The 32-year-old single mother felt relieved. Although she had to leave her YWCA safe house for survivors of domestic violence, she found an affordable apartment…
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Vancouver Clinic wants to more than double size of its Camas clinic
By The Citizen on July 26, 2024
One of Clark County’s largest health care providers, the Vancouver Clinic, plans to expand its Camas location. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Clark County takes proactive approach to lakes’ algae blooms
By The Citizen on July 26, 2024
Vancouver Lake’s popular swim beach was closed for a few hours Thursday as technicians applied algaecide to the lake’s surface. This is the first time…
Family caregivers, nurses launch campaign to protect Washington’s long-term care benefit, defeat I-2124
By The Citizen on July 25, 2024
Last week, hundreds of family caregivers, advocates and nurses across the state launched a campaign to defeat a Washington ballot initiative that would cut funding…
Washougal’s port, wildlife refuge swap land to smooth property access
By The Citizen on July 25, 2024
A land swap between the Port of Camas-Washougal and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that may expand the port’s inventory of usable land near…
Kaiser Permanente opens stand-alone imaging center in Vancouver
By The Citizen on July 24, 2024
Kaiser Permanente’s new stand-alone imaging facility is now open in central Vancouver. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Columbia River Mental Health Services’ youth summit in Vancouver teaches some of life’s more important lessons
By The Citizen on July 24, 2024
Adulting 101 — it’s a class a lot of people wish they took in their youth. Yes, English and math are important, but how do…
Clark County Fire District 6 buys a used ambulance for ‘level zero’ emergencies
By The Citizen on July 23, 2024
Due to rare but extended ambulance wait times, Clark County Fire District 6 recently bought a used ambulance to make sure critical patients can get…
Cottage-style homes planned: Evergreen Habitat for Humanity to add 32 residences in central Vancouver
By The Citizen on July 23, 2024
Clark County nonprofit Evergreen Habitat for Humanity plans to build 32 cottage-style homes on about 1.84 acres in central Vancouver. Site preparation could start in…
Clark County rejects plan to reclassify private road leading to gravel mine
By The Citizen on July 23, 2024
Residents living along Southeast 356th Avenue in Washougal arrived at the Clark County Council’s July 16 meeting to drive one point home: The county should…