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Stories by Mia Ryder-Marks

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HomeShare Clark County, WA wants to pair renters with senior citizens who own homes

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February 27, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

Cue “The Golden Girls” theme song: To combat the housing crisis, a Clark County group wants to pair seniors with people seeking a place to live. Read story

Jayne McCarley, left, a resident of Meadow Verde Mobile Home Park, looks over paperwork including her rent increase notice with fellow resident Michelle Bart at her Hazel Dell home Monday morning hours before they knew a rent stabilization bill would die.

Residents in Hazel Dell mobile home park dealt losing hand after rent control bill dies in Washington Legislature

Jayne McCarley, left, a resident of Meadow Verde Mobile Home Park, looks over paperwork including her rent increase notice with fellow resident Michelle Bart at her Hazel Dell home Monday morning hours before they knew a rent stabilization bill would die.

February 27, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

Several residents of a Hazel Dell senior mobile home park gambled that rent stabilization legislation would pass — and lost. Read story

A worker at West Vancouver Materials Recovery Center tosses a used soda bottle while sorting through recycled materials Tuesday morning collected by Waste Connections. While some looking for extra income search through people&rsquo;s recycling bins for cans, officials at Waste Connections say that constitutes theft.

Can collectors’ rummaging rankles Clark County residents

A worker at West Vancouver Materials Recovery Center tosses a used soda bottle while sorting through recycled materials Tuesday morning collected by Waste Connections. While some looking for extra income search through people&rsquo;s recycling bins for cans, officials at Waste Connections say that constitutes theft.

February 21, 2024, 6:07am Business

Each week, when residents put out their trash and recycling bins, some people see the discarded aluminum cans inside as an opportunity to make an extra buck. Read story

Multiple fire agencies responded Monday morning for a vehicle that drove off Lucia Falls Road and down a 30-foot embankment into the East Fork Lewis River.

Car goes off Northeast Lucia Falls Road, into East Fork Lewis River

Multiple fire agencies responded Monday morning for a vehicle that drove off Lucia Falls Road and down a 30-foot embankment into the East Fork Lewis River.

February 19, 2024, 6:10pm Clark County News

One person was rescued Monday morning from the East Fork Lewis River after their vehicle drove off the road and down a 30-foot embankment. Read story

The Vancouver Fire Department works to put out a fire at the Igloo Restaurant in Vancouver on March 13, 2017.

Fire officials caution about potential risks of lithium-ion batteries

The Vancouver Fire Department works to put out a fire at the Igloo Restaurant in Vancouver on March 13, 2017.

February 19, 2024, 5:39pm Clark County News

To recognize National Battery Day, fire officials are cautioning people about the potential risks linked with lithium-ion batteries, which are frequently found in cellphones, laptops, smoke alarms and electric vehicles. Read story

Cheri Rhodes, gray beanie, joins Mike Moises, white glasses, and other members of their street family as a small fire provides a little warmth in the pouring rain at their downtown Vancouver encampment on a recent afternoon.

Street family gains support network, safety: ‘We all look out for each other’

Cheri Rhodes, gray beanie, joins Mike Moises, white glasses, and other members of their street family as a small fire provides a little warmth in the pouring rain at their downtown Vancouver encampment on a recent afternoon.

February 17, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News

Mike Moises sat around a fire with his family. They sank forks into a round, white cake. Read story

From left: Shannon Walker, founder of Northwest Battle Buddies, shares support with veteran Pete Reddig of Wyoming and his dog, Toby. Northwest Battle Buddies&rsquo; graduation Friday brought together veterans, community members and four-legged friends.

Veterans’ best friends saluted: Vancouver’s Northwest Battle Buddies pairs heroes with service dogs

From left: Shannon Walker, founder of Northwest Battle Buddies, shares support with veteran Pete Reddig of Wyoming and his dog, Toby. Northwest Battle Buddies&rsquo; graduation Friday brought together veterans, community members and four-legged friends.

February 16, 2024, 7:42pm Clark County News

On Friday, veterans and their service dogs walked across a graduation stage and toward a new life together. Read story

Jan White, left, and Dick Filion live at Prestige Senior Living Bridgewood in east Vancouver. The inseparable pair hosts multiple card game nights a week and have cultivated a strong social circle of card-game lovers within the community.

‘We keep each other laughing’: Couple find love at Vancouver senior living facility

Jan White, left, and Dick Filion live at Prestige Senior Living Bridgewood in east Vancouver. The inseparable pair hosts multiple card game nights a week and have cultivated a strong social circle of card-game lovers within the community.

February 14, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

It’s never too late to find love. Dick Filion, 88, and Jan White, 90, are proof. Read story

A former Howard Johnson&rsquo;s hotel near Vancouver Mall converted into Bertha&rsquo;s Place, a homeless shelter, which opened in late 2021.

Clark Asks: Why abandoned buildings can’t be used to house people experiencing homelessness? It’s complicated

A former Howard Johnson&rsquo;s hotel near Vancouver Mall converted into Bertha&rsquo;s Place, a homeless shelter, which opened in late 2021.

February 12, 2024, 2:29pm Clark County News

Can’t some of the abandoned or under-used buildings in Clark County be used for shelters or affordable housing? That’s a question many readers have submitted to The Columbian through the Clark Asks portal on our website. Read story

Phil Zorich, right, looks over his vegetable garden with his wife Robin on Tuesday. With rising rents, the Zoriches grow vegetables to offset their grocery bill.

‘You don’t do anything but survive’: Cost of living, rents on rise, straining many Clark County residents

Phil Zorich, right, looks over his vegetable garden with his wife Robin on Tuesday. With rising rents, the Zoriches grow vegetables to offset their grocery bill.

February 8, 2024, 6:30am Clark County News

Phil Zorich pointed to dark-green kale leaves poking from a garden bed he built. Read story