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Clark County school districts present voters with choices on levies, bonds
Joanna Yorke, Reporter & Kelly Moyer, Reporter ClarkCountyToday.com CLARK COUNTY — Over the last few months, numerous school districts in the Clark County area have been preparing for the Feb. 14 s…
Area teams eye postseason playoffs
The high school regular season will come to a close in the next week for Clark County basketball teams, many of which are still battling for the right to advance to the playoffs. Postseason spots a…
Area meteorologist: ‘Major storm looking less likely for Portland Metro Area’
VANCOUVER — KOIN 6 Meteorologist Steve Pierce updated his weather forecast for the next 48 hours covering the Portland Metropolitan area, including Clark County, and his projections indicate less s…
Speakers set for ‘Transportation Solutions’ Town Hall Meeting
VANCOUVER — Two Southwest Washington legislators are joining forces to present a “Transportation Solutions” Town Hall Meeting to hear from 17th and 18th District constituents. The public forum, hos…
CASEE students place in top 10 at field ecology symposium
BRUSH PRAIRIE — Last month, three teams of students from teacher Irene Catlin’s CASEE II Environmental Science class placed in the top 10 at the Mount St. Helens Institute’s High School Field Ecolo…
Ridgefield High School students take center stage in Poetry Out Loud contest
RIDGEFIELD — On the evening of Jan. 18, more than two dozen Ridgefield High School students braved the ice, slush and pouring rain to take center stage at The Old Liberty Theater to recite the work…
More politics as usual in Olympia
I have to tell you, it’s getting harder and harder each day to stay involved in politics at any level. Whether it’s our local government and municipalities, or the current legislative session in Ol…
Two good reasons for a no vote on Hockinson levy
For the third year in a row, the Hockinson School District is asking voters for more money. Last year’s $39.9 million bond was for a new middle school and improvements to the high school. At the hi…
La Center couple Jeff and Marilyn Siebert use their faith in God to make it through the long walk of cancer
LA CENTER — Anyone in the Clark County area who has visited one of the several live nativity scenes at area churches during the Christmas season has met Curly the Camel, one of the main stars of th…
Junior Symphony of Vancouver will present their Spring Concert on March 25
VANCOUVER — Community members are invited to join the musicians of the Junior Symphony of Vancouver, led by Conductor Collin Heade, for their Spring Concert that includes music by Handel, Mozart, B…
New ‘Discover Washougal Art Map’ helps visitors find public artwork throughout city of Washougal
WASHOUGAL — If you’ve strolled around Washougal recently, you may have noticed a few pieces of public art popping up here and there over the past few years. Petroglyph sculptures jazz up Washougal’…
Making a difference: William Zalpys
Carolyn Schultz-Rathbun For ClarkCountyToday.com FERN PRAIRIE — Fern Prairie Cemetery Commissioner William Zalpys can make arrests. Although Zalpys says he has never used it, state law gives him th…
‘There’s nothing there!’ Crowd gathered to see 1992 time capsule opening at Vancouver school shocked, dismayed at suspected theft
VANCOUVER — What was supposed to be an afternoon full of reminiscing and remembering “the good old days” of 1992 turned into a day of sadness and disappointment at the Lieser School in Vancouver Fr…
Lateral police officers offered $10,000 hiring bonus
BATTLE GROUND — The Battle Ground Police Department is seeking experienced, motivated police officers to join its team of professional law enforcement officers and support staff. In addition to exc…
Oregon’s decision to abandon long-standing agreement with Washington compromises salmon and integrity
By Rep. Liz Pike, R-Camas I applaud our own Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission for its 7-2 vote on Jan. 14 to reach a compromise that has our state moving in the right direction for conservati…
Battle Ground students receive Chromebooks through technology program
BATTLE GROUND — Battle Ground Public Schools is launching a 1:1 (one-to-one) computing initiative that will put a Chromebook into the hands of every student in grades third through 12th for use at…
Youth actors, stage crew prepare for upcoming performances of ‘Shrek the Musical Jr.’
WASHOUGAL — Although performances of Journey Theater Arts Group’s “Shrek the Musical Jr.” won’t start until the weekend of Feb. 24, Kristi Foster, executive artistic director for Journey Theater Ar…
With bond funding for sewer extension now secure, La Center’s plans for mixed-use ‘town center’ near interstate begin to gel
LA CENTER — Trying to keep pace with the rapidly changing landscape to their west — where the Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s new ilani casino-resort is now fewer than three months away from its mid-April o…