Community Foundation taking scholarship applications
The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington is accepting scholarship applications for the 2017-18 school year, the organization announced Friday. The Community Foundation, which supports...
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Finding care can be a pain in Clark County
The phones begin ringing at 7:30 a.m. at the Child & Adolescent Clinic’s Vancouver office. The doors don’t open to patients for another hour, but Evelyn Paxton is at the front desk, headset on,...
View ArticleWeather Eye: Expect some mess when nature cleans away all this snow
Despite sunshine each day after our heavy snowfall, we still can’t crack the freezing point with our high temperatures. Vancouver managed only 30 degrees for a high Saturday after a bone-chilling low...
View ArticleVancouver Public Schools says timing right for bond measure
Vancouver Public Schools hopes low interest rates and high need will persuade voters to support a $458 million bond measure to build new campuses and renovate existing schools in the district. The...
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Fire rips through Fourth Plain strip mall
A three-alarm fire ripped through a strip mall in the Sifton area of east Vancouver early today. The fire was reported at 5:41 a.m. at Sifton Plaza, a four-unit retail complex at 13412 N.E. Fourth...
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Warmer weather to start melting ice, snow locally
After lows in the single digits, warming conditions Monday will start eroding Clark County’s crust of ice and snow. “We will see warmer temperatures and rain push into the area,” Will Ahue,...
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Christmas Ship boater retires from holiday tradition at 89
Bert Burgess decided to give the local Christmas Ship fleet a try in 1966. The 89-year-old Vancouver boater was still part of the annual river-going parade a month ago. Dec. 16 turned out to be the...
View ArticleHoliday Closures: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
What’s open and what’s closed today for Martin Luther King Jr. Day: • MAIL: The Vancouver Main Post Office, 2700 Caples Road, is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. No home delivery except Express Mail....
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Off Beat: Take a trip down that lane where the snow will never melt
There is a stretch of street that’s always covered with packed snow. It never gets plowed, and the sun never melts the portion of Memory Lane that runs through December 2008. Weather events tend to get...
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School districts put levies before voters
School districts around the county will turn to voters on Feb. 14 to help fund various school programs and amenities. In some of the county’s smaller cities, the Camas School District, Washougal School...
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Schools in Camas, Woodland add security measures
WOODLAND — Visitors to Woodland Intermediate School this year have a few extra steps to go through before they’re allowed into the school. First off, they have to enter through the office, now that all...
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Wind advisory precedes threat of ice storm, flooding
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory that affects east Clark County Monday morning, the first of many weather-related threats the region faces this week. The agency warned that fast...
View ArticleBrief power outage affects thousands in Battle Ground
Several thousand residents in Battle Ground briefly lost power after a crash early this morning. A vehicle hit a power pole to a transmission line and knocked power out to 14,454 customers at about...
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MLK volunteers tidy Piano Hospital
Gordon Hewitt bustled around the School of Piano Technology for the Blind on Monday, directing a team of volunteers busy cleaning, painting, repairing drywall and rewiring electric circuits. This is...
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Body found in Fourth Plain strip mall fire not yet ID’d
Officials are still working to confirm the identity, and track down next of kin, of the person found dead in the ruins of a strip mall destroyed by fire on Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard on Sunday...
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Unity March Against Poverty focuses on homeless
There was no marching at Monday morning’s Unity March Against Poverty in Vancouver because downtown’s slick, icy roads and sidewalks were deemed too dangerous. But, the frigid conditions also helped...
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AIDS quilt to remain on display at Vancouver church
Thanks to rough weather, the section of the AIDS Memorial Quilt now on display at Mill Plain United Methodist Church will stay longer than expected, so more visitors can view it. The quilt section was...
View ArticleBattle Ground councilor to seek re-election
Battle Ground – Brian Munson, who was appointed to a vacant seat on the Battle Ground City Council six months ago, said he will stand for election in November. Prior to joining the council, Munson was...
View ArticleNominees sought for Florence Wager awards
Clark County – The Parks Foundation of Clark County is accepting nominations for the Florence B. Wager awards, which recognize individuals for their outstanding contributions to the county’s parks,...
View ArticleBond information meeting scheduled for Wednesday
Ridgefield – The Ridgefield School District will host a community forum to discuss the Feb. 14 vote on the district’s proposed $78 million bond. The forum will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday...
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