WATCH: Clark County COVID-19 cases rise by 129, six more deaths reported ; PeaceHealth doctor and nurse talk readiness for patient surge ; County Council delays decision on affordable housing sales tax ; County fireworks ban could be headed to the ballot box, plus Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance shares his thoughts on the issue.
Staffing, not bed space, the biggest concern for hospitals facing potential COVID-19 surge
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are down by half at PeaceHealth Southwest this week, but the hospital isn’t celebrating just yet.
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Meal services interrupted by new COVID-19 cases at the Clark County Jail
Inmates were fed Burgerville burgers and Domino’s Pizza this week after new COVID-19 cases shut down the jail’s kitchen.
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Clark County Council discusses new sales tax to fund affordable housing
In their work session on the morning of Dec. 10, councilors heard from county staff on what the tax could and could not do, as well as two methods for enacting it.
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Referendum submitted to rescind new county ban on fireworks
Sixty-three percent of public comments opposed the fireworks ban approved by members of the Clark County Council.
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Opinion: ‘I am conservative because I believe the best thing for our country is a smaller, less-intrusive government’
Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance shares his thoughts on the Clark County Council’s controversial restrictions on fireworks.
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