Officials say they are driving in the right direction after securing nearly $1.5 billion in new federal funding to replace the century-old Interstate 5 Bridge.…
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PeaceHealth plans to build rehab facility to treat patients with brain injuries in Vancouver
By The Citizen on July 12, 2024
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center announced Wednesday it will partner with Lifepoint Rehabilitation to build and operate a new stand-alone, inpatient rehabilitation facility in Vancouver. Read…
Clark County sees more chain stores closing; Dollar Tree, Party City are latest to shutter doors
By The Citizen on July 12, 2024
Shoppers at Cascade Park Plaza in east Vancouver may have been in for a surprise recently to find not one but two of the shopping…
Flying Together: Federal funding brings runway light, electrical system overhaul to Vancouver’s Pearson Field Airport
By The Citizen on July 9, 2024
Vancouver’s Pearson Field Airport has operated for more than a century. Over the past five years, Guy Lennon has worked to cement its future. Read…
Summer of blockbuster movies have Clark County theaters seeing increased ticket sales
By The Citizen on July 8, 2024
Theaters in Clark County and nationwide are aiming to make a comeback after the cinema industry tanked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more… Source: The…
10 years ago Clark County feared refer madness; today legal marijuana is a main street business
By The Citizen on July 6, 2024
When marijuana was legalized for retail sale in Clark County, some critics feared an exploding drug scene. But 10 years later, officials say those initial…
New downtown Vancouver bookstore part of bigger mission to get free books to kids
By The Citizen on July 5, 2024
Kimberly Marcy pulls open a set of pink drapes, revealing shelves of colorful books at downtown Vancouver’s newest bookstore. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Clark Public Utilities’ CEO gets a 5% pay bump, she makes $351,750 a year plus a car allowance and benefits
By The Citizen on July 4, 2024
Clark Public Utilities’ general manager and CEO is getting a 5 percent pay bump this year. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Is the American dream of owning a home dead in Clark County? For some, it is
By The Citizen on June 29, 2024
Susan Parrish positions a cluster of violet petunias in a planter, before placing them next to a sunbed she found on Facebook Marketplace. Her new…
Light at end of the tunnel: Vancouver’s Northwest Pipe Co. expresses optimism about 2024
By The Citizen on June 28, 2024
As interest rates slowed down the economy, Vancouver’s Northwest Pipe Co. took a hit. But its leadership says business is looking up. Read more… Source:…