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Stories by Calley Hair

Columbian staff writer

Independence Day flyovers planned for Southwest Washington

July 3, 2021, 5:57am Clark County News

The Portland wing of the Air National Guard Base will conduct flyovers of community events on Sunday in celebration of Independence Day. Read story

3rd District Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, center, participates in a press conference regarding law enforcement issues Thursday in Fairview, Ore.

Herrera Beutler joins Oregon events to oppose defunding police

3rd District Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, center, participates in a press conference regarding law enforcement issues Thursday in Fairview, Ore.

July 1, 2021, 7:42pm Clark County News

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, made a rare public visit to the Portland metro area Thursday to warn against defunding and demoralizing law enforcement. Read story

Miguel Viveros Chavez, resident at Caples Terrace, left, chats with Sen. Maria Cantwell after speaking to members of the media about the federal debate over infrastructure at Caples Terrace in Vancouver on Wednesday morning.

Cantwell visits Vancouver to push affordable housing program

Miguel Viveros Chavez, resident at Caples Terrace, left, chats with Sen. Maria Cantwell after speaking to members of the media about the federal debate over infrastructure at Caples Terrace in Vancouver on Wednesday morning.

June 30, 2021, 8:00pm Business

Sen. Maria Cantwell visited Vancouver on Wednesday to advocate for increases to a federal program that encourages construction of affordable housing units. Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (AP Photo/Ted S.

Clark County groups join petition asking Inslee to lift eviction ban on county-by-county basis

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (AP Photo/Ted S.

June 29, 2021, 6:07am Clark County News

Gov. Jay Inslee has once again extended the deadline for a statewide ban on evictions, extending for three months protections for tenants unable to pay rent. He issued the proclamation just a few days before the eviction moratorium had been set to expire on Wednesday. Read story

The Vancouver Operations Center is pictured in 2018. The city purchased a new plot of land to serve as a site for a replacement center.

Vancouver to move forward with new Operations Center

The Vancouver Operations Center is pictured in 2018. The city purchased a new plot of land to serve as a site for a replacement center.

June 28, 2021, 8:20pm Clark County News

Vancouver will move forward with its plan to replace a 70-year-old operations center facility, a move aimed at improving the city’s capacity to respond to emergencies. Read story

Columbia Springs receives grant to help rebuild West Biddle Lake Dam

June 27, 2021, 5:48am Clark County News

Columbia Springs, a Vancouver environmental education center, received a $1.8 million grant from the state’s capital budget to replace its West Biddle Lake Dam. Read story

League of Women Voters of Clark County sets dates for four candidate forums

June 25, 2021, 5:56am Clark County News

The League of Women Voters of Clark County has finalized dates for four candidate forums next month. Read story

Ken Wilkinson, second from right, takes notes during a candidate forum at Trinity Baptist Church in Vancouver on Tuesday.

Candidates for Vancouver mayor, city council spar with opponents at forum

Ken Wilkinson, second from right, takes notes during a candidate forum at Trinity Baptist Church in Vancouver on Tuesday.

June 23, 2021, 7:28pm Clark County News

Candidates running for office in Vancouver gathered for an indoor, in-person community forum for the first time in more than a year Tuesday evening, sharing their wide-ranging views on COVID-19, homelessness and the environment. Read story

Vancouver City Hall (iStock.com)

Vancouver weighs selling parking garage back to its developer

Vancouver City Hall (iStock.com)

June 22, 2021, 6:30pm Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council is considering selling a parking garage back to its developer for $3.44 million, more than 20 years after the city originally purchased the structure to boost the economy downtown. Read story

Vancouver to begin Columbia Street paving Monday

June 19, 2021, 5:56am Clark County News

The city of Vancouver will begin paving Columbia Street from Mill Plain Boulevard to 45th Street starting on Monday. Read story