Despite arson attacks on ballot boxes in Vancouver and Portland this week, voters are still using ballot boxes in droves. Read more… Source: The Columbian
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Election tensions are running high in Clark County after ballot box arsons, with more political signs defaced
By The Citizen on November 1, 2024
Signs in support of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign were defaced in the Sherwood neighborhood Tuesday, troubling neighbors already rattled by arson attacks on ballot boxes…
‘Paso a paso’: Vancouver teen pushes past brain bleeds through music and family
By The Citizen on October 31, 2024
Connor Kassing-Fernandez was just 8 years old when he experienced bleeding in his brain. It marked the beginning of a life-changing medical journey. Read more… …
Suspect in Vancouver, Portland ballot box attacks ‘intends to continue … targeted attacks,’ say Portland police
By The Citizen on October 30, 2024
Investigators have released more details on the suspect in the arson attacks on ballot boxes in Portland and Vancouver and believe he may have plans…
A zoning change in Vancouver could prevent mobile home parks from being leveled for development
By The Citizen on October 30, 2024
Amid fears that their mobile-home park could be sold to developers, residents of Vista Del Rio are urging the Vancouver City Council to pass regulations…
Open House Ministries celebrates new Vancouver affordable housing complex OHM West
By The Citizen on October 29, 2024
More than a year ago, Open House Ministries staff stood on an empty lot across from the nonprofit shelter to envision what the barren space…
Clark County has 22 requests for new surface mines; 20 are from the same company
By The Citizen on October 28, 2024
The number of surface mining operations in Clark County could significantly increase in the coming years. The county received 22 requests, all but two from…
Nonprofit breaks ground on senior apartments in Felida after four years of planning
By The Citizen on October 28, 2024
As excavators scooped up dirt, community leaders celebrated a unique development that will help Clark County seniors age in place. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Clark County won’t help Vancouver pay for homeless shelter
By The Citizen on October 25, 2024
Clark County won’t help Vancouver pay for a 150-bed homelessness shelter after all. Read more… Source: The Columbian
‘We will never arrest our way out of homelessness’: Vancouver panel discusses criminalization
By The Citizen on October 25, 2024
The Portland attorney who took a landmark case on homelessness to the U.S. Supreme Court calls fining people for sleeping outside “the leaf-blower approach.” Read…