Some local teens are finding it difficult to get jobs this year. And data backs that up, showing the job market for young people is…
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Environmentalists worry changes to Endangered Species Act will hurt more wildlife than the spotted owl
By The Citizen on May 13, 2025
A proposed change to the Endangered Species Act has local environmental groups worried. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Columbia River marine exporters brace for Trump tariff impacts while importers already feeling pain
By The Citizen on May 10, 2025
Southwest Washington’s Columbia River international exporters are bracing for the Trump administration’s ever-intensifying trade war. Many importers already feel the pain. Read more… Source: The…
WA bill capping rent increases doesn’t ease tenants’ fears in Clark County
By The Citizen on May 9, 2025
Duana Ricks-Johnson, a 54-year-old veteran and single mother, returned from advocating for rent stabilization in Olympia last year to find a 14-day pay-or-vacate notice on…
Safety City event draws 1,000 children curious about Clark Countyfirst responders
By The Citizen on May 9, 2025
“What’s the first thing you do when you get in car?” a Washington State Patrol trooper asked the first graders clustered around him. Read more… …
FVRLibraries wants a new look for library cards — and wants the public to be the designer
By The Citizen on May 9, 2025
As part of its 75th anniversary celebration, the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District is inviting both children and adults to submit designs for new library…
Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver observatory will rock you
By The Citizen on May 8, 2025
You know that very special rock you couldn’t resist picking up and taking home? The one with the uncanny shape, the surprising colors, the strange…
Vancouver fire marshal tells Clark County she’d like to see a countywide fireworks ban
By The Citizen on May 7, 2025
As local fire officials begin preparing for the Fourth of July fireworks season, county councilors are again discussing the merits of restricting fireworks use in…
Memorial service planned Friday for former Vancouver City Councilor Bill Turlay
By The Citizen on May 7, 2025
The family of former Vancouver City Councilor Bill Turlay is holding a public memorial service for him 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Fort Vancouver Historic…
Clark County staffing companies brace for tax expansion awaiting governor’s signature
By The Citizen on May 7, 2025
Local staffing companies are bracing for a new tax expansion passed by the Legislature late last month. Read more… Source: The Columbian