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Republican elephant

Clark County Republicans elect two new leaders

Republican elephant

February 22, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

The Clark County Republican Party elected new leaders this month and announced a renewed effort to reach out to local residents. Read story

Single-ride fares on C-Tran buses require exact change in cash, but a switch to electronic payments could offer an alternative as soon as 2017.

C-Tran is nearer to electronic fare model

Single-ride fares on C-Tran buses require exact change in cash, but a switch to electronic payments could offer an alternative as soon as 2017.

February 22, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

An overhaul to C-Tran's fare system could soon allow users to pay single-ride fares electronically, marking a dramatic shift away from the cash-only model the transit agency has used for decades. Read story

Clouds flit across the west face of Mount Hood as seen near Boring, Ore., in February 2010.

Snowpack continues its comeback

Clouds flit across the west face of Mount Hood as seen near Boring, Ore., in February 2010.

February 21, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

In early January, Julie Koeberle was suggesting a snow dance to improve the Northwest's ailing mountain snowpack. Read story

A warning placard appears on a tank car carrying crude oil near a loading terminal in Trenton, N.D.

BNSF to add 5,000 oil tank cars

A warning placard appears on a tank car carrying crude oil near a loading terminal in Trenton, N.D.

February 20, 2014, 4:00pm Business

BNSF Railway on Thursday announced plans to add 5,000 new tank cars to its fleet for carrying crude oil, marking the latest investment in oil-by-rail as volume and demand continue to grow. Read story

A sidewalk outside the Legislative building is bustling with people on the first day of the 2014 session of the Washington state Legislature on Monday at the Capitol in Olympia.

Local lawmakers’ bills advance ahead of cutoff

A sidewalk outside the Legislative building is bustling with people on the first day of the 2014 session of the Washington state Legislature on Monday at the Capitol in Olympia.

February 19, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

A flurry of activity in the Washington Legislature this week saw several bills proposed by Clark County lawmakers win approval in their respective chambers. Read story

Andrew Ross, marketing director of Camas-based Inventist, Inc., demonstrates how to ride the company's Solowheel product on Tuesday. Inventist and another Camas company, Focus Designs, Inc., helped inspire a bill now moving through the Washington Legislature and sponsored by Rep.

Camas companies inspire bill for mobility devices

Andrew Ross, marketing director of Camas-based Inventist, Inc., demonstrates how to ride the company's Solowheel product on Tuesday. Inventist and another Camas company, Focus Designs, Inc., helped inspire a bill now moving through the Washington Legislature and sponsored by Rep.

February 18, 2014, 4:00pm Business

When Andrew Ross takes a Solowheel out for a spin in Clark County, it turns heads. People invariably want to get a closer look at the one-wheeled transport device, he said. Read story

Benton’s measure on eminent domain passes in Senate

February 17, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

The state Senate on Monday approved a bill that would prevent property from being seized for public use and then transferred to an agency of another state -- taking square aim at a controversial agreement signed by C-Tran and TriMet last year. Read story

House OKs better access to lobbyist reports

February 16, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

A bill that would require lobbyists to file reports electronically and give the public better access to their activities won unanimous approval in the state House of Representatives on Monday. Read story

Mount Hood as viewed from a PDX-bound jet in April 2011, when the snowpack was above normal. Moisture that obscured the mountain in March 2011 elevated its snowpack to above normal the following month.

Snowpack gains ground; still behind

Mount Hood as viewed from a PDX-bound jet in April 2011, when the snowpack was above normal. Moisture that obscured the mountain in March 2011 elevated its snowpack to above normal the following month.

February 14, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

Recent snow and rain in the Northwest has greatly increased the region's mountain snowpack. Read story

Will Chandler of Vancouver works on the Salmon Creek Interchange Project in September.

Transportation proposal offers little for Clark County

Will Chandler of Vancouver works on the Salmon Creek Interchange Project in September.

February 13, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

A $12.3 billion transportation package unveiled by Senate majority leaders Thursday appears to include relatively little specifically for Clark County. Read story