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Stories by Mia Ryder-Marks

Columbian staff reporter

Clark County sheriff&rsquo;s deputies can now wear cowboy hats.

Western tradition: Cowboy hats are now an option for Clark County sheriff’s deputiesvideo icon

Clark County sheriff&rsquo;s deputies can now wear cowboy hats.

July 24, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

Clark County sheriff’s deputies can now sport Western flair while wrangling justice. Read story

Homeless outreach nonprofit Thrive2Survive to host annual Show the Love car show

July 19, 2024, 4:44pm Churches & Religion

Homeless outreach nonprofit Thrive2Survive is hosting its third annual Show the Love car show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Living Hope Church at 2711 N.E. Andresen Road. Read story

Treva and Jonathan Wittner, former residents at Hope Village, moved into housing and are now outreach workers at two of the city of Vancouver's Safe Stay villages.

After overcoming addiction and homelessness, couple help others find hope

Treva and Jonathan Wittner, former residents at Hope Village, moved into housing and are now outreach workers at two of the city of Vancouver's Safe Stay villages.

July 18, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News

Jonathan and Treva Wittner strolled across a walkway adorned with the message “Hope is here” — a testament to their journey. Read story

Vancouver woman, 42, was fatally stabbed in east Vancouver

July 12, 2024, 4:31pm Courts & Crime

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a 42-year-old woman as the person fatally stabbed Sunday in east Vancouver. Read story

A truck driver travels northbound on the Interstate Bridge on Aug. 31, 2021.

Feds approve new $1.5 billion grant for I-5 Bridge replacement

A truck driver travels northbound on the Interstate Bridge on Aug. 31, 2021.

July 12, 2024, 11:07am Business

The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program has received nearly $1.5 billion in federal funding to replace the century-old Interstate 5 Bridge that connects Southwest Washington and Portland over the Columbia River. Read story

Robertson &amp; Olson Construction Superintendent Robert Baird, right, and Open House Ministries donor relations officer Jean Lacrosse stand in an unfinished apartment at OHM West, 1212 Jefferson St., expected to open this fall. At top, a rendering of OHM West, an affordable housing building for families in downtown Vancouver.

Open House Ministries plans new apartments for fall in downtown Vancouver

Robertson &amp; Olson Construction Superintendent Robert Baird, right, and Open House Ministries donor relations officer Jean Lacrosse stand in an unfinished apartment at OHM West, 1212 Jefferson St., expected to open this fall. At top, a rendering of OHM West, an affordable housing building for families in downtown Vancouver.

July 11, 2024, 6:08am Churches & Religion

Children’s laughter and squeals drifted from a courtyard at the Open House Ministries campus in Vancouver’s Esther Short neighborhood Wednesday. Read story

Clark County chapter of HomeShare to host info meetings

July 11, 2024, 5:58am Clark County News

The Clark County chapter of HomeShare will host meetings July 18 and Aug. 15 for residents interested in learning more about home sharing, taking in boarders or volunteering. Read story

Volunteer Keith Dewing, left, and David Leitz prepare coolers of ice water for guests at the Living Hope Church cooling center Monday afternoon.

Heat wave threatens Clark County’s homeless community; outreach workers deliver water, supplies

Volunteer Keith Dewing, left, and David Leitz prepare coolers of ice water for guests at the Living Hope Church cooling center Monday afternoon.

July 8, 2024, 6:14pm Clark County News

For many Clark County residents, the past few days of triple-degree temperatures have been an annoyance. For those who are homeless, they’ve been life threatening. Read story

Kimberly Marcy of Flirting With Fiction bookstore sets up her shop on Main Street in downtown Vancouver. The bookstore will have its soft opening today.  At top, Marcy looks over a Blind Date with a Book package as she sets up her store.

New downtown Vancouver bookstore part of bigger mission to get free books to kids

Kimberly Marcy of Flirting With Fiction bookstore sets up her shop on Main Street in downtown Vancouver. The bookstore will have its soft opening today.  At top, Marcy looks over a Blind Date with a Book package as she sets up her store.

July 5, 2024, 6:04am Business

Kimberly Marcy pulls open a set of pink drapes, revealing shelves of colorful books at downtown Vancouver’s newest bookstore. Read story

Phillip Dick, who has been a volunteer at Living Hope Church for four years, takes a moment to rest while helping those in need escape the heat wave at the church's cooling center in August 2023.

Cooling centers set to open in Clark County during heat wave

Phillip Dick, who has been a volunteer at Living Hope Church for four years, takes a moment to rest while helping those in need escape the heat wave at the church's cooling center in August 2023.

July 3, 2024, 6:12pm Churches & Religion

Council for the Homeless issued a severe weather alert for Friday and Saturday for the emergency shelter system in Clark County. Read story