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Mike Selig, left, and Susan Galaviz with KXRW-FM talk about the start of their radio station at Selig’s home recording studio.

Vancouver radio station KXRW provides forum for local politics, nonprofits

Mike Selig, left, and Susan Galaviz with KXRW-FM talk about the start of their radio station at Selig’s home recording studio.

December 26, 2017, 6:05am Business

Getting Vancouver voices onto the airwaves was a formidable challenge for the scrappy radio startup KXRW-FM in March. But now that the station is on the air, its creators want to see it take new strides. Read story

Campaign signs for Port of Vancouver District 1 commission candidates Kris Greene and Don Orange sit at the intersection of Northwest 78th Street and Northwest Lakeshore Avenue. Greene’s former campaign strategist claims energy industry insiders wield a heavy influence in Greene’s election campaign.

Map indicates oil terminal key to port race

Campaign signs for Port of Vancouver District 1 commission candidates Kris Greene and Don Orange sit at the intersection of Northwest 78th Street and Northwest Lakeshore Avenue. Greene’s former campaign strategist claims energy industry insiders wield a heavy influence in Greene’s election campaign.

December 25, 2017, 6:03am Clark County Business

The Port of Vancouver District 1 election race between Don Orange and Kris Greene was seen by many as a referendum on the Vancouver Energy rail-to-marine oil terminal proposed to be built at the port. Read story

Dan Savage looks over his hand-built Christmas carnival displayed in his Vancouver home. The carnival includes numerous buildings and more than 300 figures, as well as multiple handcrafted pieces. Overall, the display is 4½ feet wide and 11 feet long.

Dan Savage’s itty-bitty village gets bigger every yearvideo icon

Dan Savage looks over his hand-built Christmas carnival displayed in his Vancouver home. The carnival includes numerous buildings and more than 300 figures, as well as multiple handcrafted pieces. Overall, the display is 4½ feet wide and 11 feet long.

December 23, 2017, 6:03am Clark County News

About 300 people roam the Christmas Carnival grounds, grabbing mugs of eggnog, gawking at the dinosaur exhibit and whirling through the air on its many rides; but every so often Dan Savage scoops up a few and drops them into a different part of the park. Read story

Port of Vancouver Commissioner Jerry Oliver wants the Regional Transportation Council to object to Oregon’s freeway tolling proposal.

Jerry Oliver asks council to sign anti-toll letter

Port of Vancouver Commissioner Jerry Oliver wants the Regional Transportation Council to object to Oregon’s freeway tolling proposal.

December 20, 2017, 8:03pm Clark County Business

As one of his last acts on the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council, Port of Vancouver Commissioner Jerry Oliver is pushing his colleagues to take a strong stance on Oregon’s idea to toll metro-area freeways beginning at the state line. Read story

EFSEC chair Roselyn Marcus, center in pink, leads the meeting about the Port of Vancouver oil terminal at the John A. Cherberg Building in Olympia on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 28, 2017.

EFSEC sends official recommendation on oil terminal to Inslee

EFSEC chair Roselyn Marcus, center in pink, leads the meeting about the Port of Vancouver oil terminal at the John A. Cherberg Building in Olympia on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 28, 2017.

December 19, 2017, 5:39pm Business

It’s now up to Gov. Jay Inslee to decide if Vancouver will become an oil town. Read story

Marcella Leonard, left, and Marianna Leonard fold the African-American flag at the beginning of the Kwanzaa Celebration at the New Directions Community Church in Vancouver on Saturday.

Kwanzaa organizers’ efforts bear fruit

Marcella Leonard, left, and Marianna Leonard fold the African-American flag at the beginning of the Kwanzaa Celebration at the New Directions Community Church in Vancouver on Saturday.

December 16, 2017, 10:41pm Clark County News

It was a celebration of African-American people, culture and roots Saturday night. Read story

Carol, left, and John Shields carry wreaths to place on military graves at Evergreen Memorial Gardens as part of the Wreaths Across America activities Saturday.

Honoring heroes with wreaths

Carol, left, and John Shields carry wreaths to place on military graves at Evergreen Memorial Gardens as part of the Wreaths Across America activities Saturday.

December 16, 2017, 10:41pm Clark County News

Carol and John Shields were among those who carried wreaths to place on military graves at Evergreen Memorial Gardens on Saturday as part of Wreaths Across America. Wreaths Across America began in 1992, when a wreath company in Maine decided to donate surplus holiday wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery in… Read story

Missing Vancouver man’s body discovered

December 16, 2017, 5:56pm Clark County News

The body of a Vancouver man, 77-year old Kurt Pahl, was found in Skamania County today, according to the Skamania County Sheriff’s office. No further information was available as of Saturday evening. Days after he disappeared, authorities said they believed Pahl likely went out to a natural area or a… Read story

Clark Public Utilities employee Josh Vincent and Laurel Faught, both of Vancouver, meet in person for the first time at a Clark Public Utilities office in Vancouver on Friday. During a customer service call with Faught last March, Vincent noticed something sounded abnormal and called 911. Doctors later told Faught and her family that Vincent’s call likely saved her life.

PUD employee answers the call, saves a life

Clark Public Utilities employee Josh Vincent and Laurel Faught, both of Vancouver, meet in person for the first time at a Clark Public Utilities office in Vancouver on Friday. During a customer service call with Faught last March, Vincent noticed something sounded abnormal and called 911. Doctors later told Faught and her family that Vincent’s call likely saved her life.

December 16, 2017, 6:03am Clark County News

Joshua Vincent only had to ask a few questions before he realized something wasn’t right about the voice on the other end of the line. It wasn’t until much later that he, the caller or anyone else would realized how dire the situation could have been had he not kept… Read story

Developer fined $17,000 for wetland violation

December 14, 2017, 6:16pm Business

The Washington Department of Ecology has fined a Vancouver developer $17,000 for not permanently preserving wetland mitigation sites. But the business owner facing the penalty said he’s confident the fine will be dropped. Read story