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

Weather Eye: We have a shot at hitting 60 degrees next weekend

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

March 12, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

Want to make a guess when we might reach 60 degrees this year? Well, not right away, but forecast charts hint of milder weather by next weekend, and highs will bump into the mid- to upper 50s next Sunday. We have a fair shot at reaching 60 degrees. Read story

iQ Credit Union grants $10,000 to Southwest Washington schools

March 12, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

In late February, iQ Credit Union awarded a series of grants to boost libraries and literacy programs to school districts across Southwest Washington as part of its annual “Read with Me” fundraising campaign. Program leaders estimated the program awarded $10,000 across 10 school districts, supporting 34 educators and 5,409 students. Read story

Ridgefield swears in new police chief

March 12, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

Ridgefield’s interim police chief, Cathy Doriot, was sworn in as the city’s new chief of police on Thursday. Doriot has been serving as interim chief for four months. Read story

State Sen. Ann Rivers, center, and Reps. Greg Cheney, left, and Stephanie McClintock from the 18th Legislative District engage in conversation Saturday with participants at a town hall at Washington State University Vancouver.

18th Legislative District lawmakers chat with constituents in Vancouver

State Sen. Ann Rivers, center, and Reps. Greg Cheney, left, and Stephanie McClintock from the 18th Legislative District engage in conversation Saturday with participants at a town hall at Washington State University Vancouver.

March 11, 2023, 7:40pm Clark County News

On the heels of the current legislative session, State Sen. Ann Rivers and Reps. Stephanie McClintock and Greg Cheney from the 18th Legislative District gathered on Saturday for a town hall. Read story

Heathen Brewing's downtown Vancouver pub was vandalized.

Heathen Brewing Feral Public House vandalized Saturday

Heathen Brewing's downtown Vancouver pub was vandalized.

March 11, 2023, 6:01pm Business

Heathen Brewing Feral Public House was vandalized early Saturday morning, according to a post on the restaurant’s official Facebook account. Read story

Greater Vancouver Chamber honors 3 businesswomen with Iris Award

March 11, 2023, 6:05am Business

Two local bankers and a C-Tran executive were honored by the Greater Vancouver Chamber on Thursday. The women were given the chamber’s Iris Award, which is given to women who have made a significant contribution to the community. Read story

Washougal schools to host listening sessions ahead of levy rerun

March 11, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Washougal schools to host listening sessions ahead of levy rerun Read story

Illustration created using DALL-E 2 AI image generation
A robot works at a computer in this illustration created by computer at The Columbian's prompting.

From the Newsroom: Can robots learn to do journalism?

Illustration created using DALL-E 2 AI image generation
A robot works at a computer in this illustration created by computer at The Columbian's prompting.

March 11, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News

Have you been following all of the stories about artificial intelligence that were produced after the release of a tool called ChatGPT? This AI system has been getting a lot of media attention. Many of the stories I’ve read deal with the issue that lazy or poor students could use… Read story

Workers test drive an electric street sweeper past a shared fuel station at the city of Vancouver Public Works Office as seen Tuesday morning. Vancouver could be one of many Washington cities that incorporate zero-emission vehicles into municipal fleets.

Vancouver Public Works sees potential in demo of all-electric street sweeper

Workers test drive an electric street sweeper past a shared fuel station at the city of Vancouver Public Works Office as seen Tuesday morning. Vancouver could be one of many Washington cities that incorporate zero-emission vehicles into municipal fleets.

March 11, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News

A time may arrive when late-night rumblings of diesel-powered street fleets come to an end. Read story

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March 11, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

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