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The Owl makes hybrid meetings at The Columbian much better for all the staff.

From the Newsroom: How to speak Columbian

The Owl makes hybrid meetings at The Columbian much better for all the staff.

May 4, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

I don’t know about your line of work, but in newspapers we use a lot of colorful jargon and lingo. Sometimes these terms find their way into common use. The words uppercase and lowercase, for example, refer to where the individual pieces of type were kept in composing rooms back… Read story

Top Stories: Burgerville for sale; dry Salmon Creek ponds; Cowlitz Tribe expands reservation

May 4, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Here are some of the top stories of the week on columbian.com. Read story

Check It Out: New gardening books in bloom

May 4, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

We certainly had our share of April showers in the Northwest. This means one thing: an abundance of May flowers. I don’t know about you, but when winter departs, I look forward to the spring flower trifecta: daffodils, tulips and iris. Read story

From left: Cascadia Tech Academy student Hannah Freimuth, 18, has her height and weight measured by classmate Leslie Vega, 17, as Unzila Alauddin, 17, takes the blood pressure of fellow student Mia Yanez, 18, on Friday afternoon. The medical assisting program at Cascadia Tech Academy allows students to gain clinical experience at local clinics and hospitals.

Vancouver’s Cascadia Tech lets students start medical careers straight out of high school

From left: Cascadia Tech Academy student Hannah Freimuth, 18, has her height and weight measured by classmate Leslie Vega, 17, as Unzila Alauddin, 17, takes the blood pressure of fellow student Mia Yanez, 18, on Friday afternoon. The medical assisting program at Cascadia Tech Academy allows students to gain clinical experience at local clinics and hospitals.

May 4, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Health

Seven students at Cascadia Tech Academy in Vancouver are among the first in the state eligible to become certified medical assistants right out of high school. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Rain on tap for weekend, but warm weather on horizon

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

May 4, 2024, 5:56am Clark County News

As I wrote this column late Friday afternoon, the clouds to the west had thickened and rain was beginning to fall from the dark clouds overhead. And, as you read this today it will still be raining at some intensity before turning to showers late today and continuing into Sunday. Read story

Clark County to burn slash at Camp Bonneville

May 4, 2024, 5:09am Clark County News

Clark County’s sustainable forestry program will be reducing wildfire fuel at Camp Bonneville by conducting slash pile burns throughout May. Washington’s Department of Natural Resources approved a two-year permit to burn up to 10 slash piles. Read story

Burgerville&rsquo;s Salmon Ceek location is one of 39 locations, with a 40th oin Wilsonville, Ore., set to open in June. The company expects a deal with new investors to close on Monday.

Burgerville announces new investor group for future expansion

Burgerville&rsquo;s Salmon Ceek location is one of 39 locations, with a 40th oin Wilsonville, Ore., set to open in June. The company expects a deal with new investors to close on Monday.

May 3, 2024, 5:24pm Business

Vancouver-based fast-food chain Burgerville announced Friday it had struck a deal with a group of local investors to help open several new restaurant locations across the Pacific Northwest. Read story

A small group of pro-Palestinian student protestors led daily marches and rallies at Washington State University Vancouver throughout this week, calling for an end to violence in Gaza. Protestors paused the march at one point outside of the Dengerink Administration Building to deliver direct criticism to the office of the Chancellor.

WSU Vancouver students peacefully protest war in Gaza, want school to divest from ties to Israel

A small group of pro-Palestinian student protestors led daily marches and rallies at Washington State University Vancouver throughout this week, calling for an end to violence in Gaza. Protestors paused the march at one point outside of the Dengerink Administration Building to deliver direct criticism to the office of the Chancellor.

May 3, 2024, 3:50pm Clark County News

A small group of students at Washington State University Vancouver this week joined nationwide student protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and asking university leaders to divest from companies with financial ties to Israel. Read story

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Vancouver mother arrested after 3-year-old overdoses on meth

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May 3, 2024, 2:46pm Clark County News

Vancouver police arrested a 27-year-old woman Thursday night after they say her 3-year-old child overdosed on methamphetamine. Read story

12-year-old girl located safe after going missing last month

May 3, 2024, 9:49am Clark County News

A 12-year-old girl who did not return to her Spokane Valley group home after school April 19 has been found. Read story