Mary Hoxsic knows the encampment along Vancouver’s Burnt Bridge Creek Trail where she lives has a bad reputation. But outsiders don’t know the campers’ stories,…
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Vancouver working on citywide plan to support electric vehicles
By The Citizen on April 25, 2025
Like the state, Vancouver’s largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions comes from transportation. To meet state-mandated emissions reductions and clean fuel standards, as well…
For those on Medicaid in Clark County, prenatal care is hard to find
By The Citizen on April 23, 2025
Clark County Public Health highlighted disparities in prenatal care access across the county, particularly for those with Medicaid, during a Wednesday presentation at the Board…
‘I knew if I was going to win, it had to be as myself’: Miss Clark County 2025 dedicates platform to mental health advocacy
By The Citizen on April 23, 2025
Sandra Fachiol, a self-professed nerd and childhood tomboy, never saw herself as the pageant type. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Community review board opposes OHSU acquisition of Legacy Health, but final decision lies with another agency
By The Citizen on April 22, 2025
A community review board has unanimously opposed Oregon Health & Science University’s proposed acquisition of Legacy Health. But the final decision lies elsewhere. Read more… …
Habitat restoration project on East Fork Lewis River breaks ground
By The Citizen on April 22, 2025
BATTLE GROUND — After a decade in the making, crews broke ground last week on Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership’s major habitat restoration project on the…
Clark County wants to restore fish habitat at former Cedars golf course; neighbors are leery of plans
By The Citizen on April 21, 2025
BATTLE GROUND — Clark County’s parks department is hosting a Thursday open house to discuss future plans for the Gordy Jolma Family Natural Area. Some…
Housing post-COVID: Tight market, low inventory in Clark County
By The Citizen on April 19, 2025
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago, Clark County’s housing market has tightened and become more competitive — but that’s not all…
‘What we’re trying to do is heal a community’: NAMI program helps businesses learn to deal with people in crisis
By The Citizen on April 18, 2025
Communicate. Assess. Listen. Mediate. Read more… Source: The Columbian
‘We don’t know what’s going to happen’: YWCA Clark County tells Murray federal funding cuts will hurt survivors of domestic violence
By The Citizen on April 18, 2025
YWCA Clark County staffers told U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., on Thursday they fear federal funding cuts will curtail services they provide to survivors of…