Downtown Vancouver’s Esther Short Park will be buzzing with activity Friday as residents gather for the raising of the new city flag, the annual Christmas…
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Vancouver’s housing market flagging at No. 61 but how does it compare to No. 1 McKinney, Texas
By The Citizen on November 22, 2025
Vancouver’s housing market isn’t what it was in the go-go 1990s. A recent report from finance website WalletHub ranked Vancouver 61st in the country, behind…
Vancouver residents’ request for removal of homeless encampment unlikely to be granted
By The Citizen on October 24, 2025
Residents of The Jefferson in downtown Vancouver have urged the city to remove a homeless encampment that stretches in front of their apartment complex, but…
Vancouver council awards bridge shelter development contract to Tapani Inc.
By The Citizen on October 15, 2025
The project to build Clark County’s largest homeless shelter took another step forward on Monday when the Vancouver City Council awarded a contract to Tapani…
Ethics complaint against Vancouver City Councilor Kim Harless headed to hearings examiner
By The Citizen on October 7, 2025
The Vancouver City Council voted Monday to send an ethics complaint against Councilor Kim Harless to the city’s hearings examiner for an investigation. Read more… …
After a failed levy, Prop. 5 is a less-expensive bid to raise money for Vancouver police services
By The Citizen on October 3, 2025
Proposition 5, which is before Vancouver voters on the Nov. 4 ballot, would raise money to add as many as 13 full-time sworn police officers.…
Vancouver residents’ top concerns at forum? Population growth, abandoned vehicles, homelessness
By The Citizen on September 30, 2025
Dozens of Vancouver-area residents turned out to the Vancouver City Council’s quarterly community forum Monday evening to get city officials’ input on everything from homelessness…
‘A matter of time’: Invasive emerald ash borer likely on its way to Clark County
By The Citizen on September 18, 2025
Oregon forestry officials recently announced that invasive emerald ash borers have been found in six new locations in the Portland area and warned a widespread…
Vancouver’s new 0.1 percent sales tax a ‘major commitment to expanding arts and cultural services’
By The Citizen on September 9, 2025
A new 0.1 percent sales tax in the city of Vancouver will raise an estimated $7 million a year to expand public access to arts,…
Busy upper Main Street in Vancouver will get an upgrade thanks to $2M transportation grant
By The Citizen on September 4, 2025
A $2 million state transportation grant will soon help the city of Vancouver improve safety on a heavily trafficked section of upper Main Street. Read…