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Jan Gaffney and son Logan participate in a Project ImPACT activity to support play in young children with autism. Project ImPACT is among four programs that recently received grants from Friends of Legacy Salmon Creek.

Friends of Legacy Salmon Creek gives $18,000 to hospital programs in first round of funding

Jan Gaffney and son Logan participate in a Project ImPACT activity to support play in young children with autism. Project ImPACT is among four programs that recently received grants from Friends of Legacy Salmon Creek.

May 15, 2025, 11:25am Clark County Health

Friends of Legacy Salmon Creek, a new philanthropy group that supports Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, has awarded $18,000 to four hospital-based programs in its inaugural round of funding. Read story

Officer Casey Handley of the Camas Police Department joins fellow participants in the “Mindful Agility” class as they meditate at Lacamas Lake Lodge on April 30. Camas police trained with a mindfulness instructor to help improve officers’ mental and emotional health.

Camas and Ridgefield police chiefs promote mindfulness program for law enforcement

Officer Casey Handley of the Camas Police Department joins fellow participants in the “Mindful Agility” class as they meditate at Lacamas Lake Lodge on April 30. Camas police trained with a mindfulness instructor to help improve officers’ mental and emotional health.

May 15, 2025, 6:10am Clark County Health

The dashcam inside Camas police Officer Casey Handley’s patrol vehicle showed the Sept. 8 collision in real time. One minute, Handley was approaching a seemingly vacant intersection. The next minute, a vehicle coming from the opposite direction was turning into Handley’s path, giving the on-duty officer a split second to… Read story

Evergreen High School marches in the Hazel Dell Parade of Bands on May 21, 2022.

Band together at annual Hazel Dell Parade of Bands

Evergreen High School marches in the Hazel Dell Parade of Bands on May 21, 2022.

May 15, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life

The 59th annual Hazel Dell Parade of Bands will feature 120 entries, including 24 high school and middle school bands marching together in support of this year’s theme, “Band Together for a Better Tomorrow.” Read story

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

Weather Eye: Light rain, showers expected to continue in county

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

May 15, 2025, 6:00am Clark County News

Monday evening, we had the full flower moon, however, with the cloud cover most of us didn’t have a chance to view it. We are close enough to the northern jet stream with one after another weather system moving along in the flow. Vancouver managed to pick up .16 of… Read story

Nominate a senior hero

May 15, 2025, 5:31am Clark County News

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Eric Hebner, 43, appears for his guilty plea and sentencing hearing Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court. Hebner was sentenced to six months in jail for stealing more than $100,000 from the Ridgefield Little League.

Ex-treasurer of Ridgefield Little League sentenced to 6 months for stealing $100,000 from organization

Eric Hebner, 43, appears for his guilty plea and sentencing hearing Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court. Hebner was sentenced to six months in jail for stealing more than $100,000 from the Ridgefield Little League.

May 14, 2025, 5:50pm Clark County News

A judge on Wednesday sentenced the former treasurer of the Ridgefield Little League to six months in jail for stealing about $100,000 from the organization. Read story

Jenoah Donald

Clark County agrees to pay $3.5 million to settle wrongful death lawsuit over deputy’s 2021 killing of Black motorist

Jenoah Donald

May 14, 2025, 5:44pm Clark County News

The Clark County Council agreed Wednesday to pay $3.5 million to settle the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Jenoah Donald, a Black motorist killed by a Clark County sheriff’s deputy in February 2021. Read story

Left lane of I-5 south to close for bridge inspection Sunday near Woodland

May 14, 2025, 5:11pm Clark County News

Travelers on southbound Interstate 5 in Cowlitz County should expect delays and longer-than-usual travel times Sunday, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Read story

Judge David Gregerson is seen overhead as Wayne Leonetti appears for his not guilty by reason of insanity hearing Monday at the Clark County Courthouse. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to strangling his 80-year-old wife to death in June 2023.

Ridgefield man pleads guilty to strangling wife after judge denies insanity defense

Judge David Gregerson is seen overhead as Wayne Leonetti appears for his not guilty by reason of insanity hearing Monday at the Clark County Courthouse. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to strangling his 80-year-old wife to death in June 2023.

May 14, 2025, 4:32pm Clark County News

On the eve of his domestic violence murder trial, a 74-year-old Ridgefield man pleaded guilty Wednesday in the 2023 strangulation death of his 80-year-old wife. Read story

Fort Vancouver High School senior George Kinerk, 18, from left, joins Vancouver Public Schools’ Superintendent Jeff Snell and classmate Geziah Bio, also 18, at the groundbreaking for the new Ed Lynch Technical Trades Center on Wednesday morning. The 100 percent donor-funded center will provide hands-on training in advanced manufacturing and welding, directly addressing the demand for skilled workers in Clark County and creating pathways to fulfilling careers for students, according to the district.

Vancouver district breaks ground on Ed Lynch Technical Trades Center at Fort Vancouver High School

Fort Vancouver High School senior George Kinerk, 18, from left, joins Vancouver Public Schools’ Superintendent Jeff Snell and classmate Geziah Bio, also 18, at the groundbreaking for the new Ed Lynch Technical Trades Center on Wednesday morning. The 100 percent donor-funded center will provide hands-on training in advanced manufacturing and welding, directly addressing the demand for skilled workers in Clark County and creating pathways to fulfilling careers for students, according to the district.

May 14, 2025, 4:31pm Business

Vancouver Public Schools officials, business leaders and local dignitaries gathered Wednesday at Fort Vancouver High School to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Ed Lynch Technical Trades Center, a donor-funded facility that will provide students with hands-on training in advanced manufacturing and welding. Read story