Veterans Day Closures
What’s open and closed today for Veterans Day: • GARBAGE: Waste Connections will operate on its regular schedule. In Camas, pickups normally done Friday will be made Monday. • MAIL: No home delivery...
View ArticleGroup plans Vancouver march tonight
A group of Vancouver citizens plans a march in Vancouver this evening in solidarity with marches that have taken place the last two nights in Portland. “The hope is it’s a peaceful march for liberty...
View ArticleClark deputies among police response to Portland riot
Clark County sheriff’s deputies were among the police presence Thursday night in Portland and the agency said they anticipate assisting more tonight and this weekend. Responding to a mutual aid request...
View ArticleVancouver teen in critical condition a week after crash
A Vancouver teenager remains in critical condition a week after he was injured in a motorcycle crash. Keaten Wells, 17, was riding a motorcycle on Northeast St. Johns Road at about 8:15 p.m. Nov. 4...
View ArticleBPA proposes raising rates to utilities
The Bonneville Power Administration is proposing to raise its wholesale power rate by 3.5 percent and increasing transmission rates by 1.1 percent for years 2018 and 2019. BPA is a federal agency that...
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Veterans Day observance honors ‘sacrifice and dedication’
Veterans don’t quit serving when they leave the military; they often find new missions. That was just one of the messages when the community gathered for Friday’s Veterans Day observance. In addition...
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Protesters take to streets in Vancouver
Several dozen demonstrators marched through downtown Vancouver on Friday evening to protest Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric and victory in the presidential election Tuesday. Roughly 75 people joined...
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Red Cross volunteer meets family she’d helped in crisis
PORTLAND — Thanks to a mostly anonymous voice on the phone, Joyce Corier’s son, a deployed sailor, returned home in time to spend a final five hours with his father. At a chance meeting about seven...
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Morning Press: Chick-fil-A; Trump; SAD; Madore; La Center, I-5 exchange
What’s on tap for the weekend’s weather? Check our local weather coverage. In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories of the week: Chick-fil-A patrons overwhelm lot shared by 2 other...
View ArticleRetired doctor, WWII veteran to speak
Camas — Edward McAninch, a World War II veteran and retired physician from Camas, will be the featured speaker at the Camas-Washougal Historical Society’s annual meeting from noon to 2 p.m. today at...
View ArticleCouncil seeks volunteers with interest in recycling, garbage disposal
Vancouver — The Board of County Councilors seeks potential volunteers to represent southwest Clark County and agricultural interests on the Solid Waste Advisory Commission. The commission gives the...
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Devastating Vanport flood focus of Vintage Books event, OPB show, more
When Portland author Zita Podany came to Vintage Books in September with her new volume, “Vanport: Images of America,” she expected to do most of the talking. But the crowd that showed up had plenty to...
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Press Talk: Never forget the middle class
I looked around when I woke up Wednesday morning and, sure as God made tart green apples, life was still pretty dang good. My daughter Danni’s marriage was still going strong after four days, Bob...
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Election 2016: Blom, Quiring to join Clark County council
The races for Clark County council are now settled after Tanisha Harris, candidate for the District 3 position, called John Blom on Friday to congratulate him on his victory. On Tuesday’s election...
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Search and rescue volunteers train alongside working dogs
BATTLE GROUND — Tibetan mastiff Dusty, showing off his skills at finding human remains, pawed a patch of dirt Saturday afternoon at Camp Hope. Paydirt. Her handler, Brenda Wilson, planted some practice...
View ArticleWeather Eye: This week might be right time to put on winter tires
This has been an amazing month, weather-wise, with the warmest start to November on record. I just want to list the high temperatures so far this month, beginning with Nov. 1: 61, 65, 64, 68, 58, 61,...
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Vancouver man to run marathon in Greece in memory of grandfather
When Jeremiah Thompson toes the start line of the Athens Marathon today, he’ll do so with his grandfather on his mind. The 36-year-old Vancouver man and his longtime friend, 31-year-old Dimitry...
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Classic Gospel Sons Quartet back with new song collection
When the recording sessions were done and the quartet was on the plane back home, they realized yet another change was in order: the name of their project. The members of the Classic Gospel Sons...
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5 takeaways after Tuesday’s election
Though the results won’t be certified until Nov. 29, and a handful of votes will still be tallied in the coming days, the results of Tuesday’s election are resonating in Clark County. As has been the...
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Here’s how Clark County voted in presidential race
Clark County’s Elections office is still counting ballots, but the vast majority have been tallied, so far giving Democrat Hillary Clinton a slight edge over Republican President-elect Donald Trump,...
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