Battle Ground schools noted for AP classes
Battle Ground Public Schools is among the top 10 school districts in the state for Advance Placement course access and AP test scores, according to a ranking by College Board released Wednesday. Battle...
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In death, Camas poet finds new life
CAMAS — Strangely enough, it took the spectre of death for John Kay's artistry to reach the peak he'd always wanted to achieve. Kay, 68, has been writing poetry and doing photography all his life. "I...
View ArticleChief Umtuch to host S.W. Washington Math Challenge
The 2016 Southwest Washington Math Challenge will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 5 at Chief Umtuch Middle School, 700 N.W. Ninth Ave. The fourth annual competition features individual and team events...
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Go, Ideas: Seed swap, ‘Avenue Q,’ Native women’s view of Lewis and Clark
Go, Ideas: 1. Get ready Spring is around the corner, and now is a great time to get prepared. For those who enjoy gardening, the Great Clark County Seed Swap will held at the La Center Grange, 328 W....
View ArticleSummer, fall salmon season planning begins Tuesday
OLYMPIA — A public meeting to preview this year’s ocean and fall salmon fishing seasons, including in the Columbia River, is scheduled Tuesday. The annual event will begin at 9 a.m. in the auditorium...
View ArticleVHA looks to add affordable housing to midtown area
Vancouver Housing Authority is seeking ideas from developers for a block just north of Mill Plain Boulevard, where the nonprofit plans to build affordable housing. The site, a nearly empty block at...
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Disaster outreach, Hollywood-style
The county's emergency planning agency is betting that moviegoers, after watching a 300-foot tsunami barrel through a Norwegian fjord toward a small town, will be more receptive to information about...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 2/26
Monday — 1 adult spring chinook, 37 steelhead. Tuesday — 1 adult spring chinook, 33 steelhead. Water temperature — 42.5 degrees. Streamflow — 202,000 cubic feet per second. Note: Counts through March...
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Robbery reported at Umpqua Bank in Hazel Dell
Police were searching the area around an Umpqua Bank branch in Hazel Dell following a robbery there shortly before 12:30 Friday afternoon. The Clark County Sheriff's Office said a man entered the bank...
View ArticleMedical office mistakenly reveals patient names
A Vancouver medical imaging center inadvertently disclosed the names of more than 600 patients when mailing appointment reminders. On Dec. 30, Vancouver Radiologists mailed 603 mammogram appointment...
View ArticleFoxconn’s 4-year pursuit of Sharp stumbles near final hurdle
Billionaire Terry Gou has been chasing Sharp Corp. since at least 2012 and just when it looked like Foxconn Technology Group had secured its prize, he hit the pause button. Foxconn learned this week...
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Morning Press: Moving to Cowlitz County, La Center sewer line
What's on tap for this week's weather? Check our local weather coverage. In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories of the weekend: Movin' on up to Cowlitz County First-time homeowners...
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Off Beat: Goldendoodles Zephyr, Hugo celebrating first leap-day birthday
Sunday’s paper had a story about Clark County folks with a Feb. 29 birthday. But humans can’t have all the fun. Since today is leap day and littermates Zephyr and Hugo are celebrating their first leap...
View ArticleRobber hits Fisher’s Landing bank
Vancouver police ringed the Fisher’s Landing area for a bandit who struck a US Bank branch there at noon Monday. According to the Vancouver Police Department, a man entered the bank, presented a...
View ArticlePolice execute search warrant in Carter Park
Vancouver police arrested three people following a search in the Carter Park area Monday morning, part of an investigation that included the assistance of the FBI, Portland police and a human...
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Firefighters douse car fire in Battle Ground parking lot
Firefighters responded to, and quickly extinguished, an engine fire in a car parked in Battle Ground Monday afternoon. Clark County Fire District 3 personnel arrived to the fire, at 15 S.W. 20th Ave.,...
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Cancer claims sport-fishing leader Larry Snyder
Larry Snyder, former long-time president of the Vancouver Wildlife League and for three decades a Columbia River sport-fishing activist, has died. He was 75. Snyder succumbed Sunday after an extended...
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Driver plows into Safeway at Andresen and 63rd Street
A driver sent her car through the wall of a Safeway store at Andresen Road and Northeast 63rd Street Monday. Clark County Sheriff's Sgt. Chuck Christensen said the driver, described as an older woman,...
View ArticleCalifornia firm raises $9M for Camas development project
A California company has raised $9 million toward developing part of the Green Mountain subdivision in Camas. Landmark Capital Advisors announced the “complex” equity transaction last week on behalf of...
View ArticleProvidence Express Care opens in Fisher’s Landing Walgreens
Clark County residents can now stop in an east Vancouver Walgreens store to see a physician about a sprained ankle or itchy rash. The Walgreens store in Fisher’s Landing, 1905 S.E. 164th Ave., is among...
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