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Tracy Reilly Kelly will present a history of women&#039;s suffrage at 7 p.m. at the Clark County Historical Museum. She&#039;ll speak about major suffragists and Susan B. Anthony&#039;s visits to Vancouver in 1895 and 1905.

Think you know about women’s suffrage in Clark County?

Tracy Reilly Kelly will present a history of women&#039;s suffrage at 7 p.m. at the Clark County Historical Museum. She&#039;ll speak about major suffragists and Susan B. Anthony&#039;s visits to Vancouver in 1895 and 1905.

March 5, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Life

Tonight’s “Women’s Suffrage in Southwest Washington” talk could just as easily be titled “Susan B. Anthony Slept Here.” Read story

Curtis Carlyle, left, and Leapin&#039; Louie (David Lichtenstein) will perform together at Old Liberty Theater on Feb. 29.

Ridgefield’s Old Liberty Theater jumps into vaudeville renaissance on monthly basis

Curtis Carlyle, left, and Leapin&#039; Louie (David Lichtenstein) will perform together at Old Liberty Theater on Feb. 29.

February 28, 2020, 6:03am Clark County Life

If you like YouTube or TikTok, chances are, you’ll like vaudeville. Read story

Vast quantities of fresh food are thrown away each day.

Clark County Green Neighbors program again challenges people to reduce waste

Vast quantities of fresh food are thrown away each day.

February 27, 2020, 6:05am Clark County Life

Clark County’s annual WasteBusters Challenge kicks off Friday with a talk by archeologist Doug Wilson, who contends that what we throw away may say more about us than what we keep. And we throw away an awful lot. Read story

A crash on the Interstate 205 Bridge killed one person just after 1 a.m. Saturday, according to a press release from the Portland Police Bureau. A car crash into a tractor-trailer, police say.

Crash kills one on I-205 Bridge

A crash on the Interstate 205 Bridge killed one person just after 1 a.m. Saturday, according to a press release from the Portland Police Bureau. A car crash into a tractor-trailer, police say.

February 8, 2020, 8:17am Clark County News

A crash on the Interstate 205 Bridge killed one person just after 1 a.m. Saturday, according to a press release from the Portland Police Bureau. Read story

Heather Fisher, from left, of Vancouver joins Lori Moore of Beaverton, Ore., and Sydney Robinson of Vancouver at the Barberton Grange as they prepare for an afternoon of crafting on behalf of animal rescue efforts.

Crafters gather to make, upcycle items in Clark County for wildlife rescue effort

Heather Fisher, from left, of Vancouver joins Lori Moore of Beaverton, Ore., and Sydney Robinson of Vancouver at the Barberton Grange as they prepare for an afternoon of crafting on behalf of animal rescue efforts.

February 6, 2020, 5:55am Clark County Life

The half-dozen women who converged on the Barberton Grange to crochet bird nests and sew joey pouches had never met. Read story

Charlie&#039;s Sports Bar &amp; Grill has 40-plus TVs for Super Bowl watching.

Find a super spot to watch the Super Bowl in Vancouver

Charlie&#039;s Sports Bar &amp; Grill has 40-plus TVs for Super Bowl watching.

January 31, 2020, 6:05am Clark County Life

Sure, you could watch Super Bowl LIV at home. It starts at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 2 on Fox. Put out a bowl of chips, have a few friends over, flip on the TV and watch the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs battle for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Read story

Brittany Ashworth, owner of Premier Cirque in Hazel Dell, swings during a Saturday trapeze class. She founded the business because she was tired of commuting to classes in Portland.

Circus arts classes in Hazel Dell gain popularity, offer unique workout

Brittany Ashworth, owner of Premier Cirque in Hazel Dell, swings during a Saturday trapeze class. She founded the business because she was tired of commuting to classes in Portland.

January 26, 2020, 6:05am Clark County Health

After a couple of tries, Kelley Baker kicked up her leg and hooked it around the bar during her first trapeze class at Premier Cirque in Hazel Dell. Pulling yourself up to sit on a trapeze is -- in and of itself -- a workout, even before you try any… Read story

Hannah Barnes, 5, points to one of her great-grandparents as the family plays a family history trivia game during dinner Jan. 10 at the Barnes home in Vancouver. Charlotte Barnes said meals are often the only time they&#039;re all sitting together, so they like to tell family stories or play family history trivia games as they eat. Jonah and Charlotte Barnes&#039; book &quot;Turning Little Hearts,&quot; an activity book &quot;to connect children with their ancestors,&quot; was recently released. It's available online and at Sunrise Bagels, 808 Harney St.

Vancouver couple’s workbook connects kids to generations

Hannah Barnes, 5, points to one of her great-grandparents as the family plays a family history trivia game during dinner Jan. 10 at the Barnes home in Vancouver. Charlotte Barnes said meals are often the only time they&#039;re all sitting together, so they like to tell family stories or play family history trivia games as they eat. Jonah and Charlotte Barnes&#039; book &quot;Turning Little Hearts,&quot; an activity book &quot;to connect children with their ancestors,&quot; was recently released. It's available online and at Sunrise Bagels, 808 Harney St.

January 24, 2020, 5:55am Clark County Life

After Jonah and Charlotte Barnes learned about research linking children’s knowledge of family history to their general well-being, the couple vowed to teach their own kids about their roots. Read story

Shaunte Gates (b.

Exhibit at Tacoma museum celebrates African American men

Shaunte Gates (b.

January 16, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Life

The closest the Smithsonian Institution exhibit “Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth.” will get to Vancouver is the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, where it is on display through March 15. Read story

Dwayne &quot;The Rock&quot; Johnson (Columbian files)

Clark County boasts fair share of current, former celebrity residents

Dwayne &quot;The Rock&quot; Johnson (Columbian files)

January 12, 2020, 6:30am Clark County Life

A drive down Officers Row is enough to inform you that former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and Nobel Peace Prize winner George C. Marshall once lived in Vancouver. Read story