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Thursday, September 21, 2023
Sept. 21, 2023

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Editor's Choice

A selection of books that deal with LGBTQ+ issues is seen here at the Southwest Branch of the Seattle Public Library. Calls to ban books at public libraries have been increasing nationwide, including in Washington where the number of titles challenged state has skyrocketed from 10 in 2017 to 42 in 2021, according to the ALA.

Forget banning books — a rural WA county may close its library

A selection of books that deal with LGBTQ+ issues is seen here at the Southwest Branch of the Seattle Public Library. Calls to ban books at public libraries have been increasing nationwide, including in Washington where the number of titles challenged state has skyrocketed from 10 in 2017 to 42 in 2021, according to the ALA.

August 21, 2023, 6:02am Editor's Choice

As libraries throughout the country face increasing calls to ban young adult books that cover race and LGBTQ+ issues, one in a rural district east of Walla Walla faces a challenge to its very existence. The Columbia County Rural Library District could be dissolved by voters after a community member… Read story

Wildfire smoke casts haze over Southwest Washington

August 19, 2023, 5:00pm Clark County News

Wildfire smoke from Canada dipped into Southwest Washington on Saturday afternoon, casting a haze over the area. Read story

A plume of smoke rises from the Gray Fire, which forced evacuation of the city of Medical Lake and closed Interstate 90 west of Spokane.

1 dead, 185 structures destroyed in eastern Washington wildfire

A plume of smoke rises from the Gray Fire, which forced evacuation of the city of Medical Lake and closed Interstate 90 west of Spokane.

August 19, 2023, 10:44am Editor's Choice

Thousands of people fled the Medical Lake area as a wildfire burned thousands of acres, dozens of homes and left one person dead following days of 100-degree temperatures and critical winds that erupted Friday into one of the Spokane region's worst natural disasters. Read story

Vanessa Munson, winner of the Miss Washington 2023 competition, is also a sergeant in the U.S. Army. At top, Munson holds her crown and her Army cap.

Former Miss Clark County, a U.S. Army sergeant, adds Miss Washington to her growing résumé

Vanessa Munson, winner of the Miss Washington 2023 competition, is also a sergeant in the U.S. Army. At top, Munson holds her crown and her Army cap.

August 19, 2023, 6:10am Clark County Life

Camouflage and basic training, or bright lights and evening gowns. In either attire or setting, 22-year-old Vanessa Munson of Battle Ground feels like herself. Read story

An aerial view shows the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in downtown Camas.

Camas officials rule demolition plan for Georgia-Pacific paper mill won’t have significant adverse environmental impacts

An aerial view shows the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in downtown Camas.

August 19, 2023, 6:07am Business

Camas city officials have ruled that the planned removal of Camas paper mill structures in and over the Columbia River and the Camas Slough would not have significant adverse environmental impacts. Read story

John Bishop in 2018.

Ex-pastor John Bishop returns to Vancouver to publicly confess, apologize

John Bishop in 2018.

August 18, 2023, 2:10pm Churches & Religion

the disgraced former pastor who founded the Living Hope Church in Vancouver and later served a three-year prison sentence for smuggling drugs into the country, is returning to Vancouver to give his first sermon in seven years. Read story

Many of WSU Clark County Extension's Master Gardeners start their crops at the 78th Street Heritage Farm in Hazel Dell.

Clark County to buy 10-acre parcel to benefit wetland project at 78th Street Heritage Farm

Many of WSU Clark County Extension's Master Gardeners start their crops at the 78th Street Heritage Farm in Hazel Dell.

August 18, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News

The Clark County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the purchase of a nearly 10-acre parcel of land on the east side of the 78th Street Heritage Farm. Read story

Customers take a minute to decide their lunch order while visiting the food carts at Living Hope Church on Northeast Andresen Road.

Living Hope Church wants Vancouver food cart owners to help pay $45K bill for traffic study

Customers take a minute to decide their lunch order while visiting the food carts at Living Hope Church on Northeast Andresen Road.

August 18, 2023, 6:03am Business

A land use permit that Living Hope Church did not acquire until months after its food cart pod was established came with an unexpected traffic study fee of $45,000. Now Living Hope wants food cart owners to help foot the bill. Read story

The Oregon Health & Science University campus in Portland is seen in 2016.

OHSU to acquire Legacy Health in merger; combined entity will have 32,000 employees

The Oregon Health & Science University campus in Portland is seen in 2016.

August 17, 2023, 3:19pm Business

Legacy Health and Oregon Health & Science University announced Wednesday that the two health care systems are combining. Read story

To make Highway 14 safer, WSDOT is implementing new safety measures such as a temporary queue warning system will be installed near the work zone, and some of the project ramp meters will be activated earlier than scheduled.

Officials in Clark County concerned about troubling trend in work zone crashes

To make Highway 14 safer, WSDOT is implementing new safety measures such as a temporary queue warning system will be installed near the work zone, and some of the project ramp meters will be activated earlier than scheduled.

August 17, 2023, 6:09am Clark County News

Swimming at Frenchman’s Bar, walks by the fort and long sips from Alderbrook’s pink lemonade fountains can be synonymous with the smoldering and long summer days in Clark County. Read story