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Clark County News

A driver is turned around while trying to enter Clark College on May 14 following reports of a stabbing on campus. An internal review of the incident found that Clark College had several deficiencies in its campus emergency response system.

After stabbing at Clark College, internal review finds school’s emergency response system ineffective

A driver is turned around while trying to enter Clark College on May 14 following reports of a stabbing on campus. An internal review of the incident found that Clark College had several deficiencies in its campus emergency response system.

July 23, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

An internal review of the May 14 stabbing on Clark College’s campus found that many of the school’s emergency response systems were ineffective and that some staff were not adequately prepared for the situation. Read story

(WEB ONLY) Preview of the site plans demonstration portion of layout design.

32 cottage-style homes planned: Evergreen Habitat for Humanity project is nonprofit’s largest to date

(WEB ONLY) Preview of the site plans demonstration portion of layout design.

July 23, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

Clark County nonprofit Evergreen Habitat for Humanity plans to build 32 cottage-style homes on about 1.84 acres in central Vancouver. Site preparation could start in late fall. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Cooler, pleasant weather should last through week

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

July 23, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

Are you enjoying the cooler weather? I know I am, and it should remain quite pleasant the remainder of the week into the weekend with highs 78-85 degrees around the county; cooler in rural areas. I don’t see 90-degree weather this week and maybe into the first few days of… Read story

A truck prepares to leave the Zimmerly gravel pit near Washougal in 2018. The Clark County Council voted against a request by Zimmerly to convert the private road into a public road.

Clark County rejects plan to reclassify private road leading to gravel mine

A truck prepares to leave the Zimmerly gravel pit near Washougal in 2018. The Clark County Council voted against a request by Zimmerly to convert the private road into a public road.

July 22, 2024, 5:39pm Business

Residents living along Southeast 356th Avenue in Washougal arrived at the Clark County Council’s July 16 meeting to drive one point home: The county should not approve a mining operation’s request to convert their private road into a public road. Read story

Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad conductor Brad Johnston watches as a train moves down the tracks near St. Johns Road in May 2023. The Clark County Council recently decided not to move forward with hiring a consultant to complete regulations for the section of rail line set aside for industrial development. The question of where the county goes from here remains unanswered.

‘There is no moving forward’: Clark County Council at impasse on railroad

Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad conductor Brad Johnston watches as a train moves down the tracks near St. Johns Road in May 2023. The Clark County Council recently decided not to move forward with hiring a consultant to complete regulations for the section of rail line set aside for industrial development. The question of where the county goes from here remains unanswered.

July 22, 2024, 4:02pm Clark County News

The Clark County Council’s decision not to spend nearly $100,000 on a rail consultant, made during its July 10 meeting, caught many by surprise. Council members Gary Medvigy, Michele Belkot and Karen Bowerman previously supported hiring a consultant to complete development regulations related to the roughly 400 acres along Highway… Read story

A new public safety tax helped pay for body cams for the Clark County Sheriff's Office.

Clark County Council decides against a levy to support sheriff’s office for November ballot

A new public safety tax helped pay for body cams for the Clark County Sheriff's Office.

July 22, 2024, 2:44pm Clark County News

Voters will not see a Clark County-sponsored law enforcement levy on the ballot this fall to accompany one from the city of Vancouver. Read story

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Crash kills one person near Amboy; sheriff’s office traffic homicide unit investigating

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July 22, 2024, 7:41am Clark County News

A Sunday afternoon crash near Amboy left one person dead, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Read story

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Speed a factor in motorcycle crash that killed Vancouver man, according to Washington State Patrol

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July 22, 2024, 7:39am Clark County News

A Vancouver man died at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center after a two-vehicle crash Tuesday in the Orchards area, according to the Washington State Patrol. Read story

Artist Ana Honsowetz painted a 600-foot mural on Evergreen Boulevard overlooking Interstate 5.

The drive comes alive with mural stretching along I-5 overpass in downtown Vancouver

Artist Ana Honsowetz painted a 600-foot mural on Evergreen Boulevard overlooking Interstate 5.

July 22, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Vibrant and colorful Pacific Northwest native flowers, fruits, animals and more decorate the East Evergreen Boulevard Interstate 5 overpass. Read story

Vancouver resident Larry Hellstrom displays his ballot before dropping it off downtown Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, 2020.

Clark County officials address election security concerns as 2024 primary approaches

Vancouver resident Larry Hellstrom displays his ballot before dropping it off downtown Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, 2020.

July 20, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News

Ballots for Washington’s Aug. 6 primary election have been mailed. With that, the countdown to the November election begins in earnest. Read story