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A sign and a barbed wire fence keeps visitors out of the artillery impact area at Camp Bonneville. Residents said recent information provided to the state Department of Ecology shows law enforcement is exceeding its allowed use of the property.

Camp Bonneville neighbors say the county’s current uses of the property don’t match with the reuse plan

A sign and a barbed wire fence keeps visitors out of the artillery impact area at Camp Bonneville. Residents said recent information provided to the state Department of Ecology shows law enforcement is exceeding its allowed use of the property.

February 14, 2025, 2:40pm Clark County News

Additional cleanup of unexploded munitions will likely be needed to make Camp Bonneville safe for public access as envisioned when the U.S. Army transferred the former training grounds to Clark County more than a decade ago, according to a draft county report sent to the state Department of Ecology. Read story

Roy Wilson (The Columbian files)

Former Cowlitz Indian Tribe chairman and spiritual leader Roy Wilson, 97, dies

Roy Wilson (The Columbian files)

February 14, 2025, 2:40pm Clark County News

Former Cowlitz Indian Tribe chairman and spiritual leader Roy Wilson died early Tuesday morning at age 97, just days before the 25th anniversary of the tribe’s federal recognition on Thursday. Read story

A C-Tran Vine bus struggles to gain traction at Seventh and Main Street in downtown Vancouver on Thursday.

Promised snow and ice arrives in Clark County for a white Valentine’s Day

A C-Tran Vine bus struggles to gain traction at Seventh and Main Street in downtown Vancouver on Thursday.

February 14, 2025, 7:01am Clark County News

Clark County and Southwest Washington woke up to roads and driveways covered in snow on Valentine’s Day. Read story

Sandy Curtis, right, assists Alicia Jacobs by loading warm meals into a plastic bag in Vancouver on Saturday. Curtis and her husband, Kalani Moe, not pictured, have been feeding homeless people every Saturday in the parking lot of Cascade View Covenant Church since last October.

‘No one is left behind’: Clark County couple dish out hot meals, human touch to unhoused

Sandy Curtis, right, assists Alicia Jacobs by loading warm meals into a plastic bag in Vancouver on Saturday. Curtis and her husband, Kalani Moe, not pictured, have been feeding homeless people every Saturday in the parking lot of Cascade View Covenant Church since last October.

February 14, 2025, 6:07am Clark County News

Sandy Curtis and Kalani Moe popped open the hatchback of their car and, in a practiced rhythm, unloaded a canopy, a folding table, and two steaming Crock-Pots. Read story

The Clark County Law Enforcement Center in downtown Vancouver. The Clark County Council will consider funding options for a $470 million renovation and expansion of the jail.

Clark County councilors take first steps in jail expansion project, citing ‘dire need’

The Clark County Law Enforcement Center in downtown Vancouver. The Clark County Council will consider funding options for a $470 million renovation and expansion of the jail.

February 14, 2025, 6:05am Clark County News

The Clark County Council is exploring funding options for a $470 million remodel and expansion of the Clark County Jail aimed at doubling the old, dilapidated facility’s size and capacity. Read story

Traffic moves cautiously down Mill Plain Boulevard on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in east Vancouver. The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a winter storm warning through Friday morning.

Schools close, thousands of residents without power in Clark County as snow moves in

Traffic moves cautiously down Mill Plain Boulevard on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in east Vancouver. The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a winter storm warning through Friday morning.

February 13, 2025, 1:33pm Clark County News

Snow and wind in Clark County closed schools, downed power lines and caused crashes all over the county. Read story

Camas School District Superintendent John Anzalone talks aboard the Book MoBus at Helen Baller Elementary School in 2022.

Camas schools chief a finalist for position in Nevada; Anzalone has been in Camas since 2022

Camas School District Superintendent John Anzalone talks aboard the Book MoBus at Helen Baller Elementary School in 2022.

February 13, 2025, 12:29pm Clark County News

Three years after concluding its search for a new superintendent, the Camas School Board may need to start the process all over again. Read story

Tony Tommasini, from left, Doug Kreuzer and Kari Dupler of the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership conduct an amphibian study as part of the fish habitat restoration efforts on the East Fork Lewis River. The $54 million in Climate Commitment Act funds allocated to the project would be at risk if Initiative 2117 passes in November.

Battle Ground contractor Tapani to helm East Fork Lewis River restoration project

Tony Tommasini, from left, Doug Kreuzer and Kari Dupler of the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership conduct an amphibian study as part of the fish habitat restoration efforts on the East Fork Lewis River. The $54 million in Climate Commitment Act funds allocated to the project would be at risk if Initiative 2117 passes in November.

February 13, 2025, 11:56am Business

Battle Ground contractor Tapani Inc. has been selected as the primary contractor for Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership’s habitat restoration project on the East Fork Lewis River. Read story

Volunteers sort produce Jan. 24 at One Life Pantry in Vancouver. The nonprofit has been serving Vancouver residents for 25 years.

‘A little bit of hope’: One Life Pantry in Vancouver provides food to those in need

Volunteers sort produce Jan. 24 at One Life Pantry in Vancouver. The nonprofit has been serving Vancouver residents for 25 years.

February 13, 2025, 6:09am Clark County News

Matthew Peterson gently places cans into cardboard boxes, each settling with a soft thud. Behind him, a steady stream of One Life Pantry volunteers continues the process, filling boxes and shelves with food that will go to residents in need the next day. Read story

A vending machine in the lobby of the Clark County Jail offers free opioid overdose reversal medication.

Vancouver Public Schools allows students and staff to carry Narcan and other overdose reversal medications

A vending machine in the lobby of the Clark County Jail offers free opioid overdose reversal medication.

February 13, 2025, 6:08am Clark County News

Students and staff at Vancouver schools can now carry naloxone and other life-saving overdose reversal medications. Read story