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Clark County sheriff seeks info on possible other victims of child abuse after minister arrested

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February 21, 2025, 5:29pm Clark County News

Clark County sheriff’s deputies are seeking information about possible additional victims after they arrested a Hazel Dell minister who investigators say disciplined a 6-year-old by whipping the child with a belt. Read story

Jesse Bulakites, 22, left, appears Friday with his defense attorney for his sentencing hearing in Clark County Superior Court. A judge sentenced him to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Washougal man gets 5 years for possessing child sex abuse imagery

Jesse Bulakites, 22, left, appears Friday with his defense attorney for his sentencing hearing in Clark County Superior Court. A judge sentenced him to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

February 21, 2025, 3:53pm Clark County News

A judge on Friday sentenced a Washougal man who formerly worked with kids during after-school activities to five years in prison for possessing child sex abuse imagery. Read story

The Columbia River pours through the Bonneville Dam spillway Aug. 22. The Army Corps of Engineers owns and operates 21 locks and dams along the Columbia, Willamette and Rogue rivers. The Corps submitted the names of 157 employees this week expected to be in the next round of federal probationary employee firings.

Cuts to BPA, Army Corps could mean longer and more frequent power outages for Southwest Washington

The Columbia River pours through the Bonneville Dam spillway Aug. 22. The Army Corps of Engineers owns and operates 21 locks and dams along the Columbia, Willamette and Rogue rivers. The Corps submitted the names of 157 employees this week expected to be in the next round of federal probationary employee firings.

February 21, 2025, 1:36pm Business

Clark County may soon see longer and more frequent power outages, as the Bonneville Power Administration and region’s Army Corps of Engineers lose hundreds of employees after actions by the second Trump administration to reduce the size of the federal workforce. Read story

Economists Scott Bailey, from left, Mike Wilkerson, Emily Robertson and Matthew Gardner sit on a panel moderated by The Columbian’s Editor Will Campbell during The Columbian’s Economic Forecast event Thursday at the Hilton Vancouver Washington.

Experts split on what’s to come for Clark County’s economyvideo icon

Economists Scott Bailey, from left, Mike Wilkerson, Emily Robertson and Matthew Gardner sit on a panel moderated by The Columbian’s Editor Will Campbell during The Columbian’s Economic Forecast event Thursday at the Hilton Vancouver Washington.

February 21, 2025, 1:05pm Business

A panel of economists was split Thursday afternoon over their optimism for Clark County in the coming years. Read story

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, answers questions during a press conference at Mount Pleasant School in Washougal. Perez and other local leaders called the press conference to underscore the need to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools program.

Without federal funding, Mount Pleasant School and Skamania County would be ‘devastated,’ says Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, answers questions during a press conference at Mount Pleasant School in Washougal. Perez and other local leaders called the press conference to underscore the need to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools program.

February 21, 2025, 10:01am Clark County News

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, said Thursday that the federal government’s failure to reauthorize a 25-year-old timber revenue program supporting rural counties would “devastate” Skamania County and its schools. Read story

People walk around the intersection of West Eighth and Washington streets during lunchtime in downtown Vancouver. Foot traffic in the area is still not up to prepandemic levels, according to Visit Vancouver Washington.

Bustling downtown Vancouver still hasn’t returned to prepandemic visitor levels

People walk around the intersection of West Eighth and Washington streets during lunchtime in downtown Vancouver. Foot traffic in the area is still not up to prepandemic levels, according to Visit Vancouver Washington.

February 21, 2025, 6:08am Business

Visits to downtown Vancouver have yet to surpass prepandemic 2019 numbers, according to visitor tracking data collected for the local tourism office. Read story

Clark County Council members Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Wil Fuentes, Matt Little and Sue Marshall.

Clark County Council to review proposals for resource lands study

Clark County Council members Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Wil Fuentes, Matt Little and Sue Marshall.

February 21, 2025, 6:04am Clark County News

The Clark County Council is expected to review proposals for a resource lands study before the end of the month. The council approved going out to bid on the study in late January. With an estimated budget of $300,000, the study will look at available resource lands as part of… Read story

Keith M. Altamirano, 52, appears Thursday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree attempted murder, vehicular assault and hit-and-run resulting in injury. A judge set his bail at $1.5 million.

Vancouver man suspected of attempted murder held on $1.5 million bail

Keith M. Altamirano, 52, appears Thursday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree attempted murder, vehicular assault and hit-and-run resulting in injury. A judge set his bail at $1.5 million.

February 20, 2025, 5:55pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man is facing an allegation of attempted murder after police say he intentionally crashed his car into the motorcycle his son was riding, landing his son in the hospital. Read story

Battle Ground Public Schools opens 2025-26 kindergarten enrollment

February 20, 2025, 4:13pm Clark County News

Enrollment for kindergarten for the fall is open on Battle Ground Public Schools’ website. Read story

Livestream: Futurespective The Columbian’s 2025 Economic Forecast

February 20, 2025, 2:59pm Business

In its 39th year, the Economic Forecast features keynote speaker Matthew Gardner, founder of Gardner Economics, followed by a panel discussion among regional economists on the impact of new federal policies on the local economy. Read story