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80 years of Kiggins Theatre
Fantastic movie palaces with vast screens have mostly surrendered to clusters of tight, anonymous boxes featuring steep "stadium seating." But the historic Kiggins Theatre keeps firing up its big old...
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Clark County hires outside fire chief
John Nohr, a Camas resident and 28-year veteran of Portland Fire & Rescue, will take the lead for Clark County Fire & Rescue next month, making him the first chief hired from outside the...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 4/24
Saturday — 1,510 adult spring chinook, 13 jack chinook, 13 steelhead. Water temperature: 53.8 degrees. Visibility: 5 feet. Streamflow: 330,000 cubic feet per second.
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Clark County law enforcement agencies struggle to fill jobs
After spending six years in the U.S. Coast Guard, Ridgefield native Ethan Ogdee began searching for a job in law enforcement closer to home. Ogdee, 25, started testing for positions in April 2014, but...
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Press Talk: Will an angry community act?
“Well, here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into.” I couldn’t help but think of this classic line as I look around our beautiful, precious county and see the muck we keep having to dig ourselves...
View ArticleTrout season opening-day report
Here are the creel checks from Saturday’s opening-day of trout season in Southwest Washington. Note: Most local lakes are open all year with only a few opening in late April. Swift Reservoir will open...
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Drive to repeal raises for Vancouver council, mayor kicks off
A group of community leaders kicked off their effort on Sunday to undo the pay raises recently approved for Vancouver's mayor and city council -- salary increases that former Mayor Royce Pollard called...
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Crowds come out to celebrate 80 years with the Kiggins Theatre
People gathered Sunday afternoon outside the historic Kiggins Theatre in downtown Vancouver as the movie house celebrated its 80th birthday. The theater first opened its 340-seat auditorium to...
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Morning Press: Recruiting police, oil emergencies, digital expo, McKibbin...
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: More cops on the street? That doesn't just happen...
View ArticleClark County Jail suicide victim ID’d as Battle Ground man
The Clark County Jail inmate who died over the weekend was identified as a Battle Ground man. Dustin M. Graves, 23, died of asphyxia due to hanging, which was ruled a suicide, according to the Clark...
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Pilot, passenger in fatal Woodland plane crash ID’d
Authorities have released the identities of the pilot and passenger injured in a fatal plane crash that happened Thursday afternoon in Woodland. Angus Walker, 52, of Woodinville was identified by...
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Nonprofit Clean Water for Haiti making strides
Chris and Leslie Rolling just moved into a new home, which is always an exciting chapter for a young family. It's in a nice kid-friendly neighborhood, has plenty of room and offers a big upgrade in...
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Magenta’s key contribution just the right type for Cleary tribute
During the recent celebration of Beverly Cleary's 100th birthday, OPB's televised tribute to the beloved author got an assist from a Vancouver theater group. Oregon Art Beat's episode "Discovering...
View ArticlePolice investigate shots fired at Orchards parking lot
A man who was sleeping in a tractor trailer parked in an Orchards area parking lot reported someone shot at his vehicle early Friday morning. The man reported that he was sleeping in the rig, parked at...
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Kyocera breaks ground for expansion
Gold shovels and free bagels greeted guests outside Kyocera's Vancouver plant on Fourth Plain Boulevard Monday morning -- sure signs that something good was about to happen. Soon, company officials...
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Vancouver Energy accepts amendment terms
The company behind the proposal for the nation's largest rail-to-marine oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver has signaled it's ready to accept a contract change approved by port commissioners April...
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Woodland teacher wins James Madison fellowship
WOODLAND -- Katie Klaus' junior history class just voted Hitler for U.S. president. Of course, they didn't know they were voting for him. They thought they were voting for a man named Samuel Jones, a...
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Will Sunday baseball strike out at Abrams Park?
What started as a century-old rumor has led the city of Ridgefield to ask a judge whether the public can play baseball on Sundays in Abrams Park. The city on Friday filed a complaint in Clark County...
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Snowpack hit hard by record warmth
Recent heat waves brought record-breaking temperatures and put the squeeze on the Lower Columbia Basin's snowpack. In less than a month, the region's snowpack went from 108 percent of normal to 83...
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17th Legislative District gets Democratic candidate
Tanisha Harris is the first Democrat to announce she will run for a 17th Legislative District House seat, joining a crowded field of Republicans vying for the spot being vacated by Rep. Lynda Wilson,...
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