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Columbian Small Cities Reporter

Cara Ramsey speaks to her 4th-and-5th-grade class before reading to them at Mount Pleasant  School in Cape Horn  in October  2008.

Mount Pleasant again seeks levy to support school district

Cara Ramsey speaks to her 4th-and-5th-grade class before reading to them at Mount Pleasant  School in Cape Horn  in October  2008.

October 20, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Mount Pleasant School District is once again seeking voter approval for a two-year, $310,000 maintenance and operations levy that voters defeated in February. Read story

Renew levy, asks East County Fire & Rescue

October 20, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Voters will have a chance to decide whether to continue financing emergency medical services from East County Fire & Rescue in the November election. Read story

20th Legislative District, Position 1: Michael Savoca, left, and Rep. Richard DeBolt. Position 2: John Morgan, left, and Rep.

Long-serving incumbents challenged in 20th District

20th Legislative District, Position 1: Michael Savoca, left, and Rep. Richard DeBolt. Position 2: John Morgan, left, and Rep.

October 19, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

In the 20th Legislative District, voters have a choice between two long-serving Republican incumbents and two lesser-known challengers running notably modest campaigns. Read story

Michael Scott Brumback

14th District races offer mix of familiar, ‘new’ faces

Michael Scott Brumback

October 17, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

This year's races for the 14th District feature two newcomers to legislative campaigns and a couple of familiar faces. Read story

Stevenson teacher returns to classroom after bullying investigation

October 15, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

A Stevenson High School science teacher whose firing squad-style disciplinary method came to light last week will keep her job. Read story

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Blackjack dealer Josh Skucas, 33, stands at an empty table at the Oak Tree's casino in Woodland on Tuesday. Card rooms have struggled to earn money locally, impacting the cities that collect taxes from them.

Cardrooms’ misfortunes felt by small cities

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Blackjack dealer Josh Skucas, 33, stands at an empty table at the Oak Tree's casino in Woodland on Tuesday. Card rooms have struggled to earn money locally, impacting the cities that collect taxes from them.

October 15, 2014, 5:00pm Business

In the small, Reno-like heart of La Center, card rooms are the engine that keeps the city running. But the closure of La Center's smallest card room earlier this year was enough to wipe out nearly a tenth of the city's operating budget for 2015. After Chips Casino shut down,… Read story

A train hauling oil passes through the Gorge on its way to Vancouver.

Washougal councilors reach no consensus on oil trains

A train hauling oil passes through the Gorge on its way to Vancouver.

October 13, 2014, 5:00pm Business

WASHOUGAL -- If there's one certainty about where Washougal councilors stand on a proposed oil terminal in Vancouver, it's that everyone's uneasy about increasing oil train traffic through the city. Read story

Fire displaces five at Vancouver halfway house

October 13, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Fire Marshal's Office is investigating what caused a fire early Saturday morning at a halfway house. Read story

Man reportedly robs Muchas Gracias in Vancouver

October 12, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver police responded to a reported robbery this evening at a Muchas Gracias restaurant in east Vancouver. Read story

A train hauling oil passes through the Gorge on its way to Vancouver.

Washougal will review oil terminal opposition

A train hauling oil passes through the Gorge on its way to Vancouver.

October 12, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Washougal City Council is preparing to take up a resolution opposing a plan to build the largest oil-by-rail terminal in the Northwest at the Port of Vancouver. Read story