The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Southwest Washington Clean Air Agency has issued an air quality advisory for the Portland-Vancouver metro area due…
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Clark County sweats first day of heat wave
Clark County will likely fall short of breaking temperature records on Saturday, but Sunday’s outcome might differ. The record high for Aug. 16 is a…
Lane closures begin Monday on Highway 99, N.E. 99th St.
Intermittent lane closures will begin Monday at the Northeast 99th Street and Highway 99 intersection. Various single-lane closures will take place from 7 a.m. to…
Herrera Beutler hails Snake River dams decision
U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, joined her Eastern Washington colleagues, Rep. Dan Newhouse and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, in hailing the federal decision:…
Clark County’s COVID-19 response improves
After a couple of weeks of gloomy news about the novel coronavirus, Wednesday’s meeting of the Clark County Board of Health outlined improvements to the…
Clark County Fire District 6 asks for levy lid lift
Clark County Fire District 6 has a levy lid lift proposition on the upcoming Aug. 4 primary election ballot asking residents for the funds to…
Columbia Land Trust inks record-making deal
The largest land acquisition in Columbia Land Trust’s nearly 30-year history is a done deal. On Tuesday, the nonprofit organization finalized the purchase of 4,900…
YWCA Clark County celebration subdued amid gratitude
YWCA Clark County’s summer celebration for its independent living skills clients was much more subdued than normal. Tuesday’s scaled-down party went without its usual big…
Paycheck Protection Program helps Clark County nonprofits stay afloat
Clark County nonprofits using the Paycheck Protection Program say the loans stabilized or even saved their organizations. Yet while the federal funding allowed vital services…
Herrera Beutler votes for conservation fund
U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, voted in favor of the Great American Outdoors Act, which boosts spending on land and water conservation projects.…