The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington will host its annual wine-tasting fundraiser 4-6 p.m. July 20 at Emanar Cellars, 1113 S.E. Rasmussen Blvd., Battle Ground.…
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Mental health advocates work to break stigma in talk at Ridgefield High School
By The Citizen on June 2, 2025
RIDGEFIELD — For the first time since the pandemic, a local mental health advocacy group has been able to get back into classrooms with an…
HOPE Dementia Support connects ‘people who are on the same journey’
By The Citizen on May 31, 2025
For years, David Edwards searched for help for his wife, Patty, who was showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease. In their small Texas town, he repeatedly…
Clark Public Utilities, cities don’t plan changes to PFAS testing despite federal rollbacks
By The Citizen on May 31, 2025
A proposed change to federal testing requirements for specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS — better known as “forever chemicals” — likely won’t affect…
PeaceHealth cuts 1 percent of its 16,000 employees, freezes hiring through 2025
By The Citizen on May 29, 2025
Vancouver nonprofit health system PeaceHealth cut 1 percent of its 16,000 employees and is implementing a partial hiring freeze through 2025, executives said in a…
Two dogs’ deaths linked with benthic algae in Columbia River
By The Citizen on May 21, 2025
Clark County Public Health is warning residents of new dangers related to algae growths in local waterways. Benthic (that is, at the bottom of a…
Single mom of twins fighting breast cancer gets a new fence and deck at her Clark County home
By The Citizen on May 19, 2025
When Kayla Susick was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2024, her focus wasn’t on the deteriorating deck or unsafe fence that surrounded her Clark…
Camas and Ridgefield police chiefs promote mindfulness program for law enforcement
By The Citizen on May 15, 2025
CAMAS — The dashcam inside Camas police Officer Casey Handley’s patrol vehicle showed the Sept. 8 collision in real time. One minute, Handley was approaching…
Vancouver’s Dawnell Tillery has given up everything to care for her autistic son Luke but she is running out of options
By The Citizen on May 10, 2025
Dawnell Tillery never had an easy time when it came to her second born. At 2, Luke Clark was diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder, now…
‘This isn’t what I do. This is who I am’: PeaceHealth employee Cliff Marble retires after 49 years of service
By The Citizen on May 9, 2025
What began as a summer job working in the cafeteria at St. Joseph Hospital grew into a career that spanned nearly five decades for Cliff…