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Can county cultivate farming?
As local farmers struggle to make living off land, food advocates, some officials say Clark County can do more to ensure their survival Rob Baur remembers many weekends and summer breaks in the 1960s...
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Children’s Justice Center names new director
While studying at Hope College in Michigan, Amy Russell took a job working at a juvenile detention center that sent her on a path that lead to Clark County. “Every kid that went through the juvenile...
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Vancouver photographer makes magic by improving on reality
Raymond Klein has spent a lifetime making the world look better: richer colors, shinier sheens, sharper details and neater patterns than nature usually provides. “I’m not a purist,” he laughed. Klein,...
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2 enter races for Battle Ground City Council spots
Two more Battle Ground residents have thrown their names into consideration for city councilor positions in the upcoming November election. Current Councilor Cherish DesRochers announced she will seek...
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Bethel Lutheran wraps up centennial celebration with smorgasbord
BRUSH PRAIRIE — Friends, family and congregants old and new, all packed into Bethel Lutheran Church, shared memories and Scandinavian food Sunday following the day’s services, which capped off last...
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Two dead in east Vancouver shooting
Two men were killed this evening in a shooting in the Hearthwood neighborhood in east Vancouver. Police and ambulance crews were called to the 1500 block of Northeast 140th Avenue shortly before 5:15...
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Groups in Clark County rally for affordable health care
Across Clark County on Sunday, people protested with the hopes of sending a message to Washington, D.C.: Don’t repeal the Affordable Care Act. There were about nine different independent groups...
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Morning Press: County farming; Replica grenade; Youth health report;...
What’s on tap for this week’s weather? Check our local weather coverage. In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories of the weekend: Can county cultivate farming? As local farmers...
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Off Beat: Discarded fire bell found its church home a century ago
Guests at Bethel Lutheran’s centennial celebration Sunday walked past a piece of history: its church bell. The bell has been moved up, down and sideways over the years, in and around the Brush Prairie...
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Trails group plans focus on Goat Rocks Wilderness
SEATTLE — The Washington Trails Association says Goat Rocks Wilderness in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest will be one of three focus areas in 2017 for its Lost Trails Found campaign. The group...
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Bumpy ride for drivers with pothole claims
Teresa Eldred drives the same stretch of Northeast 68th Street nearly every day, but early last month there was no way she could have avoided the pothole that formed along one particular stretch....
View ArticleVancouver apartment fire displaces family, pets
A pre-dawn fire this morning displaced a Vancouver family, including a dog and a pet gecko. The fire was reported at 5:52 a.m. at an apartment complex at 3901 E. 18th St., in the Maplewood...
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Police ID person of interest in Vancouver shooting
Police say they have identified a person of interest but made no arrest in a shooting that left two men dead in east Vancouver Sunday. Police have also recovered a vehicle matching the description of a...
View ArticleTransient man arrested in duplex fire in Hough
Police officers Friday arrested a transient man suspected of recklessly starting the fire that damaged a duplex in the Hough neighborhood earlier that day. The fire was reported around 2:30 a.m. at...
View ArticleSuspect spotted by officer
A Vancouver Police Department commander spotted the man suspected of robbing a Bank of America branch in downtown Vancouver on Friday when the man walked by the department’s administration building,...
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Evergreen begins mitigating schools’ radon
Work is underway at two Evergreen school district campuses to mitigate elevated levels of radon found in two rooms. The district announced last week that it had discovered radon rates of 11.1...
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Meals on Wheels People explores options
Meals on Wheels People will close its dining room and delivery services at the Firstenburg Community Center at the end of June. In the future, however, it could be replaced with a cafe-style operation...
View ArticleExtra St. Patrick’s Day patrols lead to 11 DUI arrests Friday
Police officers pulling extra patrols on St. Patrick’s Day arrested 11 motorists for impaired driving, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Officers from Vancouver, as well as the Battle...
View ArticleVancouver man caught in sex-trafficking sting
A Vancouver man was among nine who were arrested last week as part of a Portland Police Bureau undercover sex-trafficking sting. Investigators posted ads on websites known for sex-trafficking...
View ArticleState lawmakers in 49th District to host town hall
State lawmakers representing the 49th Legislative District in Olympia will host a telephone town hall from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. today. Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, and Reps. Sharon Wylie,...
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