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Former Vancouver athlete conquers Death Valley
People

Former Vancouver athlete conquers Death Valley

Cameron Hummels, a 1996 Columbia River High School graduate, hiked from one end of Death Valley to the other, all alone, with no assistance, in four days.

May 8, 2022

Opinion: WSDOT canceled ferry service to avoid daily bad press
Opinion

Opinion: WSDOT canceled ferry service to avoid daily bad press

Decision was made a week before WSDOT fired over 400 employees due to the state vaccine mandate.

May 6, 2022

Vancouver Police arrest male after two-hour negotiation
Community News

Vancouver Police arrest male after two-hour negotiation

Vancouver Police arrested 43-year-old Casey S. Keith Thursday evening after a two-hour negotiation.

May 6, 2022

High School Sports: Spring playoffs in baseball, soccer start Saturday
Sports

High School Sports: Spring playoffs in baseball, soccer start Saturday

Team sports baseball and boys soccer start their postseasons this weekend, while softball will start next week as the final sports season of the school year heads into its final weeks.

May 6, 2022

Travis Drake, an administrator with Battle Ground Public Schools, named boys basketball coach at Columbia River HS
Sports

Travis Drake, an administrator with Battle Ground Public Schools, named boys basketball coach at Columbia River HS

n an unusual move, Columbia River High School of Vancouver Public Schools, has hired Travis Drake, an administrator who works for Battle Ground Public Schools, as its boys basketball coach.

May 6, 2022

Battle Ground Police investigate auto prowls and thefts
Community News

Battle Ground Police investigate auto prowls and thefts

The Battle Ground Police Department has received several reports of auto prowls and thefts since May 2.

May 6, 2022

Overnight closures are coming next week to the southbound and northbound I-5 Interstate Bridge
Transportation

Overnight closures are coming next week to the southbound and northbound I-5 Interstate Bridge

Overnight closures are coming next week to the southbound and northbound Interstate Bridge One lane will remain open at all times during the work, part of the biennial inspection process.

May 6, 2022

Twitter still purging COVID-19 contrarians
News

Twitter still purging COVID-19 contrarians

Amid the sudden surge of free speech following the announcement that Elon Musk had purchased Twitter, several critics of the U.S government response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been locked out of…

May 6, 2022

Candidate Filing Week is May 16-20
News

Candidate Filing Week is May 16-20

Candidate Filing Week is May 16-20 for people who want to run for any of the 165 federal, state, and multicounty legislative or judicial offices up for election in Washington this year.

May 6, 2022

Community Foundation opens registration for Give More 24!
Community News

Community Foundation opens registration for Give More 24!

The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington created the regional giving day to help nonprofits raise awareness and funds for programs serving Clark, Cowlitz and Skamania County residents.

May 6, 2022

Auditor’s office receives award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting
News

Auditor’s office receives award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting

The Government Finance Officers Association this week announced that Clark County Auditor’s Office has received GFOA’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting (PAFR).

May 6, 2022

POLL: Do you approve of the Interstate Bridge Replacement team recommending only one auxiliary lane and only 3 through lanes for the replacement Interstate Bridge?
Opinion

POLL: Do you approve of the Interstate Bridge Replacement team recommending only one auxiliary lane and only 3 through lanes for the replacement Interstate Bridge?

Do you approve of the Interstate Bridge Replacement team recommending only one auxiliary lane and only 3 through lanes for the replacement Interstate Bridge?

May 5, 2022

IBR proposes fewer auxiliary lanes than failed CRC and partial Hayden Island interchange
Transportation

IBR proposes fewer auxiliary lanes than failed CRC and partial Hayden Island interchange

The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBR) team revealed their recommendation for the project Thursday morning to the members of the Executive Steering Group (ESG).

May 5, 2022

Iconic Red Lion Hotel at the Quay sign taken down
Business

Iconic Red Lion Hotel at the Quay sign taken down

The Red Lion is being deconstructed as the port prepares to build a public market and other developments.

May 5, 2022

Opinion: Which way forward? It should include the governor ending his vaccine mandate, letting fired employees return to work
Opinion

Opinion: Which way forward? It should include the governor ending his vaccine mandate, letting fired employees return to work

Elizabeth Hovde of the Washington Policy Center shares the suffering from Gov. Jay Inslee’s strict vaccine mandate, which did not stop the spread of COVID-19.

May 5, 2022

MIT study ties COVID shots to cardiac arrest among youth
News

MIT study ties COVID shots to cardiac arrest among youth

Amid a variety of reports of an unusual increase in cardiac events among young people, a peer-reviewed MIT study of data in highly vaccinated Israel found COVID vaccines were “significantly associa…

May 5, 2022

Drug take-back event collects 3,743 pounds of unused medications and syringes in Southwest Washington
Community News

Drug take-back event collects 3,743 pounds of unused medications and syringes in Southwest Washington

More than 875 residents in Clark and Skamania counties safely dropped off a total of 3,743 pounds of unused medications and syringes during a multi-site drug take-back event on April 30.

May 5, 2022

Commerce grants fund infrastructure at two VHA projects
News

Commerce grants fund infrastructure at two VHA projects

Fourth Plain Community Commons in Vancouver received $345,900 and Weaver Creek Commons in Battle Ground received $1,335,605 through the Connecting Housing to Infrastructure program.

May 5, 2022