Weather Eye: Unsettled weather pattern continues all week; highs under 60
The windstorm Friday that caused power outages, downed trees and one death across the river was quite unusual for April. It was more like a winter storm. Winds gusted between 40 and 60 mph in most...
View ArticleAgendas for the week’s government meetings
Monday Battle Ground school board, Lewisville Middle School, rooms C-20 and C-26, 406 N.W. Fifth Ave., Battle Ground. • 4:30 p.m., workshop: discussion of the district’s maintenance and facilities...
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Nut-Tritious Foods going nutty for change
Ken Condliff has always been a tinkerer. So when he lost his job in high-tech manufacturing during the Great Recession, Condliff turned his engineering mind toward reinventing his career and launching...
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Lawmakers’ effort to compromise pays off
This legislative session, Southwest Washington lawmakers were determined to meet regularly, work cohesively and move past personality conflicts, which in previous years hindered what they could deliver...
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Bethesda church awash in gratitude on Easter anniversary
On the front of Town Plaza remains a faded outline of what used to be in this building: Columbia River Community Services. Or, as many people called it, the welfare office. Following the housing market...
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Tower Plaza shifts from mall to offices to services
Town Plaza, formerly known as Tower Mall, has undergone an evolution since its time as a retail center in the 1970s. Today, the largest tenant at 5411 E. Mill Plain Blvd. is Bethesda church. Built in...
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Economic scales tip out of balance
Vancouver is experiencing a “renaissance of economic prosperity,” Mayor Tim Leavitt said during his State of the City address late last month. The big announcement was that another slice of Silicon...
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Candidates for Vancouver City Council abound
The latest candidates vying for a seat on the Vancouver City Council this year are feeling a lot of love for the city. “We have a rich history, and I’m committed to making the future of the city of...
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Truman neighbors at odds over safety issues
Sheriff’s deputies commonly show up at neighborhood association meetings to check in on public safety issues. But at last month’s Truman Neighborhood Association meeting, three deputies were there to...
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Declan’s determination: Beat cancer
At just 4 years old, Declan Reagan endured 79 high doses of chemotherapy, two surgeries and five bone marrow punctures and received 40 blood-product transfusions. That was just in the five months after...
View ArticleInnovative Services NW closing Adult Day Health Center
Innovative Services NW recently decided to end its Adult Day Health Center program in Vancouver, impacting about 30 clients, most of whom have developmental disabilities. The decision was primarily...
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Off Beat: Winds were deadly in early April 1972
Marking the first week of April, high winds lashed Clark County. Power went out. Trees did face-plants in the street. And people wondered just how strong those winds were. It depends on which April you...
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Joel Suzuki series, now a trilogy, has superpowers
Power chords have never been more powerful than when they’re blasting out of Joel Suzuki’s guitar in waves of glowing color. Joel is a typical teenager in many ways. He feels awkward around girls. He...
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Port of Vancouver has record year for tonnage
The Port of Vancouver had a record year for tonnage last year, though imports and operating revenues are less glowing. Port officials announced last week that nearly 7.5 million metric tons crossed its...
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Clark County man stabbed, deputies investigate
Detectives are investigating after a man was stabbed at a house in Clark County’s Pleasant Highlands neighborhood Monday morning. Clark County sheriff’s deputies were called to the residence, 14008...
View ArticleBattle Ground man hurt in single-vehicle crash
A Battle Ground man was injured in a single-vehicle crash in Salmon Creek on Sunday night. Daylin M. Ruotsalainen, 24, was driving a 2003 Volkswagen Jetta east on Northeast 117th Street just before 9...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 4/10
Thursday — 12 adult spring chinook, 43 steelhead. Friday — 32 adult spring chinook, 40 steelhead. Saturday — 57 adult spring chinook, 38 steelhead. Sunday — 62 adult spring chinook, 22 steelhead. Year...
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Clark County Fair lineup: Etheridge, B-52s, Old Dominion
Whether your musical taste runs to good ole boys in cowboy hats or jets piloted by rock lobsters, the Clark County Fair has you covered. The fair’s opening-weekend concert series for 2017, announced...
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Washougal redraws its school boundaries
The Washougal School District will have new boundaries starting next school year. A replacement Jemtegaard Middle School and the new Columbia River Gorge Elementary School will open this fall on a...
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Don Benton tapped to lead U.S. Selective Service System
Don Benton, a former state lawmaker from Vancouver who reportedly frustrated officials in his current role as the Environmental Protection Agency’s senior White House adviser, is being tapped to...
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