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Bonneville Dam fish count 4/6

Tuesday — 154 adult spring chinook, 34 steelhead. Water temperature: 49.1 degrees. Visibility: 6 feet. Streamflow: 186,000 cubic feet per second.

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Latch-hook ‘Last Supper’ finds new home

Rose Village -- A latch-hook hanging of "The Last Supper" completed in 1985 and hung for years at both Trinity Lutheran Church and St. Paul Lutheran Church in Vancouver has found a new home at Memorial...

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Sustainability topic at museum Thursday

VANCOUVER — A sustainable future and food security will be the topic of the First Thursday event at the Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St. The 6 p.m. Thursday talk will feature Candice...

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Capital campaign kicks off for public grief center

Salmon Creek — Community Home Health & Hospice recently kicked off its capital campaign for a 9,000-square-foot grief support center, conference center and outdoor memorial garden in Clark County....

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City of Vancouver’s attention just a click away with new app

See a pothole or broken streetlight that needs fixing? You can notify Vancouver city staff using the new MyVancouver mobile app. The city is rolling out the app this week to make city government more...

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Altrusa donates books, time to Washington Elementary School’s literacy night

Rose Village -- Members of the nonprofit organization Altrusa International of Clark County donated books and their time to a recent Family Literacy Night at Washington Elementary School. The...

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Sewer replacement will affect Hazel Dell through summer, fall

In a project that will affect Hazel Dell’s main thoroughfare all summer, Clark Regional Wastewater District officials say they’re taking a proactive approach to replace a problematic wastewater pipe...

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7-year-old serves as inspiration for Little Free Library on Clark Avenue

Standing on Clark Avenue with her family and neighbors, Zoe Chan cradled the Nancy Drew book that was the seed of a brilliant idea: The Clark Avenue Little Free Library. Inspiration struck Zoe when she...

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Vancouver man injured in rollover crash

A Vancouver man was injured in a rollover crash on state Route 500 early this morning. Jon French, 25, was driving a 1993 Ford F250 pickup east on the highway exiting to southbound Interstate 205 when...

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Vancouver Business Journal publisher named Chamber CEO

John McDonagh, publisher and co-owner of the Vancouver Business Journal, has been appointed president and chief executive officer of the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, the chamber announced...

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Comments sought on Mount Adams forest restoration

TROUT LAKE — Comments are being sought by April 29 by the Gifford Pinchot National Forest regarding a forest restoration project proposed for the upper White Salmon River, Gotchen Creek and Morrison...

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‘Walk with a doc’ event April 23 at historic site

Park visitors will be able to “walk with a doc” on Saturday, April 23, at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The 1 p.m. program, in partnership with Kaiser Permanente, is a walk along the Spruce...

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Ecology seeks comment on oil safety rules

The Washington Department of Ecology seeks public comment on two proposed rules aimed at improving oil transportation safety. The first rule would establish notice requirements for facilities receiving...

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Columbia River fishing report 4/7

Washington and Oregon officials will meet at 2 p.m. today in a teleconference to review the spring chinook sport fishery in the lower Columbia River and determine if the season closes beginning Sunday...

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Nautilus reports CEO salary of $430,000

It pays to work out, though it pays even better to sell workout equipment. Vancouver-based Nautilus Inc. paid CEO Bruce Cazenave $1.4 million last year, according to a recent Securities and Exchange...

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Deschutes River trail best in April

CELILO, Ore. — It’s just an abandoned railroad grade for much of the year. But from late March to mid-May, the former railroad route along the east shore of the lower Deschutes River is a great place...

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Bonneville Dam fish count 4/7

Wednesday — 118 adult spring chinook, 49 steelhead. Water temperature: 48.9 degrees. Visibility: 6 feet. Streamflow: 217,000 cubic feet per second.

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Homeless artist, downtown library staff collaborating on display

About 1,500 people visit the downtown Vancouver Community Library every day. There's typically people working, reading or simply resting in the chairs lining the windows of the first-floor atrium, or...

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County sued for withholding video of inmate’s death

The family of a man who died after a scuffle with guards at the Clark County Jail filed suit against the county Wednesday, saying the county violated the state’s public records laws in refusing to...

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Vancouver police: Man with gun threatens officer, arrested

A Vancouver man was arrested early this morning after he allegedly threatened an officer while holding an assault rifle, according to the Vancouver Police Department. An officer responded to a noise...

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