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Attic fire displaces nine in Vancouver
A total of nine family members, including six who were home at the time, were displaced Tuesday by an attic fire at a Vancouver residence.
Interstate Bridge reached peak capacity in early‐1990s and the Glenn Jackson Bridge did so in the mid‐2000s
Transportation planners fail to add vehicle capacity in their 20-year plans while saying vehicle miles traveled will increase substantially.
Class 4A, 3A wrestlers get the go-ahead to compete starting Saturday
After a delay due to testing mandates for high school wrestlers, Southwest Washington big schools are planning to have all nine programs compete at one site, four times in the next few weeks, inclu…
CREDC secures $75,000 to support United Precision Corporation expansion to Clark County
Today (May 11), the Columbia River Economic Development Council (CREDC) announced it has secured a $75,000 economic development grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce to support the…
Commission on Aging members to hear about serious illness and caregiving during COVID-19
The Commission on Aging will hear about the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on individuals living with a serious illness and those caring for them.
Opinion: ‘Journalists are literally responsible for filling the minds of a society’
Clark County Today Administrator Heidi Wetzler discusses the performance of the journalism industry today.
Catalytic converter thefts increase in Battle Ground
Every vehicle has a catalytic converter and every vehicle is a potential target.
Greater Vancouver Chamber and economic development partners to host a livestream legislative review
Event will feature senators and representatives from the 17th, 18th, and 49th Legislative Districts and will cover the latest priorities and topics that impact the growth and vitality of businesses…
Fort Vancouver senior reflects on ‘winning’ softball season
No, the Fort Vancouver Trappers did not have a winning season, in terms of the win-loss record, but Ari Cousin’s winning attitude is an example of the power of high school sports, especially in a p…
SkillsUSA motivates and inspires Woodland High School students to excel and compete using career-oriented skills with the team winning a State Championship title this year
Caleb Mouat won the state championship for the category Prepared Speech and Extemporaneous Speech and will move on to compete at the national championship.
Permit activity continues to surge as homebuying demand continues
The BIA is anticipating 2021’s permit issuance totals to meet or exceed the 2020 total of 1,121 single-family residential permits issued.
Gov. Jay Inslee appoints Councilor Temple Lentz to Washington State Board of Health
Lentz is a member of the Clark County Board of Health as the county council serves and functions as the county’s board of health.
Jaime Herrera Beutler helps secure funding to complete Ridgefield’s Gee Creek Trail
Federal grant will build north segment of the trail, fully establishing and connecting existing segments of the trail
County seeks applicants to fill open District Court seat
The open seat is due to the retirement of Judge John P. Hagensen on June 30, 2021.
Battle Ground Public Schools enrolling now for fall in-person learning
Starting next fall, remote learning options will not be offered at Battle Ground Public Schools’ comprehensive buildings.
Washington phase 3 counties are on hold, but some counties are still stuck in phase 2
Mark Harmsworth of the Washington Policy Center discusses Gov. Jay Inslee’s two-week pause of restriction rules.
Opinion: ‘Let’s learn to live with COVID-19 instead of listening to those who think we should live in fear of it’
Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance shares some thoughts on COVID-19 born out of lessons he learned from his mother, Donna Vance.
VIDEO PODCAST: John Ley discusses the failed CRC and the need for a third bridge
For the third installment of our new video podcast, “Behind the Stories,” we hear from Clark County Today reporter John Ley.