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Stories by Mia Ryder-Marks

Columbian staff reporter

Tacoma, Washington in August 2021.United States Courthouse sign outside of Union Station in the downtown area.

Clark County couple fined $20,000 for violating federal law, altering pollution systems on more than 350 trucks

Tacoma, Washington in August 2021.United States Courthouse sign outside of Union Station in the downtown area.

November 5, 2024, 3:57pm Business

The owners of two Clark County automotive businesses were sentenced Monday to home confinement for violations of the federal Clean Air Act for tampering with emission monitoring systems in more than 350 diesel trucks. Read story

Dignitaries hold up a ribbon as Open House Ministries board of directors President Dick James, third from right, cuts Monday, during a ceremony for the new OHM West building in downtown Vancouver.

Open House Ministries celebrates new Vancouver affordable housing complex OHM West

Dignitaries hold up a ribbon as Open House Ministries board of directors President Dick James, third from right, cuts Monday, during a ceremony for the new OHM West building in downtown Vancouver.

October 28, 2024, 5:30pm Clark County News

More than a year ago, Open House Ministries staff stood on an empty lot across from the nonprofit shelter to envision what the barren space could become. Read story

Specialized Housing Executive Director Brian McCarl, right, talks to a crowd full of community members and state leaders including Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, and Clark County Treasurer Alishia Topper on Wednesday in Felida.

Nonprofit breaks ground on senior apartments in Felida after four years of planning

Specialized Housing Executive Director Brian McCarl, right, talks to a crowd full of community members and state leaders including Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, and Clark County Treasurer Alishia Topper on Wednesday in Felida.

October 28, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Health

As excavators scooped up dirt, community leaders celebrated a unique development that will help Clark County seniors age in place. Read story

*LEADOPTION* Moderators Amy Reynolds, from left, and Britton Brown listen as Oregon Law Center Director of Litigation Ed Johnson speaks on a panel with  Vancouver Police Department Assistant Chief Erika Nilsen and Vancouver Housing Authority CEO Andy Silver.

‘We will never arrest our way out of homelessness’: Vancouver panel discusses criminalization

*LEADOPTION* Moderators Amy Reynolds, from left, and Britton Brown listen as Oregon Law Center Director of Litigation Ed Johnson speaks on a panel with  Vancouver Police Department Assistant Chief Erika Nilsen and Vancouver Housing Authority CEO Andy Silver.

October 25, 2024, 1:54pm Clark County News

The Portland attorney who took a landmark case on homelessness to the U.S. Supreme Court calls fining people for sleeping outside “the leaf-blower approach.” Read story

Yale Bridge on state Highway 503 to close intermittently for repairs Tuesday

October 21, 2024, 4:23pm Clark County News

Yale Bridge will close intermittently on Tuesday so workers can repair a hole in its deck, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Read story

Camas-Washougal Community Chest seeks grant applications

October 21, 2024, 12:43pm Clark County News

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest is soliciting 2025 grant application from nonprofit organizations serving the two cities. Read story

Vista Del Rio interim boardmembers Gloria Titus, clockwise from top, Tom Kent, Deb Swope and Rick Seekins hold a board meeting Tuesday. Residents are trying to buy the park, which has been put up for sale by the property owner. .

‘We need a miracle’: Senior residents trying to buy their east Vancouver mobile home park

Vista Del Rio interim boardmembers Gloria Titus, clockwise from top, Tom Kent, Deb Swope and Rick Seekins hold a board meeting Tuesday. Residents are trying to buy the park, which has been put up for sale by the property owner. .

October 18, 2024, 6:10am Business

Marlene and Richard Stanley moved into their home 44 years ago — a yellow manufactured house with a lush garden. Over the years, they invested in improvements and created family memories within those four walls. Read story

Derek Huegel, co-owner of Wolf Industries, walks through the kitchen of a one-bedroom unit in the new tiny home community, Ogden District Cottages, earlier this month.

Ogden cottages offer below-market rent and a chance at community in Vancouver

Derek Huegel, co-owner of Wolf Industries, walks through the kitchen of a one-bedroom unit in the new tiny home community, Ogden District Cottages, earlier this month.

October 15, 2024, 6:08am Business

As Derek Huegel walked through a small cottage in the Ogden neighborhood, he pointed to the in-unit washer and dryer and the contemporary finishes, including hardwood floors. Read story

Visitors tour the new Community Roots Collaborative O Street property, which opens next week to local families. Community leaders said the property symbolizes a new beginning for people exiting homelessness.

Vancouver tiny home community ready to welcome families struggling with housing and homelessness

Visitors tour the new Community Roots Collaborative O Street property, which opens next week to local families. Community leaders said the property symbolizes a new beginning for people exiting homelessness.

October 11, 2024, 1:38pm Clark County News

Community Roots Collaborative has begun welcoming families to its latest housing project, seven small cottages for people moving off the streets. Read story

Vancouver accepting applications for housing grants

October 4, 2024, 1:41pm Clark County News

The city of Vancouver is accepting applications for the 2025 Economic Prosperity and Housing grant funding cycle. The city anticipates that about $1.8 million will be available for eligible housing projects. Read story