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Board considers challenges to county comprehensive growth plan
A quasi-judicial panel spent nearly six hours Wednesday mulling over challenges brought against Clark County’s comprehensive plan, an expansive document required by the state that directs growth in the...
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Faith leaders gather, speak out on behalf of the marginalized
Elizabeth Dunsker’s great-grandfather managed to escape a Siberian prison where he’d been thrown “because he dared to speak out against the czar,” she said. The other side of her family overheard a...
View ArticleBattle Ground woman crashes on I-5 near Centralia
A Battle Ground woman was hospitalized after her car hydroplaned, then crashed Wednesday evening on Interstate 5 near Centralia. The Washington State Patrol said Jordan D. Shaw, 19, was heading south...
View ArticleSpecial patrols lead to 2 arrests
Officers made 85 contacts and two arrests, one of them for impaired driving, as part of special overtime patrols Jan. 30 aimed at pedestrian safety. Participating officers — from the Battle Ground,...
View ArticleMen arrested during sex-trafficking sting
Portland police officers arrested 15 men, including six from Clark County, in an undercover sting operation at a Portland-area hotel, the Portland Police Bureau announced Wednesday. During the...
View ArticleClark College hosts food summit Friday
Clark College will host a full-day food summit Friday featuring a series of talks and breakout sessions on the local food system. The summit runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Clark College’s Columbia Tech...
View ArticleRecipients of 2017 Iris Award announced
Clark College on Wednesday announced the three recipients of the 2017 Iris Awards, a program honoring women in leadership, philanthropy and community service in Southwest Washington. The awards will be...
View ArticleWeather Eye: Brace for more rain, gusty winds
When it rains it pours, doesn’t it? At least lately. Wow. After the deluge over the weekend, we got slammed Wednesday with yet another atmospheric river streaming up from Hawaii. Pineapple Express,...
View ArticleVancouver fly-fishing store to close
The Greased Line Fly Shoppe, a Vancouver fly-fishing mainstay for more than four decades, is closing in early March. Owner Mark Noble, 65, is retiring. He opened the shop in late 1975 and has been at...
View ArticleGifford Pinchot National Forest snow report 2/9
Wind River — Wind River road No. 30 is closed at Carson National Fish Hatchery due to deep snow, making Oldman Pass, Koshko, McClellan Meadows and Lone Butte sno-parks inaccessible. The road is not...
View ArticleSalmon, steelhead hatchery lawsuit dropped
PORTLAND — The Wild Fish Conservancy has withdrawn its motion for an injunction against the National Marine Fisheries Service, clearing the way for the federal agency to release $11.3 million to...
View ArticleFishing report 2/9
Hard-core spring chinook anglers have started their salmon quest in the lower Columbia, although it’s at least a month too early. A flight on Saturday counted seven boats and 27 bank rods between...
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Elk hoof disease legislation gets mixed reviews
Legislation to prod the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to do more to combat elk hoof disease got a mostly favorable response Tuesday before the state Senate Natural Resources and Parks...
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Sportsmen’s show continues through Sunday
PORTLAND — Displays by hundreds of outdoor equipment manufacturers, guides and outfitters; a trout-fishing pond for youth, and dozens of seminars by hunting and fishing experts continue through Sunday...
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Fire destroys mobile home north of Battle Ground
Firefighters still don’t know if anyone was inside a mobile home destroyed by a fire early this morning. Crews from Clark County Fire District 3 remain on scene of the blaze, which was first reported...
View ArticleHighway 14 stays open amid closures of passes
Sometimes in life, taking the high road only leads to trouble. Thursday was one of those days. Nasty weather put a beating on the highways running across the Cascade Range, prompting the Washington...
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Future of Housing Summit doesn’t sugarcoat situation
Clark County has big housing problems. Housing has become too expensive and ill-suited for an aging population, and the industry faces barriers to building the housing that’s most needed. Those are...
View ArticleDump truck and trailer crash blocks roadway
No one was hurt, but traffic was blocked for much of the day, after a dump truck with a trailer careened off the roadway Thursday morning north of Battle Ground Lake. Officials responded to the crash,...
View ArticleFire under stove does $40,000 in damage
A fire beneath the floorboards in an old farm house on Washougal River Road Thursday did a conservative $40,000 in damage, Deputy Clark County Fire Marshal Dan Young said. East County Fire &...
View ArticleState AG office seeks to civilly commit convicted sex offender
The state Attorney General’s Office is seeking to civilly commit a convicted sex offender from Clark County to prevent his release into the community. Timothy McMahon, 55, formerly of Ridgefield was...
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