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Kindred Homestead Supply, Ronald Records need new homes; Vancouver building owners say it is ‘unfit for occupation’

Kindred Homestead Supply in downtown Vancouver in 2020. The shop focuses on zero-waste home products, with everything from bulk laundry soap and cleaners, to shampoos and coconut butter.

August 23, 2024, 6:06am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Kindred Homestead Supply, a shop selling zero- and low-waste, plastic-free bulk refills and homesteading goods in downtown Vancouver, and Ronald Records, a music store, will close their doors by the end of 2024. Read story

Public Health lifts Lacamas Lake health advisory, issues one for Vancouver Lake

August 22, 2024, 5:04pm Clark County News Free

Clark County Public Health lifted an advisory at Lacamas Lake on Thursday after finding a bloom of cyanobacteria had dissipated, but it issued a warning advisory at Vancouver Lake due to elevated levels of cyanotoxins from harmful algae. Read story

Fourth Plain Forward program manager Will Fuentes, from left, social media coordinator Almendra Velazquez and community development manager Sheila Davis work on a project at Fourth Plain Community Commons in February in Vancouver. Fourth Plain Forward got a grant from the state for climate justice projects.

Nonprofit Fourth Plain Forward will use $95,000 grant to aid Vancouver residents affected by extreme weather

August 20, 2024, 12:44pm Clark County News

The Washington State Department of Health awarded Vancouver nonprofit Fourth Plain Forward $95,000 to reduce economic and health disparities caused by climate change in Vancouver, especially along the Fourth Plain Boulevard corridor. Read story

Dallas, who weighed in at 26.5 pounds on Thursday, lives at Lutz Hardware in Camas. He can often be found hiding behind the candy counter.

Purr-fect proprietors: Cats leave their paw prints on several Clark County businesses

August 19, 2024, 6:07am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Clark County business owners have found employees everyone loves who will work for treats and pets. The only downside is they shed. Read story

Substance use disorder professional Amie-Jo Brassfield sits in her office where she meets with youth at the Cowlitz Indian Tribe Health and Human Services office in Hazel Dell. The tribe recently started offering behavioral health services to youth there.

Cowlitz tribe again offering youth addiction treatment in Hazel Dell, one of few places in the county that treats youth

August 14, 2024, 5:10pm Clark County Health

After a pause during the pandemic due to a lack of providers, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe now offers addiction treatment for youth at its Hazel Dell office. The clinic is one of few in Clark County that treats children and teenagers with substance use disorders. Read story

Vancouver Girls Softball Association fields, Salmon Creek Greenway Trail closed due to sewer line leak

August 12, 2024, 5:22pm Clark County Health

The Vancouver Girls Softball Association fields and the Salmon Creek Greenway Trail are closed until further notice after a water line break caused a nearby sewer line to leak Monday morning. Read story

Clark Public Utilities installed solar panels on the roofs of five buildings, including Building 14 at the Port of Camas-Washougal’s industrial park in late 2023 and early 2024.

Housing, aging, solar: Three projects in Clark County honored by state

August 12, 2024, 2:33pm Business

Three Clark County projects were among the 12 winners of the 2024 Governor’s Smart Communities Awards, which recognize local governments and partners for exceptional land-use planning and development. Read story

Stories by Alexis Weisend

Columbian staff reporter

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