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Clark County Life

Walleye fishing is going gangbusters in Columbia River

May 17, 2025, 6:13am Clark County Life

Walleye fishing has been nothing short of phenomenal in The Dalles and John Day Pools of the Columbia River. Read story

Shoo fly: Invasive Houdini flies have found their want to Clark County, threatening mason bees

May 17, 2025, 6:12am Clark County Life

Gardeners love mason bees, the nonaggressive, super-pollinator cousins of the honey bee. It’s easy to find adorable mason bee “hotels” with stacked, bee-sized nesting tubes hanging in yards around Clark… Read story

Lynne Schroeder records on her phone while a phonograph plays an antique record featuring her mother playing accordion at the home of Beth Webber in Vancouver on Saturday, May 12, 2018.

The Columbian’s ‘Everybody Has a Story’ has been telling readers’ tales for more than 20 years

Lynne Schroeder records on her phone while a phonograph plays an antique record featuring her mother playing accordion at the home of Beth Webber in Vancouver on Saturday, May 12, 2018.

May 17, 2025, 6:12am Clark County Life

We still believe it’s true. Everybody really does have a story. Read story

Mount St. Helens Institute’s youth education programs reached 2,203 students in 2024, according to the nonprofit’s annual report. (Contributed by Mount St.

‘A unique and powerful story’: Despite cuts, Mount St. Helens Institute committed to providing educational resources to visitors

Mount St. Helens Institute’s youth education programs reached 2,203 students in 2024, according to the nonprofit’s annual report. (Contributed by Mount St.

May 17, 2025, 6:12am Clark County Life

Since 1996, scientists, researchers, staff and volunteers at Mount St. Helens Institute have been working to educate students and visitors about the mountain’s unique volcanic landscape. Despite recent staffing and budget cuts at the U.S. Forest Service, which oversees management and operations of the national monument, the institute remains committed… Read story

Check It Out: A cookbook for every taste

May 17, 2025, 6:07am Clark County Life

There are two things that I especially like about cookbooks. The first is that they are very visually appealing. I love the food photos; the colors and textures, the variety of displays and table settings that the photographer has chosen to include, the images so sharp it makes your mouth… Read story

An Aug. 1, 1878 advertisement in the Vancouver Independent newspaper hawks goods at a local store half-owned by C.H. Whitney. Whitney, a Vancouver merchant, was prominent in many local affairs before his death in 1885. No photos of him are known to exist.

Clark County history: Curious letter leads to businessman’s discovery

An Aug. 1, 1878 advertisement in the Vancouver Independent newspaper hawks goods at a local store half-owned by C.H. Whitney. Whitney, a Vancouver merchant, was prominent in many local affairs before his death in 1885. No photos of him are known to exist.

May 17, 2025, 6:07am Clark County Life

Clark County Historical Museum volunteer Jan Anderson found a curious letter in historian Carl Landerholm’s archive in 2018. The envelope, from the Puget Sound & Columbia River R. R. Co., was addressed to B.C. Thomas, Eden, Maine. The two handwritten sheets inside were dated Feb. 8, 1869. The signatory, C.H.… Read story

Gardening with Allen: Perennials keep color coming

May 17, 2025, 6:06am Clark County Life

What perennial flowers would you suggest to plant so I can have color all spring, summer and fall? Read story

Thirst Trap Soda Shack in Battle Ground offers a near unlimited number of variations on dirty soda.

Dirty soda moves into Clark County with two shops in Battle Ground

Thirst Trap Soda Shack in Battle Ground offers a near unlimited number of variations on dirty soda.

May 16, 2025, 6:08am Clark County Life

Dirty soda businesses began to pop up in Utah around 2010 as a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-approved way to enjoy the big caffeinated drinks found at coffee chains like Starbucks and Dutch Bros without running afoul of the prohibition on “hot drinks” (interpreted by church leaders as… Read story

This week in Clark County History, May 16

May 16, 2025, 6:01am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

Clark County restaurant inspections, May 5-10

May 16, 2025, 5:40am Clark County Life

For more information, call Clark County Public Health at 564-397-8428 or visit www.clark.wa.gov/public-health/restaurant-inspection. In the health department’s scoring system, the fewer the points, the better. A perfect score is 0. The worst possible score is 418. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story