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The dapper Bobby Derricotte, aka the Singin' Senior, takes a break outside his Vancouver home. On Sept. 2, he'll offer a free show, "Reliving the Music of the '40s, '50s and '60s" at the Cascade Park Community Library. Dancing is encouraged.

Vancouver’s Singin’ Senior brings joy, wants people to ‘remember the good young days’video icon

The dapper Bobby Derricotte, aka the Singin' Senior, takes a break outside his Vancouver home. On Sept. 2, he'll offer a free show, "Reliving the Music of the '40s, '50s and '60s" at the Cascade Park Community Library. Dancing is encouraged.

August 24, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

Bobby Derricotte just can’t stop singing. The 82-year-old Vietnam veteran has performed at schools, retirement homes and libraries. Sometimes he’ll stand in Vancouver’s Esther Short Park, belting out the oldies with an occasional rap thrown in. Read story

Daryl Travis loves knowing that he's covering all his power needs at his Sifton-area home, and even feeding the public power grid. "We know exactly where our power is generated, and that it is ecologically friendly," he said.

Going solar can work, even in the cloudy Pacific Northwest — but do the math, one homeowner warnsvideo icon

Daryl Travis loves knowing that he's covering all his power needs at his Sifton-area home, and even feeding the public power grid. "We know exactly where our power is generated, and that it is ecologically friendly," he said.

August 19, 2023, 6:09am Business

Whenever the sun shines on his Sifton-area home, Daryl Travis has many reasons to feel great. Cheerful weather is just the start of it. Read story

Battalion Chief Jason Leavitt, left, and Division Chief Ben Peeler take a moment to check in at the Jenny Creek Fire near La Center on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2023.

Jenny Creek Fire now 100 percent contained, 40 percent controlledvideo icon

Battalion Chief Jason Leavitt, left, and Division Chief Ben Peeler take a moment to check in at the Jenny Creek Fire near La Center on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2023.

August 18, 2023, 11:07am Clark County News Free

The Jenny Creek Fire burning north of La Center was 100 percent contained and 40 percent controlled as of Friday morning. Read story

Firefighter Michael Hickey works at the scene Thursday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2023, after a blaze destroyed a primary residence and surrounding structures on the same property near La Center on Wednesday night. The incident sparked a significant brush fire that prompted evacuation warnings well into the north county community.

Jenny Creek Fire north of La Center now 90 percent containedvideo icon

Firefighter Michael Hickey works at the scene Thursday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2023, after a blaze destroyed a primary residence and surrounding structures on the same property near La Center on Wednesday night. The incident sparked a significant brush fire that prompted evacuation warnings well into the north county community.

August 17, 2023, 6:00pm Clark County News Free

Small plumes of smoke rose from the blackened rubble of a house fire that spread to the wildland behind it the night before. Ash fell on firefighters walking between the remnants of vehicles, barn walls and furniture caked in ash. A large patch of brush across the road from the… Read story

Clark County sheriff's Deputy Drew Kennison returns to work Tuesday, five months after he was injured when his SUV was crushed Feb. 22 by a portion of a snow-heavy tree in Skamania County.

Clark County deputy back at work months after SUV crushed by snow-covered treevideo icon

Clark County sheriff's Deputy Drew Kennison returns to work Tuesday, five months after he was injured when his SUV was crushed Feb. 22 by a portion of a snow-heavy tree in Skamania County.

July 26, 2023, 1:31pm Clark County News

Clark County sheriff’s Deputy Drew Kennison returned to work Tuesday, five months after he was injured when his SUV was crushed Feb. 22 by a portion of a snow-heavy tree in Skamania County. Read story

A large commercial fire in Longview spread smoke across Southwest Washington. The fire was first reported about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday evening at Nippon Dynawave Packaging off Industrial Way in Longview.

Longview commercial fire spreads smoke across SW Washington, lowering air quality in Clark Countyvideo icon

A large commercial fire in Longview spread smoke across Southwest Washington. The fire was first reported about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday evening at Nippon Dynawave Packaging off Industrial Way in Longview.

July 19, 2023, 7:04pm Clark County Health Free

A major fire in wood chip piles at a Longview paper mill Tuesday evening left surprised Clark County residents waking up to smoky, unhealthy air Wednesday morning. Read story

A rendering showing the nearly complete design of the Main Street Promise project. Construction on the multimillion-dollar downtown Vancouver project is slated to begin early next year.

Main Street Promise: Vancouver fine-tunes design for 10-block zonevideo icon

A rendering showing the nearly complete design of the Main Street Promise project. Construction on the multimillion-dollar downtown Vancouver project is slated to begin early next year.

July 19, 2023, 6:09am Business

The city of Vancouver is finalizing its plan to spend millions of dollars on the reconstruction of Main Street to enhance downtown and improve pedestrian access. Read story

It was standing-room only during a Thursday evening town hall in July at the Battle Ground Community Library to discuss the closure of Larch Corrections Center.

Larch Corrections Center employees talk education, work programs during town hall to keep facility openvideo icon

It was standing-room only during a Thursday evening town hall in July at the Battle Ground Community Library to discuss the closure of Larch Corrections Center.

July 6, 2023, 11:09pm Clark County News

Larch Corrections Center staff highlighted the facility’s education and work programs — most notably, its partnership with the Department of Natural Resources to fight wildfires — during a town hall Thursday evening, organized to keep the camp open. Read story

Crime scene tents mark where shell casings lie as Vancouver Police officers stand in the Heights Shopping Center parking lot on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at the site of a fatal shooting.

Robbery suspect fatally shot by Vancouver police had a note, wig, pipe bombvideo icon

Crime scene tents mark where shell casings lie as Vancouver Police officers stand in the Heights Shopping Center parking lot on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at the site of a fatal shooting.

June 30, 2023, 12:31pm Clark County News

Investigators said they found a handwritten robbery note, a wig and a pipe bomb in the vehicle Joshua Wilson was driving shortly before he was fatally shot by police May 30. Read story

People watch Titan VanCoug manager Dawn Freeman, second from right, and classroom support technician Mark Owens, right, work on the blooming corpse flower Friday, June 30, 2023, at WSU Vancouver.

WSU Vancouver’s corpse flower Titan VanCoug is back and bloomingvideo icon

People watch Titan VanCoug manager Dawn Freeman, second from right, and classroom support technician Mark Owens, right, work on the blooming corpse flower Friday, June 30, 2023, at WSU Vancouver.

June 30, 2023, 10:51am Clark County News

Washington State University’s resident corpse flower, Titan VanCoug, bloomed yet again Friday, releasing its famed stench throughout the school’s Science and Engineering Building for excited visitors. Read story