More people are working in Clark County than a year ago, according to data from the Washington Employment Security Department. Read more… Source: The Columbian
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League of Women Voters partners with Evergreen parent group to raise the bar on communication
By The Citizen on September 6, 2024
Post-pandemic education chaos has rendered school board meetings across Clark County hotbeds of emotion. Students are more stressed than ever, and districts struggle to pay…
Days before trial, Kirkland Warren pleads guilty to murders of Meshay Melendez and Layla Stewart
By The Citizen on September 5, 2024
In an eleventh-hour decision, the man who fatally shot a Vancouver mother and her 7-year-old daughter and dumped their bodies along a rural road near…
Project 2025 unpopular in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, Democrats’ polling shows
By The Citizen on September 5, 2024
New polling from a political action committee that helps elect House Democrats shows that Project 2025 is unpopular in multiple swing districts, including Washington’s 3rd…
Spirit Halloween kicks off pop-up retail season with two Vancouver locations
By The Citizen on September 5, 2024
The time for pop-up shops — those temporary retail locations — is upon us. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Weather Eye: Brace self for hot, humid, smoky weather for a few days
By The Citizen on September 5, 2024
If Vancouver reaches 100 degrees today, it will only be the fourth time in the month of September in our weather history going back to…
Clark County Public Health campaign focuses on proper disposal of e-cigarettes, vaping devices
By The Citizen on September 5, 2024
If you’re among the thousands of Washington residents who use e-cigarettes or vape devices, you likely have wondered what to do with your old ones.…
Williams Mine Fire continues to burn in fire scars in Gifford Pinchot National Forest
By The Citizen on September 4, 2024
TROUT LAKE — Ignited by lightning a month ago, the Williams Mine Fire on the south side of Mount Adams continues to burn with approximately…
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center expands its cardiac care, offers nonsurgical heart procedures 24/7
By The Citizen on September 4, 2024
On what seemed like a normal work day April 17, Yacolt resident Richard Blake suddenly began experiencing arm pain and indigestion — classic signs of…
Grants funded by Vancouver’s lodging tax will promote tourism, events in the city
By The Citizen on September 4, 2024
The city of Vancouver is accepting grant applications for tourism and cultural enrichment projects through Sept. 30. Read more… Source: The Columbian