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Union Ridge Elementary School third-grader Ella Rupp, 8, sculpts a monster in class during the Ridgefield Youth Arts Month Program, which allows students to try out different arts in mostly free classes.

Creating a monster: Ridgefield Youth Arts Month fosters students’ creativity

Union Ridge Elementary School third-grader Ella Rupp, 8, sculpts a monster in class during the Ridgefield Youth Arts Month Program, which allows students to try out different arts in mostly free classes.

March 5, 2017, 4:47pm Clark County News

A new pack of predators was on display Friday afternoon at South Ridge Elementary School. Read story

Lewisville Park, considered the flagship of Clark County's park system, was developed as a Works Progress Administration project during the Great Depression.

Parking fees to return to Clark County parks

Lewisville Park, considered the flagship of Clark County's park system, was developed as a Works Progress Administration project during the Great Depression.

March 2, 2017, 6:52pm Clark County News

Four years of free parking at four county parks is coming to an end. Read story

Jim Cobb, president of the board of directors, talks in the photography room at the Two Rivers Heritage Museum in 2016.

Two Rivers Heritage Museum reopens with new exhibit

Jim Cobb, president of the board of directors, talks in the photography room at the Two Rivers Heritage Museum in 2016.

February 26, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

The Two Rivers Heritage Museum will reopen on Thursday after its annual winter closing for repairs and additions. Read story

Each morning before class at the Camas Project-Based Learning Middle School, Principal Aaron Smith greets students and meets with them in assembly room for announcements, and the occasional session of callisthenics or meditation.

Teacher aligning passion & career

Each morning before class at the Camas Project-Based Learning Middle School, Principal Aaron Smith greets students and meets with them in assembly room for announcements, and the occasional session of callisthenics or meditation.

February 26, 2017, 5:00am Clark County News

Aaron Smith’s favorite memory of his two-year stint teaching music at the American Community School of Athens, Greece, isn’t his apartment at the foot of the Acropolis, although that was certainly a perk. It isn’t the travel or going on an adventure to a new country alone. Read story

Hockinson High School Band Director Corey McEnry leads rehearsal in the new high-tech band room, which features soundproof practice rooms, a new sound system and enough lockers for all musicians to lock up their instruments. In the past, the band practiced in a classroom or the auditorium.

Hockinson High School invests in music with high-tech band room

Hockinson High School Band Director Corey McEnry leads rehearsal in the new high-tech band room, which features soundproof practice rooms, a new sound system and enough lockers for all musicians to lock up their instruments. In the past, the band practiced in a classroom or the auditorium.

February 25, 2017, 5:44pm Clark County News

At a recent Hockinson High School band rehearsal, Band Director Corey McEnry, 32, wanted his students to listen back to part of a song they just played, but there was one problem. Read story

Fircrest Neighborhood Association Co-Chair Margaret Milem, right, listens as Khalid Khan of the Islamic Society of Southwest Washington gives a &quot;What is Islam?&quot; presentation to neighborhood association members at their Feb. 7 meeting. Some residents in the neighborhood were upset association leaders opted to go through with a meeting topic focusing on religion.

Talking about faith in Fircrest

Fircrest Neighborhood Association Co-Chair Margaret Milem, right, listens as Khalid Khan of the Islamic Society of Southwest Washington gives a &quot;What is Islam?&quot; presentation to neighborhood association members at their Feb. 7 meeting. Some residents in the neighborhood were upset association leaders opted to go through with a meeting topic focusing on religion.

February 22, 2017, 6:01am Churches & Religion

Neighborhood association meetings typically cover such topics as zoning and development issues, how to secure local grants and organize neighborhood cleanups, which is why a recent meeting of the Fircrest Neighborhood Association stuck out. Read story

Nikki Mael and her three surviving pugs, from left, Tinkerbell, Tito and Tank, who all lived after eating Evanger&#039;s Hunk of Beef that tested positive for pentobarbital, a drug used in euthanasia, Mael said. Her other dog, Tulala, had to be put down after eating the food.

Tainted food leads to death of Washougal woman’s dog

Nikki Mael and her three surviving pugs, from left, Tinkerbell, Tito and Tank, who all lived after eating Evanger&#039;s Hunk of Beef that tested positive for pentobarbital, a drug used in euthanasia, Mael said. Her other dog, Tulala, had to be put down after eating the food.

February 20, 2017, 8:48pm Clark County News

Nikki Mael wanted to give her dogs a treat. Read story

WSDOT focuses on 2 ideas for Hwy. 14 corridor through Washougal

February 20, 2017, 8:27pm Clark County News

After looking at seven options, Washington State Department of Transportation officials have focused on two ideas for improving the state Highway 14 corridor through Washougal. Read story

Sen. Maria Cantwell, in blue coat, visited Vancouver to tour a few sites, including the new waterfront park. City officials are hoping to bring in federal money for a few upcoming local projects.

Senator Cantwell pays Vancouver a visit

Sen. Maria Cantwell, in blue coat, visited Vancouver to tour a few sites, including the new waterfront park. City officials are hoping to bring in federal money for a few upcoming local projects.

February 18, 2017, 9:21pm Clark County News

When Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., was picking sites in Vancouver she wanted to see in person, it’s not a shock she picked locations that relate to freight. Read story

Editor Lou Brancaccio, right on the stepstool, regales about 250 guests with stories of his life in journalism at an open house to celebrate his retirement Saturday at The Columbian. Brancaccio&#039;s last day was Friday after 20 years with the paper, although he&#039;ll stay on as editor emeritus and contribute a monthly column.

Launching Lou forward

Editor Lou Brancaccio, right on the stepstool, regales about 250 guests with stories of his life in journalism at an open house to celebrate his retirement Saturday at The Columbian. Brancaccio&#039;s last day was Friday after 20 years with the paper, although he&#039;ll stay on as editor emeritus and contribute a monthly column.

February 18, 2017, 7:38pm Clark County News

Sara Lugo has awakened her husband countless times over the past 20 years with an elbow and a command. "You gotta read Lou today," Lugo would tell her husband. Read story