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Hazel Dell Elementary marks end of school year with old bell
When his name was called, fifth-grader Nicholas Zook walked up three steps and tugged a rope. The old bell at Hazel Dell Elementary School donged and ushered in the end of another school year in...
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Sources of lead in Ridgefield schools’ water ID’d
A day after Ridgefield School District officials learned that water sources at two of its schools tested positive for elevated levels of lead, the district on Thursday received a technical memo from...
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Man exonerated in Superior Court in hit-and-run
A man who served jail time for crashing a stolen pickup into the front door of a Camas house last year and fleeing the scene has been exonerated in Clark County Superior Court in a separate hit-and-run...
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Cowlitz casino leaders want to ‘turn the page’
After more than a decade of acrimony, officials with the Cowlitz casino project say they are looking to “turn the page.” “Fifteen years have passed, and here we are,” said Cowlitz tribal member Dave...
View ArticleDead kittens found in bag near Orchards parking lot
Several dead kittens were found abandoned in a paper bag in Orchards on Thursday, but it’s unlikely officials will be able to figure out what happened, Clark County Animal Control manager Paul...
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Washougal girl, 5, who chose to forgo treatment dies
Most 4-year-olds cannot grasp the concept of death. Most don’t have to, but Julianna Snow was forced to consider and reckon with her own mortality at that young age. Julianna, of Washougal, was...
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Tastes of New Orleans at Miss Nola’s Cafe
Why: Melissa and Tim McCusker opened Miss Nola's Cafe in September in the historic Camas Hotel, where they previously owned and operated Harvest restaurant. The cafe is a full-service, family-style...
View ArticleClub to hear about bass, walleye fishing
PORTLAND — The Oregon Bass and Panfish Club will meet at 7 p.m. June 23 at the East Portland Community Center, 740 S.E. 106th Ave. Guest speaker Will Fox of ABC Guide Service will discuss tips for...
View Article‘Peace boat’ welcomes visitors at Terminal 1
VANCOUVER – A sailboat dubbed the “Peace Boat” will welcome visitors Friday and Saturday at Vancouver’s Terminal 1, just west of the Interstate Bridge on the Columbia River. The Golden Rule is a...
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Makeup artists put down roots in Clark County
If you've ever wanted monstrous bat ears, deadly feline fangs and wolflike facial fuzz, horribly gaping-but-painless wounds in your head, or maybe just a vividly sliced, oozing throat, Michael Key is...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 6/17
Thursday — 3,545 adult summer chinook, 395 jack chinook, 320 steelhead, 12,243 sockeye, 54,892 shad. Water temperature: 63.9 degrees.
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Former Vancouver man charged with murder
One of two men accused of beating a man during an argument over a cigarette, leaving the victim in a coma for more than a year, is now charged with murder. The victim, 55-year-old Chris Brewster, died...
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Affordable housing slipping away from median household income
If you're an average family in Clark County, you can buy an average house -- at least according to the numbers. Sadly, the real world of housing and finance can be a much bleaker place. The Columbian's...
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Cambia gives $194,000 to Children’s Center
Cambia Health Foundation granted $194,000 to the Vancouver-based Children's Center to go toward school-based mental health treatment. The announcement came Friday during a fundraising luncheon for...
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Washington officials don’t join call for oil-by-rail moratorium
After a fiery derailment in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Washington officials have declined to join their Oregon counterparts in calling for a moratorium on shipping crude oil by...
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Evergreen Habitat for Humanity dedicates two new houses
Volunteers, family and friends gathered Friday afternoon to see Ken Garringer and Christi and Chris Tandberg, with their three kids, take the keys to their new homes, celebrating their move-ins after...
View ArticlePart of wildlife refuge to close temporarily for maintenance
RIDGEFIELD — The Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge’s River S Unit south of town will be temporarily closed on Wednesday and Thursday and again on Monday, June 27 through Thursday, June 30, for...
View ArticleDredging deepens Scappoose Bay
SCAPPOOSE, Ore. — A $494,000 dredging project at Scappoose Bay Marine Park is complete, improving boater access to the lower Willamette and Columbia rivers. The Oregon Marine Board reports that...
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Morning Press: I-5 Bridge replacement talks; Supplying school supplies; Lots...
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: Commission debates I-5 Bridge replacement Local...
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Battle Ground native expands writing universe
Kameron Hurley is expanding her universe of genre writing. "I've been writing science fiction and fantasy since I was 15. I'm 36 now, and I've been part of the community and discussion since forever,"...
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