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Clark County News

Plan to move Larch Corrections Center firefighters to Longview on hold

September 28, 2023, 7:40pm Clark County News

The Washington Department of Corrections says it will hold off on moving Larch Corrections Center firefighters to a reentry center in Longview when the minimum-security prison is set to close… Read story

Clark County COVID-19 cases creep up

September 28, 2023, 4:43pm Clark County Health

Clark County has seen a gradual increase in COVID-19 cases as the seasons change, with expectations of more respiratory illnesses as winter nears. Read story

Cowlitz Complex Fire at 39 percent containment

September 28, 2023, 6:14pm Clark County News

The arrival of fall weather means the Cowlitz Complex Fire is winding down in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, and fire resources are continuing to scale back. Read story

Stevenson and Seton Catholic captain at Seton Catholic High School.

Seton Catholic, Stevenson come to mutual resolution following sideline incident

Stevenson and Seton Catholic captain at Seton Catholic High School.

September 28, 2023, 3:08pm Clark County News

Administrators at Seton Catholic and Stevenson high schools have agreed to a mutual resolution regarding a player-coach sideline incident at last week’s varsity football game between the two schools.  Read story

Above, part of the streamflow of Upper Lewis River Falls roars over an 58-foot escarpment, while the rest falls through a series of stair-step falls carved into a large block of basalt into the pool below. It's the tallest of four major waterfalls on this portion of the river.

Uptick in Lewis River Recreation Area’s popularity prompts officials to plan for growth

Above, part of the streamflow of Upper Lewis River Falls roars over an 58-foot escarpment, while the rest falls through a series of stair-step falls carved into a large block of basalt into the pool below. It's the tallest of four major waterfalls on this portion of the river.

September 28, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

The Lewis River Recreation Area’s green valleys, sloped forests and waterfalls have seen a lot of love – maybe too much. Read story

The Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will likely close during a government shutdown.

Government shutdown would likely close Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Gifford Pinchot National Forest

The Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will likely close during a government shutdown.

September 28, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Many of the roughly 3,800 federal employees who live in Clark County would keep working through a potential government shutdown, according to regional economist Scott Bailey. Read story

As the holidays approach, retailers in Clark County and across the country are hiring tens of thousands of seasonal workers.

Clark County retailers may hire 900 for holidays

As the holidays approach, retailers in Clark County and across the country are hiring tens of thousands of seasonal workers.

September 28, 2023, 6:03am Business

Rain and autumn leaves have ushered in the start of fall. For local retailers and courier services, that means it’s time to start thinking about hiring for the busy holiday season. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Rainfall moves September to ‘above average’

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

September 28, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

Some moderate to heavy showers moved over Clark County Tuesday night and Wednesday dumping over one-half inch of rain as of 5 p.m. in Vancouver. That brought us above average so far this month and only about two-tenths of an inch more would bring us up to the average rainfall… Read story

Vancouver-based Nautilus stock out of compliance with NYSE

September 28, 2023, 5:48am Clark County News

After 30 days of a share price averaging less than a dollar, Vancouver fitness equipment company Nautilus, Inc. is in danger of being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. Read story

Prescribed burn set for Gifford Pinchot

September 28, 2023, 5:46am Clark County News

In October, onlookers may see smoke emerging from forestland south of Mount Adams. That means everything is going according to plan. Fire managers will begin prescribed burning in the forest, 6 miles north of Trout Lake and 4 miles south of the Mount Adams Wilderness area. The controlled activity may… Read story