Post-pandemic education chaos has rendered school board meetings across Clark County hotbeds of emotion. Students are more stressed than ever, and districts struggle to pay…
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Port of Ridgefield and Watershed Alliance to host waterfront cleanup
By The Citizen on September 4, 2024
The Port of Ridgefield and the Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington will host a waterfront litter cleanup at the Ridgefield waterfront next week. Read more… …
Outgoing Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes to receive First Citizen Award
By The Citizen on September 3, 2024
Outgoing Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes will receive this year’s First Citizen Award from the Greater Vancouver Chamber, the business organization announced Tuesday. Read more… …
Fighting for visibility: Vancouver couple raise awareness for daughter with rare genetic condition, host Walk-A-Thon fundraiser
By The Citizen on September 3, 2024
When Janet and Trent Standard welcomed their daughter two years ago, they not only embraced parenthood but soon advocacy after discovering she was born with…
$1.39M grant will let Fourth Plain Forward hire staff, offer low-interest loans
By The Citizen on August 23, 2024
The Washington State Department of Commerce awarded $1.39 million to Vancouver nonprofit Fourth Plain Forward as part of a statewide initiative to address wealth disparities…
Clark County Juvenile Court uses community service rather than punishment, with good results
By The Citizen on August 23, 2024
Clark County Juvenile Court was early to adopt a restorative justice approach that replaces punishment with a path for young offenders to make amends to…
News is good, bad for Southwest Washington fish populations
By The Citizen on August 20, 2024
A new report from the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board shows some endangered fish populations in Southwest Washington are recovering while others continue to struggle.…
Northwest Association for Blind Athletes to relocate to brighter, larger, more accessible office
By The Citizen on August 20, 2024
To get involved with the Northwest Association for Blind Athletes and learn more about its programs, visit nwaba.org/contact. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Open House Ministries’ annual resource fair in Vancouver sees record-breaking number of community partners
By The Citizen on August 16, 2024
People wearing Hawaiian shirts and leis greeted attendees at a resource fair Thursday hosted by the faith-based nonprofit Open House Ministries, which operates a shelter…
Aging Readiness Plan aims to prepare Clark County to support older residents
By The Citizen on August 15, 2024
By 2035, more than 25 percent of the population in Clark County will be 60 or older. Read more… Source: The Columbian