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Vancouver touts tree canopy benefits ahead of major funding increase ask
An Urban Forestry Management Plan is up for a vote by the Vancouver City Council in November with an ambitious goal of increasing the city’s tree canopy coverage to 28 percent by 2047.
Opinion: School officials are misleading voters about the real cost of proposed school construction bonds
Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center states that school officials should be required to provide the public with true and complete information about the real cost of approving school bonds.
Biden admits Trump was right about border wall, restarts some work
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced the administration was waiving 26 federal laws to allow construction of several miles of border wall in Texas.
It’s pumpkin patch season again in Clark County
Best to check out the websites of your favorite farms to confirm hours and ticket prices as pumpkin patch season gets into full swing for the remainder of October.
Senator says Ecology must be open about program driving up fuel prices
In a Sept. 26 letter to agency director Laura Watson, Sen. Perry Dozier points out how what is believed to be the first post fails to include names of account holder.
Opinion: Putting an end to day camping
Vancouver attorney Angus Lee believes the future of our community hinges on active civic participation.
Dozer Day returns for family fun this weekend
Nutter Foundation presents Dozer Day, an annual weekend festival that invites children to get behind the wheel of heavy construction equipment, and allows sponsors, such as Taylor Morrison, to spre…
Impact of pandemic on school children the topic of Capitol Hill event
While the 2023-24 academic school year is well underway, the devastating effects of government-imposed lockdowns, school closures, and other public health policies in the wake of the COVID-19 pande…
Juvenile ‘strike’ can count toward life sentence, WA Supreme Court rules
A divided Washington State Supreme Court ruled last month that a “three strikes” criminal offender can be imprisoned for life without parole even if one of the qualifying felony offenses was commit…
County Council updates work session and council time meeting sched
The Clark County Council decided to update its weekly schedule in an effort to accommodate an increase in scheduled meetings and provide consistency for attendees.
Health care workers strike as thousands join the picket line
Approximately 75,000 Kaiser workers went on strike Wednesday, including these workers who participated in a protest held at the Cascade Park Medical Center in Vancouver.
Opinion: Implications of shifts in commuting
Charles Prestrud believes that now that we have hard data that sheds light on commuting, the public agencies responsible for our transportation system need to update their plans and revise their fo…
Letter: ‘I think this is a horrible idea and hope you do not reintroduce grizzly bears’
Vancouver resident Jim McConnell offers a response to the National Park Service planning to reintroduce grizzly bears in the North Cascades.
Vancouver Police arrest assault suspect
Vancouver Police arrested 19-year-old Alexander Jose Conchas Tuesday. He is the suspect in the investigation of multiple incidents.
Opinion: 2023 – The Big Impact Election
The 2023 off-year local elections will have a greater impact on you personally than the 2024 presidential election, and you can have a greater impact on the outcome of your local races than you wil…
Columbia River and Ridgefield: Two schools, two sports, and a shared dominance
The Columbia River and Ridgefield girls soccer and volleyball teams have proven to be the best in the state for years now, and there is always a buzz when the programs face each other in the Class…
Pike Art Gallery presents a new art exhibition titled ‘Ghost Pumpkins of Shangri-La’
The public is invited to see a new body of work by Camas artist Liz Pike and Vancouver artist Blue Bond at an artists’ reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Pike Art Gallery, located at 302 NE Sixth…
Vancouver Fire responds to garage fire
Vancouver Fire Department units responded to a late-night house fire in Vancouver’s NE 97th Street area quickly brought under control; no injuries reported, cause under investigation.