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Clark County Public Health offers sexually transmitted infection testing weekly in Vancouver.

Clark County Public Health provides free services for testing, prevention of sexually transmitted infections

Clark County Public Health offers sexually transmitted infection testing weekly in Vancouver.

August 16, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health

As local and national rates of syphilis remain high, Clark County Public Health is reminding residents of several free services it provides for sexually transmitted infection prevention and testing. Read story

Nighttime construction on I-5 southbound in Clark County to begin Monday

August 15, 2024, 5:47pm Clark County News

Starting Monday, Washington State Department of Transportation crews will begin replacing several broken or cracked concrete panels of southbound Interstate 5 lanes between Ridgefield and the I-5/I-205 split just north of Salmon Creek. Read story

Clark County Public Health issues safety warning for Round Lake in Camas amid algae concerns

August 15, 2024, 5:38pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health is warning residents not to swim or drink water from Round Lake in Camas because elevated cyanotoxins were detected in water tested Monday. Warning signs are being placed at public access points around the lake. Read story

Candidates for 49th Legislative District House Position 2 Russell Barber, from left, incumbent Monica Jurado Stonier and Justin Forsman answer questions Tuesday during a Clark County League of Women Voters forum at the Vancouver Community Library.

Stonier, Wylie see strong support for reelection in 49th District

Candidates for 49th Legislative District House Position 2 Russell Barber, from left, incumbent Monica Jurado Stonier and Justin Forsman answer questions Tuesday during a Clark County League of Women Voters forum at the Vancouver Community Library.

August 6, 2024, 10:52pm Clark County News

Incumbents in the 49th Legislative District, all Democrats from Vancouver, will advance to November’s ballot, according to initial returns in Tuesday’s primary election. Read story

A screen above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows substantial loss for the Dow Jones industrial average Monday. Several publicly traded companies based in Vancouver faced similar losses to start the week but weren't quick to label it a disaster.

Monday stock exchange losses yield a mixed bag for Southwest Washington companies

A screen above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows substantial loss for the Dow Jones industrial average Monday. Several publicly traded companies based in Vancouver faced similar losses to start the week but weren't quick to label it a disaster.

August 5, 2024, 5:15pm Business

Monday’s stock market plunge took some of Clark County’s publicly traded companies with it, but local financial planners said they are hesitant to characterize the dip as a catastrophe. Read story

Clark County sheriff&rsquo;s Deputy Jason Granneman served as the school resource officer at Hockinson High School in 2018. Four years after the sheriff&rsquo;s office had to cut its resource officer program, it&rsquo;s being relaunched at Prairie High School this fall.

Clark County Sheriff’s Office relaunches resource officer program at Prairie this fall

Clark County sheriff&rsquo;s Deputy Jason Granneman served as the school resource officer at Hockinson High School in 2018. Four years after the sheriff&rsquo;s office had to cut its resource officer program, it&rsquo;s being relaunched at Prairie High School this fall.

August 2, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News

School resource officers from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office will return to Prairie High School this fall after a four-year absence, according to Battle Ground Public Schools. Read story

Yvonne Gaylord, a driver trainer and safety person with Evergreen Public Schools, directs bus drivers outside Evergreen High School on Dec. 12, 2012, in Vancouver. Clark County school districts are still working to develop a larger, consistent pool of regular and substitute bus drivers as the school year draws near.

School bus drivers still in short supply in Clark County: ‘Anyone who comes to us doesn’t become a sub. They get a route’

Yvonne Gaylord, a driver trainer and safety person with Evergreen Public Schools, directs bus drivers outside Evergreen High School on Dec. 12, 2012, in Vancouver. Clark County school districts are still working to develop a larger, consistent pool of regular and substitute bus drivers as the school year draws near.

August 1, 2024, 6:06am Business

Garnering a consistent pool of school bus drivers remains challenging in Clark County, transportation directors report. In recent years, driver absences resulting from the shortage have created substantial delays in several school districts. Read story

Washougal school board looking to fill District 2 vacancy

July 30, 2024, 4:53pm Clark County News

The Washougal School District Board of Directors is seeking applications to fill its District 2 position, which is vacant following former board director Angela Hancock’s resignation last month. Read story

Washington State University Vancouver&rsquo;s corpse flower, Titan VanCoug, began blooming began Saturday evening and had begun to wilt by Monday afternoon.

After fourth bloom since 2019, WSU Vancouver’s corpse flower raises questions

Washington State University Vancouver&rsquo;s corpse flower, Titan VanCoug, began blooming began Saturday evening and had begun to wilt by Monday afternoon.

July 30, 2024, 10:16am Clark County Life

Here’s a message you don’t expect to receive while on vacation: Your corpse flower is about to bloom. Read story

Christine Portfors, Washington State University Vancouver vice chancellor for research and graduate education, visits a chemistry lab in the new Life Sciences building Thursday afternoon. With added lab and classroom space, the campus is able to add a chemistry major.

WSU Vancouver Life Sciences building: ‘Lab facilities here are as good as any university … across the nation’

Christine Portfors, Washington State University Vancouver vice chancellor for research and graduate education, visits a chemistry lab in the new Life Sciences building Thursday afternoon. With added lab and classroom space, the campus is able to add a chemistry major.

July 29, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

Faculty at Washington State University Vancouver are hoping the newly completed Life Sciences building will cement the campus as a beacon for undergraduate research in nursing, biology and more. Read story