Columbia River Mental Health Services, which abruptly suspended some operations March 24 due to financial woes, announced Thursday it has hired its former CEO back.…
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City of Vancouver’s seasonal overnight homeless shelters are closed; will they reopen in winter?
By The Citizen on April 2, 2025
On Tuesday morning, adults and children trickled out the doors of the city of Vancouver’s winter shelters for the last time this season. Read more… …
Columbia River Gorge Commission facing funding cuts as Legislature grapples with state’s budget deficit
By The Citizen on April 2, 2025
The latest budget proposal from the Legislature could mean the end for the Columbia River Gorge Commission, which was established four decades ago to protect…
Forest Service to replant trees lost in wildfires in Gifford Pinchot National Forest
By The Citizen on April 1, 2025
The U.S. Forest Service is planning to replant 134 acres of trees in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest lost during the 2022 Siouxon, Kalama and…
Clark County Food Bank assesses impact of USDA cutting $5 million in emergency food aid for Washington
By The Citizen on March 31, 2025
Clark County Food Bank leaders are assessing the impact of cuts to local food assistance after the Trump administration revoked nearly $5 million in emergency…
Vancouver fires Thrive2Survive as operator of Safe Park at Evergreen Transit Center
By The Citizen on March 31, 2025
The city of Vancouver fired the operator of its Safe Park, where people can legally live in their vehicles, for allegedly ignoring drug deals and…
Columbia River Mental Health finds means to offer some services but cash flow problems that started last year remain
By The Citizen on March 28, 2025
After announcing earlier this week it would suspend operations, Columbia River Mental Health Services has found a way to continue providing select behavioral health programs,…
‘There is this cloud that’s lifted’: Hough neighborhood residents thankful sound wall homeless camp cleared
By The Citizen on March 28, 2025
Three weeks after the city cleared a homeless camp along the sound wall on West Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver, nearby residents say they haven’t…
Clark County Council ready to repeal ordinance that allows mining in Chelatchie Bluff area
By The Citizen on March 27, 2025
The Clark County Council is ready to repeal a 2022 ordinance that added surface mining zoning to 330 acres in the Chelatchie Bluff area. The…
Bikers Outreach Organization brings ‘comfort to the uncomfortable’ in Clark County with help for those who need it
By The Citizen on March 27, 2025
As light rain drizzled, Dax Imber rode his motorcycle by the Burnt Bridge Creek homeless encampment in central Vancouver. He called out to a few…