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Union’s Ava Smith will always be inspired by Kobe and Gigi Bryant
Sports

Union’s Ava Smith will always be inspired by Kobe and Gigi Bryant

Four years after the death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gigi, and seven others, Union High School senior Ava Smith reflects on playing against Gigi in her last game, the day before the crash, and w…

Jan 26, 2024

Young area performers get big break, working with Oregon Children’s Theatre
Youth

Young area performers get big break, working with Oregon Children’s Theatre

Grace Farrell, 15, and Bailey McIlroy, 17, of Clark County are cast members for The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, their first professional gigs in the performing arts.

Jan 26, 2024

Vancouver Fire responds to fire at Evergreen Memorial Gardens
News

Vancouver Fire responds to fire at Evergreen Memorial Gardens

On Thursday at about 8:45 p.m., the Vancouver Fire Department was dispatched to Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Funeral Chapel for a report of the crematorium on fire.

Jan 26, 2024

Clark County Today Sports Podcast, Jan 26, 2024: Reclassification and how its affects Southwest Washington; and memories of Kobe Bryant from a local athlete
Sports

Clark County Today Sports Podcast, Jan 26, 2024: Reclassification and how its affects Southwest Washington; and memories of Kobe Bryant from a local athlete

The sports administrators join reporter Paul Valencia in a discussion about the WIAA’s reclassification numbers, the new football coach at Camas High School, and a special story about Union senior…

Jan 26, 2024

POLL: Do you support I-2109, which would repeal the tax on capital-gains?
Opinion

POLL: Do you support I-2109, which would repeal the tax on capital-gains?

Do you support I-2109, which would repeal the tax on capital-gains?

Jan 25, 2024

Dems, Republicans take different approaches to recruiting police officers to WA
News

Dems, Republicans take different approaches to recruiting police officers to WA

Addressing out-of-control crime in many communities and a shortage of police officers across much of the state is a top priority for Washington lawmakers this session.

Jan 25, 2024

Opinion: Hospital-at-home programs offer an innovative solution to freeing up hospital beds
Opinion

Opinion: Hospital-at-home programs offer an innovative solution to freeing up hospital beds

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center explains that HB 2295 and SB 6101 would give the state more solutions for freeing up needed acute-care beds.

Jan 25, 2024

Passage of Sen. Lynda Wilson bill leads off Senate fight against fentanyl
News

Passage of Sen. Lynda Wilson bill leads off Senate fight against fentanyl

Sen. Lynda Wilson’s effort to protect children from being harmed by fentanyl exposure has sailed through the state Senate for a second straight year.

Jan 25, 2024

Feb. 13 special election: Battle Ground Capital Levy
Community News

Feb. 13 special election: Battle Ground Capital Levy

Area resident Dick Rylander provides a look at the Battle Ground School District Capital Levy on the Feb. 13 special election ballot.

Jan 25, 2024

Ridgefield School Board approves bonds for April 2024 special election ballot
Community News

Ridgefield School Board approves bonds for April 2024 special election ballot

Ridgefield School District’s Board of Directors voted unanimously on Tuesday (Jan. 23) to place a bond initiative consisting of two propositions before voters.

Jan 25, 2024

Winter rains bring high water, impacting county parks along rivers
Community News

Winter rains bring high water, impacting county parks along rivers

Winter brings high water levels and swift currents to area rivers and streams each year. High river levels occur annually in the rainy season (October through March) and during spring snow melt (Ap…

Jan 25, 2024

Clark College Dental Hygiene students offer free dental care day to children
Youth

Clark College Dental Hygiene students offer free dental care day to children

The Clark College Dental Hygiene department is holding its annual free children’s dental health clinic on Sat., Feb. 3.

Jan 25, 2024

Vancouver to host open house for Waterfront Gateway Plaza design
Community News

Vancouver to host open house for Waterfront Gateway Plaza design

The city of Vancouver invites community members to join staff from the city and local real estate firm, Lincoln, to provide feedback on design plans for the new Waterfront Gateway public plaza.

Jan 25, 2024

Washington House fast-tracking bill targeting tax repealing initiatives
News

Washington House fast-tracking bill targeting tax repealing initiatives

The Washington House is fast-tracking a bill that critics say is a direct response to several ballot initiatives submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office last year seeking to repeal a variety o…

Jan 24, 2024

Opinion: Will Washington voters say no?
Opinion

Opinion: Will Washington voters say no?

Ten times since 1934, Washington voters have said no to any kind of income taxes, including those targeting the wealthiest among us.

Jan 24, 2024

Kiggins Theatre: ‘The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill’ has special local connection
People

Kiggins Theatre: ‘The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill’ has special local connection

Mark Bittner, who grew up in Vancouver, was the human focus of a 2003 documentary about his relationship with a flock of parrots in San Francisco, and now that film, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph H…

Jan 24, 2024

School bus involved in motor vehicle accident
News

School bus involved in motor vehicle accident

Just after 9:10 a.m. Wednesday, an Evergreen School District bus with children on board was struck in a collision with an SUV in East Vancouver at the intersection of NE 28th Street and 119th Ave.

Jan 24, 2024

Vancouver Fire responds to car fire on I-5
News

Vancouver Fire responds to car fire on I-5

At 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Vancouver Fire Department units were dispatched to the report of a car fire at the 2700 block of Interstate 5 southbound.

Jan 24, 2024