A proposed change to the Endangered Species Act has local environmental groups worried. Read more… Source: The Columbian
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‘I plan on being an advocate for victims’: Daughter of murder victim seeks Vancouver City Council seat
By The Citizen on May 10, 2025
Pooneh Gray, a Vancouver woman who garnered media attention for her efforts to reopen her mother’s 1989 murder case, is running for Vancouver City Council.…
Filing week produces challengers for Vancouver City Council seats
By The Citizen on May 9, 2025
As filing week comes to an end, new and familiar candidates are rushing to declare their intent to run for office in Clark County. As…
WA bill capping rent increases doesn’t ease tenants’ fears in Clark County
By The Citizen on May 9, 2025
Duana Ricks-Johnson, a 54-year-old veteran and single mother, returned from advocating for rent stabilization in Olympia last year to find a 14-day pay-or-vacate notice on…
WA budget boosts public defense funding but Clark County chief defender still hoping for more
By The Citizen on May 8, 2025
While Clark County’s chief public defender says he’s grateful the Legislature more than doubled funding for public defense services in its new budget, he still…
Vancouver fire marshal tells Clark County she’d like to see a countywide fireworks ban
By The Citizen on May 7, 2025
As local fire officials begin preparing for the Fourth of July fireworks season, county councilors are again discussing the merits of restricting fireworks use in…
WSDOT plans to lower speed limit on Highway 502 which is Battle Ground’s West Main Street
By The Citizen on May 7, 2025
The Washington State Department of Transportation plans to lower the speed limit on part of Battle Ground’s West Main Street to 30 mph. Read more… …
Filing week in Clark County opens with familiar names seeking elected positions
By The Citizen on May 6, 2025
Filing week — the five-day window for candidates who want to run for an elected office to submit the required forms and pay the filing…
Rising taxes foremost on constituents’ minds during town hall meeting of Republican state legislators
By The Citizen on May 3, 2025
BATTLE GROUND — Taxes were first and foremost on the minds of constituents Saturday at a town hall held by four Republican state legislators. Read…
Lawsuit against county, councilors moved to Clark County courts; ethics complaint dismissed
By The Citizen on May 2, 2025
Rulings in both a lawsuit and ethics complaint against the Clark County councilors delivered a double dose of bad news for Ridgefield resident Rob Anderson,…