Voters will not see multimillion-dollar law enforcement funding requests on the August primary ballot from the city of Vancouver or Clark County. Read more… Source:…
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For those on Medicaid in Clark County, prenatal care is hard to find
By The Citizen on April 23, 2025
Clark County Public Health highlighted disparities in prenatal care access across the county, particularly for those with Medicaid, during a Wednesday presentation at the Board…
Workforce Southwest Washington plans for the worst amid funding uncertainties, rising demand for employment services
By The Citizen on April 23, 2025
Uncertainty is the word of the day for budget planners at both companies and public agencies. Washington’s workforce development programs are no exception. Read more… …
Clark County teens looking for work frustrated by lack of opportunities
By The Citizen on April 23, 2025
CAMAS — Camas High School junior Talulah Rodrigue was already feeling a bit frustrated when she arrived at Hayes Freedom High School’s first-ever career fair…
‘I knew if I was going to win, it had to be as myself’: Miss Clark County 2025 dedicates platform to mental health advocacy
By The Citizen on April 23, 2025
Sandra Fachiol, a self-professed nerd and childhood tomboy, never saw herself as the pageant type. Read more… Source: The Columbian
FVRLibraries braces for 30% cut in staff if August levy lid lift fails
By The Citizen on April 22, 2025
If a levy lid lift before voters in August fails, FVRLibraries would cut 30 percent of its staff, reduce hours and close the Vancouver Mall…
Vancouver man sentenced to 18 months for shooting a teen at Fourth Plain McDonald’s
By The Citizen on April 22, 2025
A 20-year-old Vancouver man was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for shooting a teen last month near a busy central Vancouver intersection. Read…
‘Filling in all those gaps’: Vancouver adopts its first economic development strategy
By The Citizen on April 22, 2025
In its first ever economic development strategy, the city of Vancouver plans to build generational wealth, promote trade jobs and position Vancouver as an innovative…
Community review board opposes OHSU acquisition of Legacy Health, but final decision lies with another agency
By The Citizen on April 22, 2025
A community review board has unanimously opposed Oregon Health & Science University’s proposed acquisition of Legacy Health. But the final decision lies elsewhere. Read more… …
Habitat restoration project on East Fork Lewis River breaks ground
By The Citizen on April 22, 2025
BATTLE GROUND — After a decade in the making, crews broke ground last week on Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership’s major habitat restoration project on the…