Sunday weather looks brighter
A Rose Festival weekend full of showers and sun breaks awaits, according to the National Weather Service in Portland. More showers will continue today through Saturday, with a few claps of thunder...
View ArticleFire reported at new apartments for homeless
Vancouver firefighters are on the scene of a new apartment complex designed to offer housing to homeless people, many of whom have continuing addictions to drugs or alcohol. The fire was reported at...
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Arson suspected in Skamania logging fire
A two-acre fire at a logging site east of Stevenson is being investigated as arson, according to Skamania County Sheriff Dave Brown. In a news release issued today, Brown set the damage from the fire...
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Priest sentenced to work crew
A Catholic priest who was sentenced last month to four months in jail for trying to lure a 14-year-old girl into his car in Vancouver's Image neighborhood will now serve a portion of his sentence on a...
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Larch inmate sentenced to 10 years for attempted rape
A Larch Corrections Center inmate who attacked a woman and attempted to rape her while he was serving on a work crew in December was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison. Joseph R. Smith, 28, pleaded...
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Man sentenced in brandishing case
A man was sentenced Friday to 90 days for firing a weapon during a confrontation on his property with a group of dirt bikers last summer north of Washougal. Superior Court Judge Gregory Gonzales...
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Camas’ Bill Jessett ‘led by example’
Michael Jessett remembered his father, William "Bill" Jessett of Camas, as the kind of person, wherever he went, who would make new friends. "You immediately like him, and he was involved in...
View ArticleSpring chinook woes continue on North Lewis
ARIEL — Approximately 320 spring chinook salmon have returned to the hatcheries on the North Fork of the Lewis River in 2016, far short of expectations and escapement needs. Aaron Roberts, manager of...
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Illness, immigration agency block new Piano Hospital leader
Incurable disease and an apparent immigration dead-end are forcing the incoming lead teacher at the Emil Fries School of Piano Technology for the Blind to drop her plans and head back to Canada later...
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Press Talk: Difficult times at newspapers
Life in the newspaper biz has never been easy. Even in the best of times -- if you're a journalist -- you'll have about half of readers not liking what you've written. If you add in the financial...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 6/11
Friday — 2,608 spring chinook, 225 jack chinook, 28 steelhead, 3,411 sockeye, 21,885 shad. Water temperature: 63.8 degrees. Visibility: 5.0 feet. Streamflow: 232,800 cubic feet per second.
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Morning Press: County manager, Banfield Pet Hospital, Clark College enrollment
Will the rain continue through the weekend? Check our local weather coverage. In case you missed it, here are some of the top stories of the week: Council votes to grant McCauley 18-month contract...
View ArticleNighttime closures coming to Highway 500
Late-night drivers should plan for some delays and closures on state Highway 500 in Vancouver starting Sunday. Maintenance crews from the Washington Department of Transportation will close lanes and...
View ArticleSchools foundation raises $126,000
More than 450 community members donated $126,000 at the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools’ annual luncheon May 27 at the Hilton Vancouver Washington. All money raised will support the 24,000...
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Many take Get Outdoors Day to heart
You could learn fun stuff like how to shoot an arrow, play lacrosse, throw a flying disc. You could learn serious skills like how to avoid grizzly bears in the wilderness and how to rescue someone...
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Grand Floral Parade rosy for Battle Ground
Battle Ground has done it again -- entirely by hand. The always-homemade float created by volunteers from Clark County's central town won big in Saturday's Grand Floral Parade at the Portland Rose...
View ArticleLearn to research the history of a parcel of real estate
BATTLE GROUND — Battle Ground-area residents can learn about researching the history of their property in a workshop at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25. The 90-minute session will be held at the Battle...
View ArticleCity of Camas computers will be down for two days for an upgrade
CAMAS — Camas’ online system will be down Monday and Tuesday, meaning residents won’t be able to pay their utility, parking ticket and building and fire permit bills online or in person. The city won’t...
View ArticleWeather Eye: One trough of low pressure moves on, another is on horizon
It seems like June is blazing away time-wise. Almost half the month is gone. Weather is also on a fast track. Just as soon as we get rid of one cold trough of low pressure, another is on the horizon....
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Personalities dominate Clark County council races
For armchair politicos with an eye on this year's heated election season, the Clark County Council races are arguably the local contests to watch. And if it's any indication from the recent chattering...
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