Clark County’s energy use this winter was average, although how summer usage will compare with previous years remains to be seen. Read more… Source: The…
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‘Service doughnuts’: Some areas in Clark County not in a fire district. What does that mean for residents?
Although the official start of summer is nearly three weeks away, fire season has arrived. Daytime temperatures are expected to climb into the low 90s…
Rep. Perez taps into common frustration: Too-bright headlights
During a time of extreme partisanship, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wants to work on a problem that seems to unite most Americans in disdain:…
In-N-Out isn’t the only chain driving Clark County’s fast-food fever
Steve Mathis’ wife recently asked him how often he’ll eat at Ridgefield’s highly anticipated In-N-Out restaurant once it opens. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Mental health advocates work to break stigma in talk at Ridgefield High School
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’
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 County reaching out to residents after an ‘unknown bad actor’ hacked the county’s data in 2023
Clark County announced Thursday it has begun notifying residents impacted by a 2023 network security breach. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Crowd remembers law enforcement who gave lives ‘dedicated to service’ in Clark County
Those who came to remember and honor officers killed in the line of duty packed into the sixth-floor hearing room of the Clark County Public…
PeaceHealth cuts 1 percent of its 16,000 employees, freezes hiring through 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…
‘We are already suffering’: Clark County businesses worried with WA gas tax increase coming July 1
Clark County motorists will pay more at the pump now that Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law a 6 cent-per-gallon gas tax increase Tuesday afternoon.…