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Columbian files Pumpkin patches around Clark County are ready for you to pluck from their fields. (iStock.com)

Searching for the Great Pumpkin in Southwest Washington

Columbian files Pumpkin patches around Clark County are ready for you to pluck from their fields. (iStock.com)

September 23, 2023, 6:12am Clark County Life

Today is the first full day of fall and it’s not too early to start planning outings to local pumpkin patches. Read story

An aerial view shows the city of Washougal's wastewater treatment plant this year. The city has received a $10 million loan from the Washington State Public Works Board to help construct a biosolids facility at the treatment plant.

Washougal gets $10M loan for construction of biosolids handling facility

An aerial view shows the city of Washougal's wastewater treatment plant this year. The city has received a $10 million loan from the Washington State Public Works Board to help construct a biosolids facility at the treatment plant.

September 23, 2023, 6:08am Business

The city of Washougal has received a $10 million Public Works Assistance Account loan for the construction of a new biosolids handling facility from the Washington State Public Works Board. Read story

The Vantage Bridge carries Interstate 90 across the Columbia River near Vantage at dusk in February 2018.

Is a new Columbia River Treaty treaty on tap?

The Vantage Bridge carries Interstate 90 across the Columbia River near Vantage at dusk in February 2018.

September 23, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

Since 1961, the U.S. and Canada have worked together to manage dams in the Columbia River Basin, but this arrangement may change in September 2024. Read story

The Columbian files Technology and the pandemic has substantially changed how Columbian reporters work, even in the 11 years since this newsroom photo was taken.

From the Newsroom: Newsroom ins and outs

The Columbian files Technology and the pandemic has substantially changed how Columbian reporters work, even in the 11 years since this newsroom photo was taken.

September 23, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

I edited a story this week that mentioned In-N-Out Burger is allegedly coming to Ridgefield, along with the new Costco store. Instead of making me hungry, it made me think of some of the ins and outs I’ve seen in newsrooms over the last 40 years. Here are some of… Read story

Allen Wilson is a Vancouver gardening specialist.

Gardening with Allen: Plant bulbs indoors for clusters of winter color, cheer

Allen Wilson is a Vancouver gardening specialist.

September 23, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Life

I read recently that you can plant bulbs in pots for winter bloom inside. Does this take special treatment? Read story

The Elwood permanent supportive housing complex has a community garden among other trauma-informed features designed by Access Architecture.

Vancouver Housing Authority amps up security with more cameras, alarms, fencing, alarms at complexes

The Elwood permanent supportive housing complex has a community garden among other trauma-informed features designed by Access Architecture.

September 23, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

The Vancouver Housing Authority will update security measures in four of its public housing facilities, thanks to a grant. Read story

Sunlight filters into the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater on Thursday, June 15, 2023, during the Clark College Commencement ceremony.

Clark County students could see relief with new student loan repayment program

Sunlight filters into the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater on Thursday, June 15, 2023, during the Clark College Commencement ceremony.

September 23, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

A three-year pause on student loan repayments is set to come to an end Oct. 1, impacting millions of borrowers nationwide and thousands here in Clark County. Read story

Some Brush Prairie farmers living near a proposed site for a new church at 14714 N.E. 152nd Ave. worry about losing more farmland in Clark County.

Brush Prairie neighbors worried about prospect of ‘huge’ church

Some Brush Prairie farmers living near a proposed site for a new church at 14714 N.E. 152nd Ave. worry about losing more farmland in Clark County.

September 23, 2023, 6:03am Business Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 2 days ago

Clark County farmland is disappearing quickly. Some Brush Prairie farmers are worried there will be even less farmland available if the county approves a new church planned for Northeast 152nd Avenue. Read story

Energy Adviser: Clark Public Utility offers rebates for heat pumps

September 23, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life

If home heating and cooling were a sport, heat pumps and ductless heat pumps would be the professional athletes among a field of amateurs. But even at the elite level, some athletes simply do it better than everybody else. The same is true with heat pumps and ductless heat pumps. Read story

Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan used this portrait in his presidential bid against President Abraham Lincoln in 1864. Like several other Civil War generals, McClellan served at the Vancouver Barracks before the war. While there, he was a captain under Col. B.L.E. Bonneville, the post commander. Because he was in the engineering corps, he did a survey attempting to find the best routes for roads and railroads for Isaac Stevens, Washington Territory governor.

Clark County History: Capt. George B. McClellan

Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan used this portrait in his presidential bid against President Abraham Lincoln in 1864. Like several other Civil War generals, McClellan served at the Vancouver Barracks before the war. While there, he was a captain under Col. B.L.E. Bonneville, the post commander. Because he was in the engineering corps, he did a survey attempting to find the best routes for roads and railroads for Isaac Stevens, Washington Territory governor.

September 23, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

The 1846 West Point graduate Capt. George B. McClellan came to the Vancouver Barracks in 1853 after serving in the War with Mexico. An engineering officer since his graduation, the Army assigned McClellan to Isaac Stevens, Washington Territory governor. Stevens wanted the captain to survey the Cascade Mountains, probing probable… Read story