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The Washougal School District Administrative Offices.

Voters to decide Washougal School levies

The Washougal School District Administrative Offices.

February 5, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

Washougal School District voters will soon decide the fate of two levies that would help fund a bevy of school district programs, activities, athletics, technology, maintenance and safety needs not covered by state or federal funds. Read story

Clark County Elections to mail out special election ballots Friday

January 25, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

On Friday, Clark County Elections will mail ballots for the Feb. 14 special election to all eligible registered voters living within the city of Vancouver, Vancouver Public Schools, Washougal School District and Woodland Public Schools. Read story

Woodland Public Schools office.

Woodland school levy on ballot

Woodland Public Schools office.

January 23, 2023, 3:12pm Clark County News

Voters in February will decide whether to keep helping the Woodland School District fund basic education, staff and extracurricular activities in schools. Read story

A sign posted by opponents of a replacement levy for Vancouver Public Schools says it was financed by People United for Clark County, a local right-wing political action committee.

Signs against Vancouver Public Schools levy grab attention

A sign posted by opponents of a replacement levy for Vancouver Public Schools says it was financed by People United for Clark County, a local right-wing political action committee.

January 22, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

Though the fog of the November 2022 general election has cleared, some voters in Clark County will return to the polls to decide on a handful of local measures in an upcoming Feb. 14 special election. Among the measures on the upcoming ballot is a replacement education and operations levy… Read story

Vancouver City Council endorses affordable housing levy

January 11, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Vancouver City Council on Monday unanimously approved a resolution supporting Proposition 3, a tax levy of about 30 cents per $1,000 in assessed value lasting 10 years. Read story

Vice President Kamala Harris gestures Tuesday toward waiting family members as she participates in a ceremonial swearing-in of Sen.

Sen. Patty Murray, for now, is second in line for presidency

Vice President Kamala Harris gestures Tuesday toward waiting family members as she participates in a ceremonial swearing-in of Sen.

January 4, 2023, 8:13am Clark County Politics

Washington Sen. Patty Murray was sworn in Tuesday as Senate president pro tempore, becoming the first woman in the country’s history to hold that role. Read story

Rep.-elect Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., joins new members of the House of Representatives on the steps of the Capitol for a group photo, in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/J.

Secretary of state certifies Perez win in 3rd District recount

Rep.-elect Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., joins new members of the House of Representatives on the steps of the Capitol for a group photo, in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/J.

December 22, 2022, 5:15pm Clark County News

The secretary of state certified Washington’s 3rd Congressional District recount Thursday, confirming its original outcome and discrediting skepticism surrounding general election results. Read story

Retired judge Rich Melnick, left, administers the oath of office to new Sheriff John Horch Thursday at the Clark County Public Service Center. Melnick recalled watching Horch's career grow over the course of their 30-year friendship.

John Horch sworn in as new Clark County sheriff

Retired judge Rich Melnick, left, administers the oath of office to new Sheriff John Horch Thursday at the Clark County Public Service Center. Melnick recalled watching Horch's career grow over the course of their 30-year friendship.

December 22, 2022, 4:00pm Clark County News

Those who packed a room on the sixth floor of the Clark County Public Service Center got to their feet in congratulations after Sheriff John Horch took his oath of office Thursday. Read story

Joe Kent (The Columbian files)

Kent concedes 3rd District race to Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Joe Kent (The Columbian files)

December 21, 2022, 5:00pm Clark County News

Republican Joe Kent on Wednesday officially conceded the race to represent Washington’s 3rd Congressional District after being defeated by Rep.-elect Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania. Read story

Third Congressional District candidates Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, and Joe Kent (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

Unofficial Clark County recount: Perez gains 6 votes, Kent 2 in 3rd District race

Third Congressional District candidates Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, and Joe Kent (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

December 15, 2022, 6:12pm Clark County News

The push for a recount in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District race has yielded little change in its outcome, a fact further solidified after its most populous county submitted its tallies. Read story