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Jodi Wall, the executive director for early care and education at ESD 112 in Vancouver, spoke before the House Children, Youth and Families Committee on Thursday about the need for increased federal funding in Head Start and ECEAP programs.

ESD 112 official urges lawmakers to support early learning in Southwest Washington

December 1, 2022, 7:08pm Clark County News

Effective child care and early-learning opportunities are often described as linchpins for economic progress; they allow parents to feel comfortable going to work, knowing their children are in a safe, welcoming environment while they’re away. Read story

Yakima schools pilot college credit program as Washington leaders push to expand access

December 1, 2022, 7:35am Latest News

Some freshmen in Yakima aren’t just starting high school this year — they’re starting college, too. Read story

Prairie High School's first-round state volleyball match, which took place in Yakima last week, broadcast by the NHFS Network, shown on a laptop and iPhone.

Live streams help widen audience of high school sports

November 24, 2022, 6:00am Latest News Subscriber Exclusive

As busy as home-event days can be for high school athletic directors, hands-off technology is the least of Paul Huddleston’s worries at Woodland High School. Read story

Clark County deputies respond to prank call for active shooter at Heritage High School

November 22, 2022, 11:44am Clark County News

A prank caller claiming that several students had been shot at Heritage High School prompted a large law enforcement response Tuesday morning. Read story

Clark College student Taylor Dillaman, right, plants yarrow Nov. 15 at the Sams Walker Day Use Area near Skamania. The Center for Ecodynamic Restoration is working with the U.S. Forest Service, Friends of the Columbia Gorge and Skamania County on restoring the land to a meadow of native wildflowers.

Clark College program looking to past to grow future

November 22, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Kathleen Perillo founded the Clark College Native Plant Center in 2014 to offer students a small way to counter all the environmental devastation they were learning about in her science classes. Read story

WSU Vancouver projects on the table as regents meet

The Washington State University Board of Regents meet for a second day at the Firstenburg Student Commons on the Vancouver campus Friday morning. Following his testimony regarding the state of the Vancouver campus, WSU Vancouver Chancellor Mel Netzhammer, center, took time to hear from virtual attendees. At top, WSU President Kirk Schulz open Friday's meeting with updates on a handful of construction projects and corporate partnerships.

November 18, 2022, 8:12pm Clark County News

The Washington State University Board of Regents wrapped up a series of meetings at the Vancouver campus on Friday morning, with a focus on finalizing a handful of infrastructure projects. The board typically holds one round of such meetings at Vancouver each year, often in November. Read story