Western Forest Products laid off Vancouver employees this week after the company’s Columbia Vista sawmill was left inoperable by a devastating fire June 29. Read…
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Trial for Vancouver defense attorney Townsend, charged with forgery and identity theft, begins Monday
By The Citizen on July 11, 2025
Vancouver defense attorney Josephine Townsend’s forgery and identity theft trial is set to begin Monday in Clark County Superior Court. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Cowlitz Indian Tribe will take over all Columbia River Mental Health Services operations
By The Citizen on July 10, 2025
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe will take over Columbia River Mental Health Services in hopes of resolving the financial instability that led the nonprofit to suspend…
Clark County small cities have too many seats on C-Tran board, putting state grants at risk
By The Citizen on July 10, 2025
Several of C-Tran’s grants are in jeopardy because Clark County’s small cities are overrepresented on the transit agency’s board of directors. Read more… Source: The…
Clark County won’t put a criminal justice tax increase on the ballot until next year
By The Citizen on July 10, 2025
Clark County Council members decided Wednesday not to put a law and justice funding measure on the November ballot. Instead, they supported the county manager’s…
Recently emptied retail spaces across Clark County are already getting new tenants
By The Citizen on July 10, 2025
Shuttered national chains in Clark County have left empty spaces quickly filled by other retailers, big and small — a sign that the local commercial…
Clark County wants a business park near iTech Prep but Mount Vista residents say the rural neighborhood needs preserving
By The Citizen on July 10, 2025
Residents living in the Mount Vista neighborhood along Northeast 159th Avenue object to Clark County’s plan to rezone their rural, residential neighborhood as a business…
PeaceHealth CEO Liz Dunne to retire; hospital names Sarah Ness as incoming CEO
By The Citizen on July 10, 2025
PeaceHealth CEO Liz Dunne announced Tuesday that she will retire after 10 years of service at the hospital. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Clark County Superior Court wants county clerk to be an appointed, not elected, position
By The Citizen on July 10, 2025
The Clark County Council on Wednesday declined a request from Superior Court to ask voters in November to consider making the county clerk position appointed…
C-Tran breaks ground on Highway 99-Main Street bus rapid transit line
By The Citizen on July 10, 2025
C-Tran broke ground Wednesday on its newest bus rapid transit line to serve the Highway 99 and Main Street corridors. Local leaders say it will…