Share’s Housing First director Garrett retires
After 15 years of serving the homeless at Share, Katherine Garrett is retiring. She was honored Thursday evening at the nonprofit’s Fromhold Service Center by her friends, family, co-workers, board...
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Battle Ground grad looks for love on MTV
There was a month-long period in 2016 when Taylor Selfridge’s friends thought she was living with her grandmother in Florida with a broken phone. In reality, she in was in the Dominican Republic...
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Morning Press: Homework replacement, Grains of Wrath, Property taxes explained
Are you ready for weather this afternoon? Check our local weather coverage. In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories of the week: Evergreen district’s after-school activities replacing...
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Press Talk: Respect the old ways of newspapers
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — Old school. That’s what Joe Workman was. And now he’s gone. Most of you reading this column in the Pacific Northwest will not recognize his name. But, rest assured, guys like...
View ArticleOne hurt, one arrested in Ridgefield shooting
A man was arrested Saturday after a shooting in Ridgefield that injured one person. The shooting was reported about 2:20 p.m. by the suspect, who told 911 dispatchers he had shot someone in the 900...
View ArticleSnow hits Vancouver, freezing rain to fall Sunday
Emergency responders are facing a chaotic afternoon in Clark County, with multiple traffic crashes on snow-slickened roads, including numerous rollovers into the median. Area residents should be...
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Scouts continue tradition of rounding up Christmas trees
Opinions vary on when the Christmas season officially ends, but for those in Clark County waiting for a signal to pack up the lights and toss out the tree, the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts were there to...
View ArticleFires damage two homes in same neighborhood
The Vancouver Fire Department responded to two different house fires in the same neighborhood that started within about five minutes of one-another. “We could see one from the other,” said Drew Tracy,...
View ArticleExplosion flattens Hazel Dell homeless camp
A large propane tank believed to have been used as a warming fire exploded Saturday evening, destroying a homeless camp near Highway 99 in Hazel Dell, according to Clark County Fire District 6....
View ArticlePublic meetings for the week of Jan. 8
Monday Washougal City Council, City Hall, 1701 C St., Washougal. • 5 p.m., workshop: Slayden Retainage release, Washington State Department of Transportation Supplemental Agreement No. 2 for Washougal...
View ArticleWeather Eye: Best to stay inside today with ice expected to hamper travel
Well, what can I say? Another blast of icy precipitation reached Clark County on Saturday with on-again, off-again snow showers. The snow was so powdery, much of it was blowing off roadways. The bulk...
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Wylie, Harris working to make resource center a reality
Two Southwest Washington lawmakers — one Republican, the other a Democrat — are joining forces this legislative session to help the Bridgeview Education and Employment Resource Center become a reality....
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Much riding on Battle Ground schools levy
Chief Umtuch Middle School teacher Beth Doughty’s seventh-grade history students tapped away at Dell Chromebook computers Thursday, completing presentations they hope will take them to a national...
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2017 Legislative Preview: Lawmakers set out priorities
The 2017 Washington state legislative session is likely to be dominated by education funding as lawmakers struggle to meet a pressing deadline to fully fund the state’s public schools. Southwest...
View ArticleClark County hunkers down as freezing rain nears
Clark County residents hunkered down this morning and prepared for a forecast ice storm later today. The National Weather Service’s ice storm warning issued Saturday evening remains in effect until 10...
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Family: Pneumonia can be deadly
For weeks, Larry Bremmeyer Sr. shrugged off his cough and runny nose. Family members, friends and employees tried to get the 56-year-old Vancouver man to see a doctor, but he kept brushing off his...
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Swanger will retire from District Court
After more than a decade of service, District Court Judge James Swanger will retire, creating a judicial vacancy to be filled by March 1. The Board of County Councilors will vet the applicants and make...
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Off Beat: Gold Rush heritage comes back to Vancouver
Some heritage of the California Gold Rush came full circle a couple of weeks ago in a downtown Vancouver cemetery. A group of history buffs cleaned up the Old City Cemetery and added holiday touches to...
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Escaping homelessness no cheap fix
First, there was the good news for Ginger Marcom: her name was pulled from the lottery for a coveted Section 8 housing voucher. Then came the bad news: finding a place would be a lot more difficult...
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Nonprofit plans microhomes for homeless female veterans
When Michael Stacey returned from the Vietnam War in 1973, he was proudly wearing his uniform as he stepped off the plane. The reaction from the public was disheartening. Strangers spit on him and...
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