Cheers broke out in the Vancouver City Council’s chambers Monday evening after the council voted down a rezoning proposal that could have transformed a 1.6-acre…
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‘It’s the magic of the Gorge’: Drone industry soars in Bingen
By The Citizen on August 12, 2025
BINGEN — After 30 years of aerospace production in this Columbia River Gorge community, Bingen has a reputation worldwide for its prowess in the drone…
‘Battle Ground needs development like this’: Company proposes mixed-use campus north of Battle Ground Village
By The Citizen on August 12, 2025
A Battle Ground electrical transformer manufacturer is proposing to develop 60 acres just north of Battle Ground Village into a mixed-use campus featuring commercial, industrial…
Weather Eye: We’ve been wilting under heat wave; change coming
By The Citizen on August 12, 2025
Extreme heat warning. That is the new phrase the National Weather Service has used for our current hot spell which was issued for Clark County…
Sen. Cantwell, Vancouver child care center owner urge Congress to take action to save the ACA tax credits, expansion
By The Citizen on August 11, 2025
The owner of an east Vancouver child care center joined Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Monday morning to draw attention to Washington’s rising health care costs.…
Rep. Perez plans three Southwest Washington town halls
By The Citizen on August 11, 2025
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez will meet with constituents throughout the 3rd District this month at town halls in Clark, Cowlitz and Skamania counties. Read…
Cooling centers open as extreme heat warning continues in Clark County
By The Citizen on August 11, 2025
The Council for the Homeless severe weather alert is in effect through Tuesday night for the emergency shelter system in Clark County. Read more… Source:…
Laurel Fraught’s Vancouver home leaked for years, then a city program repaired the roof and the warped floors
By The Citizen on August 11, 2025
Laurel Fraught, a 74-year-old grandmother of 23, lived with a leaking roof and unreliable temperatures in her Vancouver mobile home for years. Read more… Source:…
Post-prison housing, especially for sex offenders, is rare in Clark County and often run-down
By The Citizen on August 9, 2025
Surrounding Vancouver’s largest homeless camp sit seven shabby houses built about a century ago. The paint is peeling. The lawn is dead. Windows are damaged.…
Cannonball run: Carter Park woman finds gardening can be – almost – a blast
By The Citizen on August 9, 2025
Stephanie Joy Mitchell of Vancouver’s Carter Park neighborhood had a great time during at last weekend’s Vancouver Arts and Music Festival — but she didn’t…