WSDOT hosts meeting on debris slide
Ariel – The Washington State Department of Transportation is hosting a community meeting Tuesday to educate the public on the work being done to address the state Highway 503 landslide near Yale. The...
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Morning Press: New Phoenix folds, Herrera Beutler says no to AHCA, rain problems
Is more rain in the offing? Check our local weather coverage. In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories of the week: La Center’s New Phoenix Casino closing Another of La Center’s...
View ArticleSheriff’s office seeks info on Five Corners robberies
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two cases where middle school students were robbed last week as they walked home from school in the Five Corners area. The robberies happened about a...
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Alishia Topper runs for re-election to city council
One of the lessons Alishia Topper said she’s learned since being elected to Vancouver City Council in 2013 is that government officials can’t make things happen just by snapping their fingers. “More...
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Sen. Rivers proposes more lanes on state Highway 14
Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, is pushing for money in the state’s transportation budget to add additional lanes on state Highway 14 with the hopes of easing traffic congestion. The Republican from La...
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Sign stolen from homeowner’s yard
LA CENTER — Dolcie Niemi, 37, and her 3-year-old son walked to the corner of their property and stuck a Black Lives Matter sign into the lawn at 2 p.m. on a Saturday in February. By 11 a.m. Sunday, it...
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Apartment complexes, projects begin to sprout
Now that it’s spring, flowers are starting to pop out of the ground — and new apartments are also sprouting in downtown Vancouver. With all of the buildings proposed or under construction, it can be...
View ArticleTwo middle schoolers robbed
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two cases where middle school students were robbed last week as they walked home from school in the Five Corners area. The robberies happened about a...
View ArticleWeather Eye: Cold front moving in; unsettled weather forecast all week
A severe thunderstorm crossed the Columbia River through downtown Vancouver and moved up through Minnehaha and Walnut Grove and then onward to Five Corners and the Orchards and Covington area. What...
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Silk dress once owned by one of fort’s founding mothers to be displayed
After some serious seamstressing by Eileen Trestain, the pretty silk dress is back home at the Barclays. The dress was worn by Maria Pambrun Barclay, one of the founding mothers of Fort Vancouver in...
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Protecting children from online danger
With just two years of perspective, 13-year-old Ashley can explain exactly how she came to be a victim of online sexual solicitation. It happened toward the end of fifth grade and into her sixth-grade...
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Older students teach elementary kids during Science Night
Washougal — Cape Horn-Skye Elementary School’s annual Science Night saw more than 500 students and family members come out March 9 to see the 20 stations of science-related activities and Fifth Grade...
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High school student collects $67,000 for food banks
Five Corners — Seton Catholic High School’s Aidan Ryan received the Prudential Insurance Spirit of Community bronze medal for his efforts to alleviate child hunger in Clark County through his “40 Days...
View ArticleTwo schools receive grants from Blazers
Central Park — Lincoln Elementary School and the Washington State School for the Blind were two of 16 schools to receive grants from the Portland Trail Blazers Foundation and Wells Fargo through their...
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Veteran honored during Blazers game
Central Vancouver — Merle Osborne of Vancouver was honored by the Portland Trail Blazers at their March 2 game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Osborne, 97, is a World War II and Korean War veteran....
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Preschooler raises $1,000 for nonprofit to help dogs
Minnehaha — When Maddon Maynard heard DOGPAW, or the Dog Owners Group for Park Access in Washington, was struggling financially, he wanted to help. Maddon, 5, decided to bake dog treats, with help from...
View ArticleBattle Ground to flush fire hydrants
It’s not quite time for a summer heat wave, but plenty of fire hydrants will be opened in the coming weeks in Battle Ground. The city is expected to start its semi-annual flushing of the water main...
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Uptown Village neighbors frustrated with marijuana store patrons
If Mike Gilles were to knock back a bottle of Jack Daniel’s on the front porch of a stranger’s home, he wouldn’t be surprised if the cops were called. “I could or should expect to experience...
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Fatal fire victim ID’d as former reporter, community activist
The victim in Tuesday’s house fatal fire has been identified as former Columbian reporter and community activist Brian Willoughby, his family confirmed Wednesday. Willoughby was found dead inside his...
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Update: Camas man’s stolen trailer located
UPDATE: Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputies acting on a tip have located Joshua Nickelsen’s trailer in Hazel Dell and arrested a man in connection with the theft. The tip came after someone saw news...
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