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U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., right of center, and Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler speak with veterans about VA wait times.

Reps. Herrera Beutler, Roe hold roundtable on Veterans Affairs issues

U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., right of center, and Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler speak with veterans about VA wait times.

November 18, 2017, 8:02pm Clark County News

Long wait times. Prescriptions not getting filled. Claims not addressed until after a veteran dies. Trouble getting to the nearest clinic. Read story

Firefighters extinguish fire at Great Western Malting plant

November 18, 2017, 1:14pm Clark County News

Vancouver firefighters were busy early Saturday morning at Great Western Malting due to two separate fire calls. Read story

Subway franchise owner Mike Harbold, left, of Vancouver receives applause for donating sandwiches and cookies to the National Adoption Day celebration at First United Methodist Church in Vancouver on Thursday evening.

Subway franchise owner joins in effort on National Adoption Day

Subway franchise owner Mike Harbold, left, of Vancouver receives applause for donating sandwiches and cookies to the National Adoption Day celebration at First United Methodist Church in Vancouver on Thursday evening.

November 16, 2017, 10:18pm Clark County News

Subway franchise owner Mike Harbold has always looked up to friends who fostered and adopted children. Read story

Sheryl Herd hugs her son Karter, 2, as they play in the living room after breakfast Wednesday morning at their home in northeast Vancouver. Karter’s adoption was finalized earlier this month. “I just wish I could encourage more people to do it,” Herd said.

Thanks to open adoption, family connects with biological relatives

Sheryl Herd hugs her son Karter, 2, as they play in the living room after breakfast Wednesday morning at their home in northeast Vancouver. Karter’s adoption was finalized earlier this month. “I just wish I could encourage more people to do it,” Herd said.

November 16, 2017, 10:15pm Clark County News

Earlier this month, Sheryl Herd officially adopted 2-year-old Karter, a milestone celebrated with balloons, cake and Karter dabbing tears from his mom’s eyes. It was the anniversary of the day Herd’s dad passed away in 2011. Read story

Free Thanksgiving dinner in 2016 at WareHouse ’23. Organizers of the popular dinner have revived the long-standing tradition to again serve those in need. The dinner, which began in 1982, started as a collaboration between the Chronis family and former Clark County Judge Rich Melnick.

5 places with free holiday meals in Clark County

Free Thanksgiving dinner in 2016 at WareHouse ’23. Organizers of the popular dinner have revived the long-standing tradition to again serve those in need. The dinner, which began in 1982, started as a collaboration between the Chronis family and former Clark County Judge Rich Melnick.

November 15, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

There’s no reason to go hungry or be alone on Thanksgiving, as several groups in Clark County host free meals open to anyone and everyone. Here are five places where you can get a free Thanksgiving meal around town. Read story

Kleen Street’s Joseph Wild-Talbott and Home Depot volunteers spread gravel at a home in Vancouver.

Volunteers help Kleen Street improve home for men in recovery

Kleen Street’s Joseph Wild-Talbott and Home Depot volunteers spread gravel at a home in Vancouver.

November 13, 2017, 6:03am Clark County News

Anyone who drove down Falk Road on Thursday or Friday would have seen a flurry of activity at a formerly downtrodden house. People were laying dirt and mulch. Others built a new fence. Trucks hauled away garbage and dropped off gravel for the driveway. Read story

Construction project manager Chris Dery with the Vancouver Housing Authority, left, and housing rehab specialist Craig Frantz with the city of Vancouver, right, look over the front area of the former Fish and Wildlife Building in Vancouver on Wednesday, a space that the city intends to use as a day center for homeless people.

Several steps remain for proposed day center for homeless

Construction project manager Chris Dery with the Vancouver Housing Authority, left, and housing rehab specialist Craig Frantz with the city of Vancouver, right, look over the front area of the former Fish and Wildlife Building in Vancouver on Wednesday, a space that the city intends to use as a day center for homeless people.

November 1, 2017, 9:40pm Clark County News

If all goes as intended, the former state Fish and Wildlife building could become a bigger, better day center for homeless people, opening as soon as January. Read story

Esmeralda Herrera returns to her seat after receiving communion Wednesday during the All Saints’ Day Mass at Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish in east Vancouver.

Clark County Catholics celebrate All Saints’ Day

Esmeralda Herrera returns to her seat after receiving communion Wednesday during the All Saints’ Day Mass at Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish in east Vancouver.

November 1, 2017, 5:47pm Churches & Religion

Catholics across Clark County attended Mass on Wednesday to celebrate the solemnity of such saints as Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II for All Saints’ Day. Read story

Gloria Pitkin, left, and her mother, Rosalba Pitkin, are pictured in front of an ofrenda, or altar, set up in their living room to commemorate deceased loved ones for Day of the Dead. “This is my family’s tradition. This is my history and my home. It’s very important to me to know about it and know what it means,” Gloria Pitkin said.

Day of the Dead: Mexican holiday celebrates deceased loved ones

Gloria Pitkin, left, and her mother, Rosalba Pitkin, are pictured in front of an ofrenda, or altar, set up in their living room to commemorate deceased loved ones for Day of the Dead. “This is my family’s tradition. This is my history and my home. It’s very important to me to know about it and know what it means,” Gloria Pitkin said.

November 1, 2017, 6:00am Churches & Religion

A line of white flower petals leads to Rosalba Pitkin’s front door, guiding deceased ancestors to her west Vancouver home. Read story

Mary Ellen Sandberg cleans out a room in the basement of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, which was being prepped Thursday to become a shelter for homeless women.

More space for homeless opens ahead of start of winter

Mary Ellen Sandberg cleans out a room in the basement of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, which was being prepped Thursday to become a shelter for homeless women.

October 30, 2017, 6:01am Clark County News

This week, there will be a lot more homeless shelter spaces than last week. That’s because seasonal shelters are opening and a yearlong shelter for women found a permanent home at a west Vancouver church. Other churches are gearing up to provide additional capacity on icy or snowy days. Read story