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Columbian Social Services, Demographics, Faith

Electronic freeway signs to have a local feel during pilot program

February 10, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Clark County is poised to host a pilot program that expands the use of electronic signs along freeways. Read story

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Date night – or nightmare

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February 9, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Dating. The stomach butterflies, tongue-tied conversations and heart-pounding new experiences with someone sweet can make romance electrifying. Whether unconventional, unsafe, unforgivable or just plain unforgettable, it's striking moments with that potential special someone that can shape our views on dating and love -- for better or for worse. We're all… Read story

Local man admits fraud in lead testing

February 8, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man pleaded guilty Friday in Portland to one count of wire fraud for falsely telling customers he was certified to do lead-based paint inspections and testing in homes where children live. Read story

Crestline students are welcomed to Ellsworth Elementary during pride night on Thursday.

Pride Night adds Lions to Panthers

Crestline students are welcomed to Ellsworth Elementary during pride night on Thursday.

February 8, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

What happens when you hold the biggest elementary school event of the year and add 90 students to the school's population in just one day? Read story

Three area tanning salons robbed

February 7, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Three area tanning salons were robbed Thursday evening, leaving police questioning whether there were multiple bronzed bandits in the incidents or one. Read story

Police identify body found in Hazel Dell

February 7, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Police identified the body of a Vancouver man who was found by children in northeast Hazel Dell Tuesday afternoon. Read story

Motorists don't always obey flashing yellow lights, which are used at the crosswalks along this busy strip of Fourth Plain to signal to motorists that a pedestrian might be crossing the street.

Traffic safety improvement grants aim to save lives

Motorists don't always obey flashing yellow lights, which are used at the crosswalks along this busy strip of Fourth Plain to signal to motorists that a pedestrian might be crossing the street.

February 6, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

The Washington State Department of Transportation has approved three local traffic safety improvement grants, aimed at reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries. Read story

Police looking for strong-arm robbery suspect

February 5, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver police are canvassing the downtown area after reports of a strong-armed robbery. Read story

Duane Sevarns, 17, hugs Venesa Dixon, 16. &quot;He was like my brother,&quot; Dixon said of Doug Combs.

Vigil honors teen’s life that ended in gunfire

Duane Sevarns, 17, hugs Venesa Dixon, 16. &quot;He was like my brother,&quot; Dixon said of Doug Combs.

February 1, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

At first glance, it looked like a group of kids hanging outside the local pop shop. But they held candles instead of pop cans, wiped away tears and looked around the street as though Doug Combs might appear at any moment. Read story

A full house of community members and leaders learns about a county initiative aimed at creating alternatives to juvenile detention.

County explains alternatives to juvenile detention

A full house of community members and leaders learns about a county initiative aimed at creating alternatives to juvenile detention.

February 1, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Clark County has launched an initiative aiming to move low-risk youth out of secure detention and back into the community through alternative programs. Read story