Veterans Parade accepting applications
The Fort Vancouver National Trust is accepting entry applications for its 30th annual Veterans Parade at Fort Vancouver. The event will be at 11 a.m. Nov. 5, rain or shine, beginning on the east end of...
View ArticleWeather Eye: Plan to keep watering your shrubs and plants a little longer
Summer returned for us Friday with a high of 84 degrees. By 3 p.m. Saturday, the temperature had reached 84 degrees again. Today, we’ll cool off with clouds and patchy drizzle here and there. The...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 9/11
Saturday — 10,585 adult fall chinook, 983 jack chinook, 1,548 steelhead, 1,219 adult coho, 238 jack coho. Water temperature: 68.0 degrees.
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Attention to detail defined Ted V.A.
When Ted Van Arsdol wrote about history, he relied on his skills as an interviewer and researcher. There was one notable exception: When Van Arsdol described a turning point in World War II, he only...
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Vancouver man recalls his work at Ground Zero
A steel beam so hot it glowed cherry red in the middle of the day. A stretcher team solemnly walking through a wasteland, bearing a fallen hero. A father who knows his missing son is somewhere nearby,...
View ArticleRiver patrols search Columbia for possible missing boater
River patrol deputies are searching the Columbia River for a person, presumably the occupant of a boat found floating down the river this morning with no one on board. Emergency crews were dispatched...
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9/11 ceremony includes gift of artwork to Vancouver
This year’s Patriot Day commemoration at Vancouver City Hall, honoring those who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, included a special gift to the city’s first responders. Near the...
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Alicia Cooper of Clark County third runner-up for Miss America
Clark County native Alicia Cooper said her faith kept her steady as she took the stage at this year’s Miss America Competition. It apparently paid off. Cooper, Miss Washington 2016 and Miss Clark...
View ArticleClosure leaves ITT Tech students in limbo
When Allyson Barton finished last quarter’s classes at ITT Technical Institute’s nursing school in Portland, everything seemed set for her to return this month. “As far as we know, everything is...
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Grant will aid Fort Vancouver National Trust projects
The Fort Vancouver National Trust has received a $10,000 grant to support its heritage projects from the Honorable Frank L. and Arlene G. Price Foundation. Mike True, president and CEO of the National...
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Morning Press: Remembering 9/11; Probst, Wilson tangle; Camp Bonneville...
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: Vancouver man recalls his work at Ground Zero A steel...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 9/12
Sunday — 18,675 adult fall chinook, 1,704 jack chinook, 2,478 steelhead, 1,964 adult coho, 221 jack coho. Water temperature: 67.8 degrees.
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Off Beat: Ted Van Arsdol put human faces on global conflict
As a longtime Columbian reporter, Ted Van Arsdol had a knack for writing about people in our community. Van Arsdol died a week ago, leaving behind a wealth of writing. But even in the history of his...
View ArticleForest road to close for repairs, improvements
YACOLT — A 4.5-mile portion of road No. 42 in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest east of Sunset Falls campground will close for a month beginning today for improvements and erosion control. The road...
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Working in Clark County: Steve Hull, transportation broker, manager at Allen...
The next time you pick up a bunch of carrots or a bag of apples at the store, think about how it got there. There are many unseen individuals working transactions behind the scenes to link up farmers...
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Exhibit explores why Battle Ground had no battle
BATTLE GROUND — The name of this town bugs some people. They know it’s not accurate. The battle that was expected to occur here in November 1855 fizzled out. What happened instead is the subject of...
View ArticleVancouver men arrested in prostitution sting
Portland police officers arrested 10 men, including three from Vancouver, on suspicion of patronizing a prostitute as part of an undercover online sex trafficking sting earlier this month. Last week,...
View ArticleCoast Guard halts search for missing boater
The Coast Guard has suspended its search for an apparently missing Sandy, Ore., boater after searching, by boat and helicopter, more than 50 square miles of the Columbia River. Emergency crews were...
View ArticleWeather Eye: Shine on, harvest moon, and lead us into official start of autumn
Ah, late summer/early fall in the great Northwest. Was Monday picture perfect? I think so. Nary a cloud in the sky, gentle breezes. Wow! Monday started on the crisp side of things with lows in many...
View ArticleFighter jets to conduct combat training
The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing will host pilots and jets from Arizona-based 21st Fighter Squadron for air combat training today through Sept. 29 to practice maneuvering against...
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