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…
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Vancouver City Council looks at requiring landlords to license rentals
By The Citizen on June 3, 2025
Vancouver city staff say they’re in the dark about the condition and location of rental housing in the city. Their proposed solution — requiring landlords…
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…
Safety issues and pollution remain at Camp Bonneville, according to Ecology report
By The Citizen on May 30, 2025
A recent inspection report from the state Department of Ecology highlighted continuing safety lapses and lingering pollutants at Camp Bonneville, a retired military training base…
Community Roots Collaborative turns second old building into housing for the homeless in Clark County
By The Citizen on May 30, 2025
A house near a railroad is helping homeless men get their lives back on track. Read more… Source: The Columbian
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…
Those living in west Vancouver’s decade-old ‘Share camp’ say they have nowhere else to go
By The Citizen on May 20, 2025
Eleven-year-old Raina Troupe is used to winding through tents to get to her school bus stop along Jefferson Street in downtown Vancouver. Her family’s little…
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive collects 82,000 pounds of food in its 33rd year
By The Citizen on May 20, 2025
Letter carriers and volunteers collected about 82,000 pounds of food for the 33rd annual Clark County Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on May 10. Read…