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Washougal School District Assistant Superintendent Aaron Hansen chats with students Monday.

Washougal School District interim superintendent ‘optimistic and hopeful’ about future

Aaron Hansen will step up from his role as assistant superintendent of the Washougal School District to serve as interim superintendent for the 2024-25 school year.
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The Port of Camas-Washougal recently approved the purchase of a 5-acre lot north of Grove Field.

Port of Camas-Washougal wants to hear from residents on Grove Field annexation plan

While the Port of Camas-Washougal’s plans to bring Grove Field into Clark County’s urban growth boundary are moving forward, commissioners want to hear from residents who have questions and concerns.
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Chance Crocker, 18, of Vancouver enjoys the sunshine Friday afternoon while catching a ride on a jet ski along Northwest Lower River Road. Vancouver&rsquo;s high temperature was expected to reach 90 degrees. Clark County Public Health officials warn residents to use caution around lakes and rivers, which are still cold enough to immobilize even the strongest swimmers.

Stay safe on the water this warm weekend: Clark County Public Health urges caution in area’s cold, fast-moving waters

It’s an unusually warm weekend for mid-May. The National Weather Service predicts today will be sunny and could reach 89 degrees, with just the faintest of breezes cooling things off.…
Clark County News
Bird with Flower by Sharon Agnor, left, and artwork by Cindy Geffel are among the pieces in the pollinators exhibit at Art at the CAVE gallery in Vancouver.

Reason to bee hopeful: Pollinators show finds fertile ground at Art at the CAVE gallery

Have you heard the buzz? There’s a new art exhibit this month at Art at the CAVE, a contemporary art gallery in downtown Vancouver. The gallery is showcasing the work…
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An image of the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, taken early Saturday morning by Pamela Schram in La Center (Photo courtesy of Pamela Schram)

Photos: Clark County residents capture images of the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights

The Northern Lights put on a show late Friday night and early Saturday morning, and several Clark County residents shared photos of the rare occurrence.

Business

An Israeli F-15 fighter jet. Boeing manufactures the F-15, which was developed by McDonnell Douglas before that company&rsquo;s acquisition by Boeing.

As opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza grows, Boeing arms sales draw scrutiny

As opposition to Israel’s Gaza war intensifies, so too has the attention on Boeing’s longstanding connection with Israel and the Israeli armed services’ use of…

Northwest

Why one man filed 800 campaign finance complaints against WA candidates

Over the past several months, Washington’s campaign-finance watchdog agency has been flooded with hundreds of complaints against political campaigns — a deluge driven largely by…

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Politics

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on Earth Day at Prince William Forest Park on April 22, 2024, in Triangle, Virginia. Biden, along with Sens. Bernie Sanders (D-VT), Edward Markey (D-MA), and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), announced a seven billion dollar &ldquo;Solar For All&rdquo; program with the Environmental Protection Agency and an American Climate Corps initiative, while commemorating the 54th anniversary of Earth Day, started in 1970 to raise awareness and support for environmental protection.

Young voters don’t give Biden credit for passing the biggest climate bill in history

President Joe Biden spent his Earth Day in a national forest this year with an explicit pitch to young people: a climate jobs corps intended…

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Arthur Colunga of Battle Ground, left, and his wife, Lyndsey, grab a bite to eat Thursday while enjoying the outdoor seating area at the new Battle Ground Station food cart pod on Main Street. At top, a customer picks up an order from Bobablastic in Battle Ground on Thursday morning.

New food cart pod welcomed: Battle Ground Station opens with 7 of 10 slots taken

The number of dining options in Battle Ground grew quickly Monday with the long-awaited opening of Battle Ground Station, the city’s new food truck pod.

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Health

Diane Shader Smith has spent the six years since her daughter&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s death traveling the world and speaking about the dangers of antimicrobial resistance.

A mother’s loss launches a global effort to fight antibiotic resistance

In November 2017, days after her daughter Mallory Smith died from a drug-resistant infection at the age of 25, Diane Shader Smith typed a password…

Life

Felicity Jones portrays Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a scene from “On the Basis of Sex.” Jonathan Wenk/Focus Features

Major motion picture ‘Train Dreams’ is filming in Spokane, to star Joel Edgerton and Oscar nominee Felicity Jones

Adapted from a novel set in the Idaho Panhandle, “Train Dreams” is filming in Eastern Washington and will begin its shoot in Spokane later this…

Nation / World

Police officers question a boy during a vigil for Antonio Lee, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in Baltimore. Lee, 19, was shot and killed while squeegeeing in Baltimore.

They shared a name — but not a future. How two kids fought to escape poverty in Baltimore

Growing up in the streets of east Baltimore surrounded by poverty and gun violence, two kids named Antonio became fast friends. Both called “Tone,” they…

Economic Forecast &#8211; March 2024

Economic Forecast – March 2024

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Opinion

May 11: Graduation 2024

Editorial Cartoons for Week of May 6

In Our View: Nation should strive to improve mothers’ lives

Jayne: Mullett a serious governor hopeful

Harrop: We are entering a new world of caregiving

Other Papers Say: Program must reach those in need

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