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Pokemon Go’s Vancouver Arena brings players out on the town — and from out of townvideo icon

April 1, 2025, 6:06am Business

Hundreds of men, women and children descended on Fort Vancouver National Historic Site March 22 to traverse its trails and sidewalks on a glorious, rain-free afternoon— all while staring at… Read story

These five excellent spring break activities for Clark County families won’t break the bank

March 29, 2025, 6:13am Clark County Life

For many, the first week of April is known as a harbinger of spring. But for Clark County parents, it’s known simply as spring break. Read story

A circa 1850 daguerreotype captured Peter Skene Ogden (1794-1854) during a visit to New York. Ogden carried out George Simpson’s “fur desert” policy by over-trapping beavers in the Snake River basin to keep out American mountain men. His annual expeditions also supplied important geographic information to London cartographers.

Clark County history: Peter S. Ogden at Fort Vancouver

A circa 1850 daguerreotype captured Peter Skene Ogden (1794-1854) during a visit to New York. Ogden carried out George Simpson’s “fur desert” policy by over-trapping beavers in the Snake River basin to keep out American mountain men. His annual expeditions also supplied important geographic information to London cartographers.

March 29, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life

As the head of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s Columbia Department, George Simpson understood American settlers followed missionaries who followed fur trappers. Seeing his Columbia territory as rightly British, he took steps to stop, or at least slow, the first stage of the progression. That the HBC had absorbed John Jacob… Read story

Mary Du Bois, longtime Vancouver resident, enjoys a foggy walk at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site with her dog, Lillyanne, in December. Fort Vancouver is commemorating 200 years since completion of the fort in 1825.

Fort Vancouver continues to commemorate bicentennial

Mary Du Bois, longtime Vancouver resident, enjoys a foggy walk at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site with her dog, Lillyanne, in December. Fort Vancouver is commemorating 200 years since completion of the fort in 1825.

March 14, 2025, 2:49pm Clark County Life

Festivities commemorating Fort Vancouver’s bicentennial continue this month with a series of speakers. Read story

System dispatchers monitor the grid at the Bonneville Power Administration's Ross Complex in September. The federal government is walking back firings and reinstating some laid-off workers locally.

Trump reverses course on federal worker firings, opening the door for rehiring in Clark County, maybe

System dispatchers monitor the grid at the Bonneville Power Administration's Ross Complex in September. The federal government is walking back firings and reinstating some laid-off workers locally.

March 10, 2025, 12:52pm Clark County News

The Trump administration has backed down from its move to fire thousands of probationary federal workers. The switch means hundreds of local federal workers may now be rehired if they were fired or keep their positions if they had not yet been cut. Read story

Protesters carry signs while marching against federal layoffs within the National Park Service on Saturday at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Crowd gathers at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site to protest firings

Protesters carry signs while marching against federal layoffs within the National Park Service on Saturday at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

March 3, 2025, 5:24pm Clark County News

More than 100 demonstrators gathered Saturday at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site to protest recent firings there by the second Trump administration as it cuts the federal workforce. Read story

Three unexploded mortars were unearthed during construction at Pearson Airfield on Wednesday. No injuries were reported and the devices were safely detonated by U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal.

3 WWI-era mortars found at Pearson Field; law enforcement responds, blows up devices

Three unexploded mortars were unearthed during construction at Pearson Airfield on Wednesday. No injuries were reported and the devices were safely detonated by U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal.

February 27, 2025, 3:35pm Clark County News

Three World War I-era mortars were uncovered Wednesday near the Pearson Airfield runway during construction to upgrade the airstrip. Read story

The interior of the cockpit replica of the DH-4 Liberty features laser-engraved gauges. Vancouver iTech Preparatory senior Leila Smith, 18, checks out the finished product at Pearson Air Museum.

Vancouver iTech students create replica cockpit of World War I U.S. Army plane

The interior of the cockpit replica of the DH-4 Liberty features laser-engraved gauges. Vancouver iTech Preparatory senior Leila Smith, 18, checks out the finished product at Pearson Air Museum.

February 11, 2025, 6:08am Clark County News

Vancouver iTech Preparatory students created an interactive replica cockpit of the only American-built airplane flown in combat by American crews in World War I. Read story

Fort Vancouver is celebrating its bicentennial.

Cover for Interstate 5 connecting Fort Vancouver to downtown gets $30M boost

Fort Vancouver is celebrating its bicentennial.

January 14, 2025, 1:20pm Business

Plans to put a lid on Interstate 5, or at least a section of it, recently got a $30 million boost. Read story

Lt. Col. Lincoln Ward, left, presents an American flag to Paula Knight, in black and white coat, wife of Bob Knight, while joined by her family during a celebration of life at AC Hotel Vancouver Waterfront on Monday morning. Knight was a veteran and former Clark College president.

Former Clark College president, Vancouver Barracks commander Bob Knight remembered in memorial service

Lt. Col. Lincoln Ward, left, presents an American flag to Paula Knight, in black and white coat, wife of Bob Knight, while joined by her family during a celebration of life at AC Hotel Vancouver Waterfront on Monday morning. Knight was a veteran and former Clark College president.

January 13, 2025, 3:09pm Business

Family, friends and community members gathered Monday morning to remember Robert “Bob” Kennedy Knight, former president of Clark College and commander of the U.S. Army’s Vancouver Barracks. Read story