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Pussyhat Project makes colorful point
For Carol Simas, even describing her small act of defiance is a challenge. “I’m calling about the …” she said in a recent phone call to The Columbian, before pausing. “Pussyhat Project,” she finished...
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Schools close as ice storm approaches
The first few pellets of an anticipated ice storm started falling at 5 a.m. today as what could become a major ice storm takes aim at Southwest Washington. A quarter inch of ice, or more, could fall...
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Vancouver woman ID’d as victim in strip mall fire
The person whose body was found among the debris of an intentionally set fire Sunday has been identified as a Vancouver woman who worked at the Sifton market. Amy Marie Hooser, 47, of Vancouver died of...
View ArticleRotary Club adopts elementary school
Bagley Downs — The Vancouver Sunrise Rotary Club adopted Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School on Jan. 6, and the Rotary Club is already helping students at the school. The Rotarians recently brought in...
View ArticlePearson education program receives grant for model plane kits
Hudson’s Bay — Fort Vancouver National Trust received a $5,019 grant from the Vancouver Energy Community Fund, a charitable arm of the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington. The money will go...
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Battle Ground students win forestry career competition
Battle Ground — Students from Battle Ground Public Schools’ Center for Agriculture, Science and Environmental Education program scored a first-place finish last month in a Future Farmers of America...
View ArticlePolitical group hosting series of events Friday
Vancouver – The political organization Right2BHeard is hosting a series of events in Vancouver starting this Friday called When WOMEN Unite, #LoveWins. The events kickoff on 6 p.m. on Friday with a...
View ArticleWarm clothing, care items distributed today
Vancouver – Hats, underwear, gloves, socks and personal care items will be distributed to those in need today by Friends of the Carpenter, a local nonprofit. The distribution will be from 1-3 p.m. at...
View ArticleEverybody Has A Story: It’s important to stay on track
Ignoring the rules of hiking can be dangerous. I found that out when I became lost and alone at 7,000 feet while hiking in Yosemite National Park. Though I initially followed markers and footprints,...
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Eagle Scout, specialist restore historic replica cannon
For former Vancouver soldiers Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. O.O. Howard, whose names are on nearby buildings, the two cannons would have represented formidable weapons. For the city, they represented...
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Symphony announces Young Artists winners
Clark County – The three gold-medal winners who rose to the top of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s 23rd annual Young Artists competition are all local kids. Trevor Natiuk, a pianist from Battle...
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Rain brings recovery from snow, ice
Overnight rain and above-freezing temperatures brought most of Clark County to the brink of normalcy this morning for the first time in 2017. Most public schools planned to open, though Vancouver and...
View ArticleTwo displaced after Harney Heights apartment fire
Two people were displaced after a fire at an apartment complex in Vancouver’s Harney Heights neighborhood early this morning. Crews with the Vancouver Fire Department were called to an apartment...
View ArticleCity offices to close early for training
La Center – City of La Center offices will close a bit early today for a few hours. Offices will close from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. today, while city employees are in mandatory training. For any emergencies,...
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VSAA alumnus returns to help school produce play
For the advanced theater students at Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, every move they make across the school’s black box theater is a struggle. About 15 students embody pain, fear and confusion...
View ArticleOregon to decide Friday on Columbia salmon reforms
SALEM — The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet here Friday to make its decision on the Columbia River salmon management reforms. The session will begin at 8 a.m. at the state Department of...
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Gifford Pinchot snow report 01/19
Mount St. Helens — Road No. 83 remains closed between Cougar and Marble Mountain sno-parks. At June Lake, the snow depth dropped from 97 inches on Tuesday morning to 88 inches on Wednesday afternoon....
View ArticleFishing report 01/19
Battle Ground Lake was stocked with 3,000 rainbow trout last week, while Klineline Pond at Salmon Creek Park got 2,200 rainbow. Streamflows in Southwest Washington steelhead fishing waters all were on...
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Spring chinook shortfall threatens N. Lewis restoration
State, tribal and federal fishery officials, along with PacifiCorp, will decide in the next month or two whether to suspend temporarily efforts to rebuild a population of spring chinook salmon in the...
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Smelt run in Columbia, Cowlitz not expected to be large in 2017
State biologists are forecasting a modest smelt run to the Columbia and Cowlitz rivers in 2017, possibly the smallest in the past five years. Brad James of the Washington Department of Fish and...
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