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Aftermath of a house fire Monday night in Amboy. Courtesy of Matt Sciaretta.

Fire heavily damages house in Amboy

Aftermath of a house fire Monday night in Amboy. Courtesy of Matt Sciaretta.

January 2, 2018, 11:21am Clark County News

A fire heavily damaged a house in Amboy Monday night, according to Clark County Fire District 10. Read story

Ed Fischer, owner of Camas Bike and Sport, rides his bike through Hamllik Park in Washougal in 2016. Plans to open Phase II of the bike park that opened with Phase I in October have been put on hold.

Washougal bike park’s Phase II put on hold

Ed Fischer, owner of Camas Bike and Sport, rides his bike through Hamllik Park in Washougal in 2016. Plans to open Phase II of the bike park that opened with Phase I in October have been put on hold.

January 1, 2018, 5:43pm Clark County News

Phase II of Hamllik Park’s new bike skills course in Washougal was set to kick off before the end of 2017 in time to open this spring, but the project has been put on hold. Read story

Tyler Alexander and his wife Ginny Garcia-Alexander feed flowers to Om Nom and Nibbles outside their home in Portland.

Goatgrams: Flower delivery service’s goats eat the bouquetvideo icon

Tyler Alexander and his wife Ginny Garcia-Alexander feed flowers to Om Nom and Nibbles outside their home in Portland.

December 27, 2017, 7:16pm Clark County News

Brett Wilson tends to leave a mess. Read story

Lucca Pasquini, 7, left, and Layla Pasquini, 10, both of Santa Cruz, Calif., played with ice near the bandstand at Fort Vancouver on Tuesday. The siblings, who spent Christmas playing with ice and sledding down the street while visiting family in Vancouver, could see more wintry weather Wednesday morning, when the forecast calls for freezing rain.

Freezing rain possible overnight in Clark County

Lucca Pasquini, 7, left, and Layla Pasquini, 10, both of Santa Cruz, Calif., played with ice near the bandstand at Fort Vancouver on Tuesday. The siblings, who spent Christmas playing with ice and sledding down the street while visiting family in Vancouver, could see more wintry weather Wednesday morning, when the forecast calls for freezing rain.

December 26, 2017, 5:59pm Clark County News

After a wintry Christmas weekend, Clark County started to thaw out Tuesday afternoon, but the relief could be short-lived. Read story

Lacamas Lake, as seen from the north in this 2016 aerial photo.

Project would bring trail full circle around Lacamas Lake

Lacamas Lake, as seen from the north in this 2016 aerial photo.

December 21, 2017, 6:01am Clark County News

A conservation project in Camas could turn Lacamas Lake into a regional recreation hot spot by finally connecting a trail around the entire lake. Read story

Jerry Gensler, left, a resident of Prestige Care and Rehabilitation in Camas, on Tuesday opens a gift delivered through Home Instead Senior Care’s Be a Santa to a Senior drive.

Be a Santa to a Senior brings gifts to residents of care facilities

Jerry Gensler, left, a resident of Prestige Care and Rehabilitation in Camas, on Tuesday opens a gift delivered through Home Instead Senior Care’s Be a Santa to a Senior drive.

December 19, 2017, 9:21pm Clark County News

It’s not unusual for an ambulance to be parked outside Prestige Care and Rehabilitation in Camas, but the ambulance there Tuesday morning was a bit different. Read story

Custodian Trish Happs makes her way through the cafeteria shared by Columbia River Gorge Elementary School and Jemtegaard Middle School in late August while preparing for the start of school.

Washougal School District OKs deal with employees association

Custodian Trish Happs makes her way through the cafeteria shared by Columbia River Gorge Elementary School and Jemtegaard Middle School in late August while preparing for the start of school.

December 13, 2017, 6:15pm Clark County News

The Washougal School District’s board of directors has voted to approve a new two-year agreement between the district and Washougal chapter of the Public Schools Employees association. Read story

The commons area at Camas High School often is busy.

Controversy compels school to delay Unity Week

The commons area at Camas High School often is busy.

December 9, 2017, 6:15pm Clark County News

A weeklong celebration of diversity at Camas High School has been pushed back until spring. Read story

Motorists traveling north on state Highway 503, left, are routed around construction crews as they install a traffic barrier Friday afternoon in Battle Ground. The city is in the midst of its Congestion Relief Project at the intersection of highways 502 and 503, which sees around 50,000 drivers on an average weekday.

Phase of Battle Ground congestion-relief work wrapping up

Motorists traveling north on state Highway 503, left, are routed around construction crews as they install a traffic barrier Friday afternoon in Battle Ground. The city is in the midst of its Congestion Relief Project at the intersection of highways 502 and 503, which sees around 50,000 drivers on an average weekday.

December 4, 2017, 9:35pm Clark County News

Battle Ground’s population is around 20,000, but more than double that figure travel through the city on a typical weekday. Read story

Workers scramble to finish a new building at Ridgefield High School the day before the start of classes in September 2014. A bond issue likely to go before voters in February 2019 would most likely be used to build a new K-4 school and for additional expansions at Ridgefield High School, Superintendent Nathan McCann said.

Ridgefield School District preps for Phase III bond election

Workers scramble to finish a new building at Ridgefield High School the day before the start of classes in September 2014. A bond issue likely to go before voters in February 2019 would most likely be used to build a new K-4 school and for additional expansions at Ridgefield High School, Superintendent Nathan McCann said.

December 4, 2017, 6:39pm Clark County News

Voters in the Ridgefield School District passed a $78 million bond in February, and district officials are already gearing up for its next anticipated bond vote, most likely coming in February 2019. Read story