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Fisher Investments: Camas offices won’t close over HQ shift to Texas

Fisher Investments in Camas (The Columbian files)

March 28, 2023, 9:40am Business

Fisher Investments will not close its Camas offices as it moves its corporate headquarters to Texas, but the financial advisory firm said it will allow staffing numbers in Camas to fall in favor of its office in the Dallas suburbs. Read story

Firearms and suspected drugs, including fentanyl pills, seized in connection with a drug trafficking investigation tied to a white supremacist prison gang. A Ridgefield man was one of 27 people federally indicted in connection with the trafficking ring.

Ridgefield man indicted in connection with a drug trafficking ring

Firearms and suspected drugs, including fentanyl pills, seized in connection with a drug trafficking investigation tied to a white supremacist prison gang. A Ridgefield man was one of 27 people federally indicted in connection with the trafficking ring.

March 27, 2023, 4:58pm Clark County News

A Ridgefield man is one of 27 people indicted by a grand jury in connection with a drug trafficking ring tied to a white supremacist prison gang. Read story

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Oregon man gets 26 years for shooting at Clark County sheriff’s deputy

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

March 27, 2023, 4:43pm Clark County News

An Oregon man was sentenced Monday to more than 26 years in prison for shooting at a pursuing Clark County sheriff’s deputy in March 2022 while fleeing the scene of a robbery at a Hazel Dell store. Read story

Austin A. Bell, 21, appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on a warrant for charges of first-degree murder, first-degree assault and drive-by shooting. He's charged as an accomplice in a March 11 fatal shooting outside a Safeway on Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver.

Second suspect in fatal shooting outside Vancouver Safeway held on $1M bail

Austin A. Bell, 21, appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on a warrant for charges of first-degree murder, first-degree assault and drive-by shooting. He's charged as an accomplice in a March 11 fatal shooting outside a Safeway on Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver.

March 27, 2023, 12:20pm Clark County News

A judge ordered a Portland man be held on $1 million bail in connection with the March 11 fatal shooting outside a Safeway on Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver. Read story

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Man dies after crashing stolen truck on Washougal River Road, says sheriff

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March 26, 2023, 5:22pm Clark County News

A male driver was fatally injured Sunday after he crashed a stolen pickup into a tree along Northeast Washougal River Road, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Read story