May 10, 2022, 10:50am Clark County Life
A smaller, fireworks-free event at Fort Vancouver will replace the Independence Day fireworks extravaganza this summer after two years of cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read story
May 10, 2022, 6:04am Business
Because it’s been a cold and rainy spring, the iris blooms are later than usual at Aitken’s Salmon Creek Gardens, but owner Terry Aitken is enthusiastic about what the growing season will bring. Read story
May 10, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life Updated 2 days ago
Hemmed in by housing subdivisions, a wet meadow known as Lacamas Prairie holds a trove of rare plant species, including one of the largest patches anywhere of Bradshaw’s desert parsley, a rare plant with delicate yellow flowers. Read story
May 9, 2022, 5:49pm Clark County Business
A local brewer and a marketing business owner are starting a new brewery in Vancouver called Vice Beer, occupying the former Barlow’s Brewery near Mountain View High School. Read story
May 8, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Life
Happy Mother’s Day! I hope that everyone is celebrating their mothers, grandmothers, stepmothers, and all the women who have influenced your lives. Read story
May 8, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life
I was required to take home economics to graduate from high school in 1989, on account of my double-X chromosomes. Boys got to play with saws and hammer nails and operate power tools in shop while girls learned to sew, change diapers on a baby doll and make turkey tetrazzini. Read story
May 8, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life
Appointed by President Zachary Taylor to serve as associate justice of the Oregon Territorial Supreme Court, Yale-educated Cleveland attorney William Strong traveled around Chile’s Cape Horn to reach the West Coast. Strong and his wife, Lucretia, lost one of their three sons along the way. The ship U.S. Supply also… Read story
May 8, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life
It made me so happy to hear the Oak Tree Restaurant in Woodland would be reopening soon. More good news: The new owners have the recipes for the Oak Tree’s delicious beet salad and the famous stew. Read story
May 7, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Life
I have some room in my backyard for some small fruit plants. What do you recommend? Read story
May 7, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life
Few of our community connections are as personal as a shared drinking water supply. Read story