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LEADOPTION Tents line the side of the road along West 11th Street in downtown Vancouver in June.

Officials throughout Clark County say they have no plans to step up camping enforcement following Supreme Court decision

LEADOPTION Tents line the side of the road along West 11th Street in downtown Vancouver in June.

June 28, 2024, 5:31pm Clark County News

Vancouver officials said Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding a Grants Pass law banning camping will have no impact on the city’s approach to homelessness, according to a statement Friday. Read story

Students gather in the cafeteria at View Ridge Middle School before school on May 4, 2022.

Ridgefield school bonds keep failing; community says simplify and prioritize

Students gather in the cafeteria at View Ridge Middle School before school on May 4, 2022.

June 27, 2024, 3:11pm Clark County News

The Ridgefield School District is again returning to the drawing board to figure out how to pass a construction bond district leaders say is necessary to address rapid population growth. Read story

The Park Laundry site in Downtown Ridgefield.

Cleanup of contaminated Park Laundry site in Ridgefield begins

The Park Laundry site in Downtown Ridgefield.

June 24, 2024, 3:01pm Business

Cleanup has begun at the contaminated Park Laundry site in downtown Ridgefield. Read story

A motorist prepares to head southbound on Interstate 5 from the Northeast 179th Street interchange in Ridgefield on Monday morning. The state plans to install roundabouts there.

Ridgefield roundabouts slated for 179th Street; WSDOT seeks residents’ input through survey

A motorist prepares to head southbound on Interstate 5 from the Northeast 179th Street interchange in Ridgefield on Monday morning. The state plans to install roundabouts there.

June 20, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News

The Washington State Department of Transportation is moving forward with a project that will introduce roundabouts at the on- and offramps to Interstate 5 at Northeast 179th Street, near the Clark County Fairgrounds. Read story

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Cause, manner of death undetermined for man whose body was found in encampment near Ridgefield

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June 18, 2024, 5:47pm Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office was unable to determine cause and manner of death of a 61-year-old man whose body was found in an encampment south of Ridgefield in April. Read story

Clark County Business Briefing for June 8, 2024

June 8, 2024, 5:58am Business

Wineries in Southwest Washington were among the winners at the 2024 Seattle Wine Awards, the state’s largest contest for professional wineries: Read story

Bill Iyall reelected as Cowlitz chairman

June 4, 2024, 4:58pm Clark County News

Bill Iyall reelected as Cowlitz chairman Read story

A woman was killed in a shop fire north of Ridgefield early Monday morning.

Woman dead in shop fire north of Ridgefield; fire marshal investigating

A woman was killed in a shop fire north of Ridgefield early Monday morning.

June 3, 2024, 11:55am Clark County News

A woman was found dead after a large shop fire Monday morning north of Ridgefield. Read story

Join the Big Paddle on the Ridgefield Waterfront, as well as First Saturday events in Overlook Park.

Save the Date: All the things you ever even thought about doing this summer in Clark County

Join the Big Paddle on the Ridgefield Waterfront, as well as First Saturday events in Overlook Park.

June 1, 2024, 6:11am Clark County Life

Summer may be the time when you slow down and relax, but it’s the busiest time of year in Clark County. Use this list to plan your summer fun but be sure to check websites or phone numbers before you go in case details have changed. If you don’t see… Read story

Shops and restaurants are seen off Royle Road in Ridgefield. Retail in Ridgefield has boomed over the past 30 years. Retail sales in 2022 were about five times higher than they were in 2005.

Retail sales, not new construction, now driving Ridgefield’s tax base

Shops and restaurants are seen off Royle Road in Ridgefield. Retail in Ridgefield has boomed over the past 30 years. Retail sales in 2022 were about five times higher than they were in 2005.

June 1, 2024, 6:02am Business

When Kurt Rylander was a grade-school kid in the 1970s, he and his friend used to bike downtown to buy candy at Zebrun’s. The longtime grocery store was one of the few retailers in Ridgefield for decades. Since then, Ridgefield’s population has boomed — and so has business. Taxable retail… Read story