Two teens who cut cookies in school’s field will help repair it
Thanks to community tips, officials have caught up with the culprits in a mid-March incident of doughnut-cutting in Felida Elementary School’s fields, and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office says the two...
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Madore’s claims may cost county
Clark County Councilor David Madore's recent accusations that the county's own legal staff lied to the board could force the county to hire outside attorneys, county officials said Wednesday. Deputy...
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No action on Vancouver leaders’ salaries
Following public testimony by two former mayors and a tense discussion, the city of Vancouver's salary review commission failed to make a decision Wednesday about how much of a pay raise the mayor and...
View ArticleProsthetic arm design competition slated at WSUV
The public is invited to watch 130 middle and high school students from Evergreen and Vancouver school districts compete in a prosthetic arm design challenge and more at the Southwest Washington MESA...
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Clark County woman sells plane used to spy on Nazis
On Friday, Sally Runyan will say goodbye to a piece of history: a 1936 Lockheed 12A that has a special story. Of the 130 of these planes built, the one Runyan has owned was the same one used to spy on...
View ArticleColumbia River fishing report 3/31
Spring chinook catch rates improved markedly past week to a salmon per 10 rods. While not fast, that’s twice as good as two weeks ago. The Interstate 205-to-Warrior Rock stretch of the river produced...
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Vancouver hiker chasing long distance Triple Crown
In the world of long-distance hiking, Vancouver native Jeff Garmire, at the ripe old age of 25, has a trail name of “Legend.’’ Here are his accomplishments since graduating from Mountain View High...
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Sigma Design’s headset earns prestigious Red Dot award
The sound of success, according to an international team of judges, can be heard in a pair of headphones designed in Vancouver. Sigma Design on Wednesday took home the prestigious Red Dot Product...
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A brush with Clark County history
Hilarie Couture steps up to a blank space, which is something a lot of women around here have done over the years. For some of them, filling in a blank has meant building a school, pioneering in...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 3/31
Tuesday — 19 adult spring chinook, 35 steelhead. Water temperature: 46.5 degrees. Visibility: 5 feet. Streamflow: 216,000 cubic feet per second.
View ArticlePedestrian struck by vehicle on Vancouver street
Police are investigating a reported vehicle vs. pedestrian crash on Northeast 112th Avenue in Vancouver. The crash occurred about 10:20 p.m. Thursday in the 500 block of Northeast 112th Ave., according...
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You’ll be cuckoo for Kooky Chicken’s fare
Why: Kooky Chicken specializes in hot and juicy chicken and burgers. Deep frying, in combination with pressure frying, is Kooky's way of creating its crispy menu items. Rice flours are used in batters,...
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Go: History, quilts, Earth Day, Tulip Trot, the Bard
Go: Ideas for the weekend and beyond 1. Spring back It's the First Friday of the month, and Camas is looking to "Spring into History" with a celebratory look back with games and activities at...
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Businesses, galleries celebrate First Friday art shows
Vancouver Many art galleries and local businesses celebrate this month's art shows with a First Friday Art Walk in downtown Vancouver. From 5 to 9 p.m. April 1, visitors can explore opening receptions...
View ArticleREACH appoints philanthropy director
Portland — REACH Community Development, a Portland-based affordable housing developer, appointed Anthony Petchel as the new director of philanthropy. Previously, Petchel was vice president of...
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Alpacapalooza celebrates gentle creatures, their beautiful coats
If the gruff, obnoxious personal behavior of certain media-grabbing presidential candidates is getting you down -- but you do have a fascination with glossy, fluffy fiber that comes in an unlikely pile...
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An art walk down memory lane
This month's First Friday Art Walk includes a couple of notable anniversaries. A photographic group that pulled together 30 years ago will show the amazing diversity of its work at the North Bank...
View ArticleMinimum-size limit proposed for Swift Reservoir fish
State officials are proposing an 8-inch minimum-size limit for trout and landlocked salmon caught in Swift Reservoir on the upper North Fork of the Lewis River. Currently, there is no minimum-size...
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Apple, Google have helped unlock phone data many times
The recent fight between the FBI and Apple over accessing one of the San Bernardino shooter's cellphones is just the latest in a string of cases in which the government has called on tech companies...
View ArticlePedestrian seriously injured in Vancouver crash
A pedestrian was seriously injured when a vehicle crashed into him in Vancouver’s Fircrest neighborhood Thursday night. While police were investigating, officers were nearly injured themselves in a...
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