The Columbian

Friday, August 19, 2022

Aug. 19, 2022

Sustainability cornerstone of Camas-Washougal apartment complex Ninebark

Two hundred and forty-six apartments in a sustainable living community called Ninebark are currently in the works at the Camas and Washougal waterfront area.

Construction workers lend a hand building homes at the Cedars community in Brush Prairie in July.

Clark County housing market looking healthier in July report

For Clark County residents thinking about buying a home, there’s good news: The market is starting to look up.

Clark County Business

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Doug Ness, then The Columbian's finance director, operates a backhoe to take one of the first "bites" of the former Jantzen swimwear factory in 2006. The Columbian bought the property, now the location of Grand Central Fred Meyer, with the intention of building an office, but later sold the site.

Doug Ness, retired CFO who guided The Columbian through tough times, dies at 77

Doug Ness, retired chief financial officer of The Columbian and longtime Columbia River Economic Development Council board member, died early Thursday at age 77 after a long illness.

Clark County Business

A skateboard-weilding vandal smashed multiple windows at Geme Art and two other businesses in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday. A man was later arrested in connection with the incident.

Vandal smashes windows at three Vancouver businesses

A man is accused of smashing out the windows of three downtown Vancouver businesses with a skateboard Tuesday morning, causing extensive damage to an art gallery and supply shop.

Courts & Crime

Jessica Chan, pictured with her dog Sumo, is the founder of NMV Pop-Local. It showcases a variety of mostly locally made products, such as clothes, soaps, jewelry, artwork and baked goods.

Try This: Night Market Vancouver, Slo Poks Car Club, Taste ’n Tunes

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Emmett Reese, 7, and his brother, Cooper, 4, along with their parents, Alena and Spencer Reese of Vancouver, read "Bear Came Along" by Richard T. Morris one page at a time circling the playground at Hearthwood Park.

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Morning sun illuminates a sign on the side of a building at Clark College in Vancouver on a Friday morning in January.

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A whistleblower investigation report released Thursday by the Office of the Washington State Auditor found that Clark College staff failed to comply with state law…

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Alcoa's Intalco Works smelter near Ferndale circa 2001.

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Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, right, a Democrat, and Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson, left, running as a nonpartisan, take part in a debate, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Olympia, Wash., with Melissa Santos, center, of Axios Local, moderating. Hobbs and Anderson are seeking to fill the remaining two years of the term of Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman, who left to take a key election security job in the Biden administration. (AP Photo/Ted S.

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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) drops to pass as Chicago Bears' Kyler Gordon (6) closes in during the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, in Seattle.

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FILE - The healthcare.gov website is seen, on Dec. 14, 2021 in Fort Washington, Md. Millions of people in the United States will be spared from big increases in health care costs next year after President Joe Biden signed legislation extending generous subsidies for those who buy plans through federal and state marketplaces.

Biden bill to help millions escape higher health care costs

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