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Early learning program has free preschool spots
Ashley Horn and her daughter, Icess, have each grown in their own ways since the 4-year-old girl enrolled at the Hough Early Learning Center a year ago. Icess counts, knows how to write her name and...
View ArticleClown calls test patience of Clark County law enforcement
Clark County sheriff’s deputies have been responding to a handful of weird clown sightings each of the past few nights, a clearly exasperated sheriff’s Sgt. Brent Waddell said Thursday night. On one...
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Clark County Historical Museum carefully stores American Indian basketry
The baskets needed a break. Now a temporary museum closure is helping them step out of the spotlight. With the Clark County Historical Museum closed for remodeling, its contents are moving out. That...
View ArticleVolunteers sought to fix Cultus Creek trail
TROUT LAKE — Volunteers are needed Oct. 15 and 16 for a work party on Cultus Creek trail No. 108 in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The Washington Trails Association will have a base camp at...
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October theater offerings are frighteningly funny
Death is such a goof. Sure seems that way in October, the month when darkness and chill and general creepiness return to the landscape — and everybody happily jumps on that bandwagon. Nice normal...
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Vancouver Energy offers to start terminal operations at half capacity
Vancouver Energy said Friday it plans to begin operations at its proposed Port of Vancouver crude oil terminal at half capacity, due to public safety concerns. “We heard the concerns about safety and...
View ArticleBomb squad closes SR 14, destroys suspicious object
A state trooper found a suspicious object on state Highway 14 early Friday morning, prompting a brief closure of the highway and a bomb squad to respond. The trooper had stopped a vehicle on the...
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Transgender candidate suspends legislative campaign
Kaitlyn Beck, who wanted to make history as the youngest and first openly transgender legislator in the Washington State Legislature, is suspending her campaign. Beck’s grandmother has suffered a heart...
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No evidence found to sustain Benton’s complaint
An independent investigator found no evidence supporting Sen. Don Benton’s whistleblower complaint against County Manager Mark McCauley, public records show. According to records obtained by The...
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Longtime Vancouver jeweler Steve Runyan dies
Steve Runyan, a longtime jeweler, businessman and civic leader, died Thursday night due to complications from pneumonia, according to his family. He was 77. The Runyan name may ring familiar to anyone...
View ArticleCyclist hit by SUV still in critical condition
The boy critically injured Thursday when an SUV hit him as he attempted to cross East Mill Plain Boulevard remained in critical condition Friday evening. Vancouver Police Department spokeswoman Kim...
View ArticleGirlfriend, 17, accused of aiding in crimes
The girlfriend of a Vancouver man charged in multiple robberies and a shooting in Hazel Dell is accused of helping him carry out the crimes. Ashley M. Ashton, 17, appeared Friday in Clark County...
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B.G. schools ask for building bonds
Battle Ground Public Schools is asking voters to approve an $80 million bond to make long-overdue renovations, replace four schools and build two new ones in the growing district. The north Clark...
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Hockinson Middle School STEM students need only step outside to see construction
BRUSH PRAIRIE — Students in Hockinson Middle School’s science, technology, engineering and math classes were taken outside to the construction site of the district’s replacement middle school on Friday...
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Morning Press: Clark College’s STEM building; Scary clowns; Deer hunting season
Find out what’s on tap for this weekend’s weather. Check our local weather coverage. In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories of the week: Clark College formally welcomes $40 million...
View ArticleFlyfishers to meet Oct. 19 in Camas
CAMAS — The Clark-Skamania Flyfishers will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Camas Meadows Golf Course, 4105 N.W. Camas Meadows Drive. The guest speaker will be Mike McCoy, a club member and owner of Snake...
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Press Talk: Who made Donald Trump?
Welcome, class. I’m Professor Brancaccio, and this is “The Making of Trump: 101.” The premise of this class is to study how someone like Donald Trump can get this close to becoming president. Jimmy,...
View ArticleNew Washougal bike skills course opens today
The first phase of the Washougal Bike Park Skills Course will open during a ceremony from 2 to 5 p.m. today at Hamllik Park, 4285 Addy St. Kids are invited to ride the course and go through a series...
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Herrera Beutler rejects Trump for president; will write in Ryan
U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler denounced Donald Trump on Saturday after lewd comments the Republican presidential candidate made about women in 2005 became public Friday. “For months I’ve left the...
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Mountain bikers ride into grand opening
WASHOUGAL — Mountain biking fans of all ages convened Saturday to test their skills against the boulder, beam and grit features during the grand opening celebration of Hamllik Park’s new bike skills...
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