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Columbian county government and small cities reporter

Playgrounds open in unincorporated Clark County parks

October 29, 2020, 6:04am Clark County News

Playgrounds in unincorporated Clark County are reopening months after closing due to COVID-19. Read story

Coupons available to Clark County residents for free leaf disposal

October 29, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

Clark County residents have a no-cost option to dispose of leaves falling in yards this fall. Read story

Clark County creates drive-thru payment option for property taxes

October 29, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Clark County taxpayers will have the ability to drop off their property tax payments at a drive-thru window ahead of the Nov. 2 deadline. Read story

Elections workers John Waterbury, left, and Les Stark collect ballots from an official drop box near the Clark County Elections Office on Saturday morning, October 17, 2020.

Voter turnout in Clark County nears 50 percent

Elections workers John Waterbury, left, and Les Stark collect ballots from an official drop box near the Clark County Elections Office on Saturday morning, October 17, 2020.

October 27, 2020, 12:02pm Clark County News

Voter turnout in Clark County is nearing 50 percent for the Nov. 3 general election. Read story

Washougal City Hall  (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Washougal residents alarmed over high water bills plan protest Tuesday

Washougal City Hall  (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

October 26, 2020, 6:10pm Clark County News

Recent water bills have caused alarm for some Washougal residents, who are planning a protest Tuesday. Read story

Vancouver resident Sharon Grammar, right, drops off her ballot while elections worker John Waterbury collects ballots from an official ballot drop box near the Clark County Elections Office in downtown Vancouver on Saturday morning.

More than 33,000 Clark County ballots received over weekend

Vancouver resident Sharon Grammar, right, drops off her ballot while elections worker John Waterbury collects ballots from an official ballot drop box near the Clark County Elections Office in downtown Vancouver on Saturday morning.

October 26, 2020, 10:44am Clark County News

A total of 144,569 ballots have been received in the 10 days since ballots were mailed out, according to figures posted by the Clark County Elections office Monday morning. Read story

Forums focus on needs of low-income people

October 24, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

A series of community forums meant to survey the needs of low-income residents has been rescheduled to December. Read story

Camp Bonneville in 2012.

Camp Bonneville cleanup project nearly done

Camp Bonneville in 2012.

October 22, 2020, 7:17pm Clark County News

A cleanup project of “one to two” years at Camp Bonneville is nearing completion — nearly two decades later. Read story

Elections workers John Waterbury, left, and Les Stark collect ballots from an official drop box near the Clark County Elections Office on Saturday morning, October 17, 2020.

Clark County voter turnout near 30% with latest batch of ballots

Elections workers John Waterbury, left, and Les Stark collect ballots from an official drop box near the Clark County Elections Office on Saturday morning, October 17, 2020.

October 22, 2020, 11:58am Clark County News

The Clark County Elections office reported an additional 18,898 returned ballots Thursday, bringing voter turnout near 30 percent ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. Read story

WEB ONLY Pro-charter supporters, from left, Betty Sue Morris, Patty Reyes and Joe Toscano react to early election results at Grant House on Election night in 2014. Morris was co-chair for the campaign.

Charter enacted home rule in Clark County

WEB ONLY Pro-charter supporters, from left, Betty Sue Morris, Patty Reyes and Joe Toscano react to early election results at Grant House on Election night in 2014. Morris was co-chair for the campaign.

October 22, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

Clark County voters in the November 2014 election approved a home rule charter, the document that continues to structure county government. Read story