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Clark County Council chair to make State of County address by video

March 24, 2023, 6:32am Clark County News

Clark County Council Chair Karen Dill Bowerman will present this year’s State of the County address in a video to be released at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4. Read story

Vancouver State of City address to be in person this year

March 24, 2023, 6:31am Clark County News

For the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle will give her State of the City address to an in-person audience at 6 p.m. Monday at the Firstenburg Community Center, 700 N.E. 136th Ave. Read story

A rendering of the future Vancouver arts hub, which will replace the 50,000 square foot former Vancouver Community Library at 1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd.

Vancouver plans art center at site of former library

A rendering of the future Vancouver arts hub, which will replace the 50,000 square foot former Vancouver Community Library at 1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd.

March 24, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

A former Vancouver library will soon be revived as the city’s first art and cultural center — a multi-year project that could cost between $13.5 million and $17.5 million. Read story

Harley Hall II, son of Vietnam veteran Harley H. Hall, sits in a F/A-18 Super Hornet jet waiting to fly with the Navy's Blue Angels during a flight demonstration on March 17 in Southern California. At top, Hall gets strapped into the Navy Blue Angel jet in preparation for the 45-minute flight at a Navy air show in Southern California. (Photos contributed by U.S.

Son of Vancouver pilot rides with Blue Angels to mark 50th anniversary of father’s disappearance in combat

Harley Hall II, son of Vietnam veteran Harley H. Hall, sits in a F/A-18 Super Hornet jet waiting to fly with the Navy's Blue Angels during a flight demonstration on March 17 in Southern California. At top, Hall gets strapped into the Navy Blue Angel jet in preparation for the 45-minute flight at a Navy air show in Southern California. (Photos contributed by U.S.

March 23, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

Harley Hall II learned a valuable lesson last week: when the leader of the Navy’s flight demonstration squadron invites you on a flight, you can’t say no. Read story

Event at Clark College to commemorate 50 years since Vietnam

March 22, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News

The Community Military Appreciation Committee is hosting an event on March 29 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Read story

Colten Cramer of TMG Maintenance Services NW, left, works with colleague Jordan Harrington as they remove damaged wood from Linnea and Loren Kurtz's back porch earlier this month.

Operation Home Rescue offers free home repair to Clark County veterans

Colten Cramer of TMG Maintenance Services NW, left, works with colleague Jordan Harrington as they remove damaged wood from Linnea and Loren Kurtz's back porch earlier this month.

March 14, 2023, 6:01am Business

Linnea and Loren Kurtz describe themselves as helpers. Over the years, the couple have adopted numerous dogs, cats and birds from rescue shelters and helped raise several children in foster care. Read story

Julian Thorne Hilts holds up a photo of himself in his apartment. Thorne received a Congressional Gold Medal last year for his service in the merchant marines in World War II.

Vancouver World War II veteran honored for service

Julian Thorne Hilts holds up a photo of himself in his apartment. Thorne received a Congressional Gold Medal last year for his service in the merchant marines in World War II.

March 13, 2023, 6:06am Clark County Life

Last May, 93-year old Julian Thorne Hilts received a shiny medal in the mail at the Vancouver retirement home where he lives. The medal was from Congress, which in 2021 passed an act to recognize the 260,000 merchant mariners — including Hilts — who served in World War II. Read story

Vancouver City Hall in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver to join opioid settlement

Vancouver City Hall in downtown Vancouver.

March 8, 2023, 4:34pm Clark County Health

Vancouver is joining a national settlement against five pharmaceutical giants that could give the city $3 million to curb the opioid epidemic. Read story

Ari Mittelman, 12, wearing an inflatable T-Rex costume, looks for a place to eat during Tuesday's Purim celebration at the Chabad Jewish Center in Vancouver.

Vancouver Purim celebration features colorful costumes — and a llama

Ari Mittelman, 12, wearing an inflatable T-Rex costume, looks for a place to eat during Tuesday's Purim celebration at the Chabad Jewish Center in Vancouver.

March 8, 2023, 12:15pm Churches & Religion

A rabbi, a dinosaur and a llama walked into the Chabad Jewish Center in Vancouver. Read story

Renovation of the playground at Fruit Valley Park in west Vancouver is expected to begin in late 2024.

Vancouver’s Fruit Valley Park playground remodel to improve accessibility

Renovation of the playground at Fruit Valley Park in west Vancouver is expected to begin in late 2024.

March 7, 2023, 4:26pm Clark County News

Nearly 30 years after the playground at Fruit Valley Park first opened, the equipment is getting a much-needed renovation and name change courtesy of a $1 million donation from the Kuni Foundation. Read story