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Samantha Wheeler, the ministry leader at the new Salvation Army headquarters in Washougal, talks Wednesday with volunteers at the front desk.

Washougal gets new headquarters for Salvation Army

Samantha Wheeler, the ministry leader at the new Salvation Army headquarters in Washougal, talks Wednesday with volunteers at the front desk.

October 28, 2017, 6:01am Clark County News

One of the most talked-about rooms in the new Salvation Army building in Washougal may also be its smallest and simplest: a private shower stall. A handful of homeless people have used it since the building opened Oct. 17. Read story

Drawings show a proposed community resource center (left) that would connect to an existing building on The Salvation Army’s campus off Northeast 112th Avenue.

Salvation Army makes progress on new Vancouver site

Drawings show a proposed community resource center (left) that would connect to an existing building on The Salvation Army’s campus off Northeast 112th Avenue.

October 28, 2017, 6:01am Clark County News

The Salvation Army in Vancouver is getting closer to consolidating two spaces into one site, aiming to break ground next fall on a new 12,000-square-foot community resource center. Its $5.4 million capital campaign is 85 percent funded. Read story

More than 200 volunteers helped Clark Public Utilities' StreamTeam plant 1,013 trees during the Make a Difference Day event at Washington State University Vancouver in 2013.

Make a Difference Day returns Saturday

More than 200 volunteers helped Clark Public Utilities' StreamTeam plant 1,013 trees during the Make a Difference Day event at Washington State University Vancouver in 2013.

October 25, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

The 25th anniversary of Make a Difference Day also happens to be the 25th anniversary of Clark Public Utilities’ volunteer program StreamTeam. Read story

The front facade of Laundry Love, a coin-operated laundromat, was repaired and the cinder block exterior repainted after a Dodge Charger crashed into the building in May. The laundromat could open next month.

Laundry Love to reopen

The front facade of Laundry Love, a coin-operated laundromat, was repaired and the cinder block exterior repainted after a Dodge Charger crashed into the building in May. The laundromat could open next month.

October 23, 2017, 10:00pm Clark County News

Laundry Love has gotten a lot of love from nearby residents and volunteers since a Dodge Charger careened through its front door last spring. Read story

Volunteer attorney Ben Moody gives a client legal advice during a meeting at the Clark County Courthouse on Friday. Moody typically volunteers every Friday giving advice to people facing evictions.

Advocates, landlords at odds over some tenant protections

Volunteer attorney Ben Moody gives a client legal advice during a meeting at the Clark County Courthouse on Friday. Moody typically volunteers every Friday giving advice to people facing evictions.

October 23, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

A law in Washington that became effective in June 2016 allows tenants to seek an order of limited dissemination, which basically stops screening agencies from showing a prior eviction or using that past to calculate a rental score. Read story

Property management staff clear remaining possessions from tenant patios at the Courtyard Village apartment complex in Vancouver in 2014. Because of new ownership and planned renovations, many tenants were given notices to vacate.

Evictions: Tools are available to help, but organizations struggle to keep up

Property management staff clear remaining possessions from tenant patios at the Courtyard Village apartment complex in Vancouver in 2014. Because of new ownership and planned renovations, many tenants were given notices to vacate.

October 23, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

More than 1,100 eviction notices were filed in Clark County last year, and the same number are expected this year. Read story

Vancouver resident Charmaine Crossley pauses in the front hallway of her rental home while helping her son prepare for football practice Wednesday. Crossley is facing possible eviction.

Getting evicted: A 1-2 punch

Vancouver resident Charmaine Crossley pauses in the front hallway of her rental home while helping her son prepare for football practice Wednesday. Crossley is facing possible eviction.

October 22, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

Charmaine Crossley and Kate Dunphy talk in hushed voices on the top floor of the Clark County Courthouse, plotting what to say to keep Crossley and her family from being evicted. Read story

Judge Robert Lewis, top center, oversees the evidentiary hearing of Vancouver resident Charmaine Crossley, second from left. Crossley’s case was continued to Nov. 3.

A day in eviction court can be hard to navigate

Judge Robert Lewis, top center, oversees the evidentiary hearing of Vancouver resident Charmaine Crossley, second from left. Crossley’s case was continued to Nov. 3.

October 22, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

A man in the third row of benches is dozing, his soft snores occasionally jolting him awake. Fluorescent lights buzz overhead. Read story

Food with Friends is raising money to operate a shower trailer for homeless people.

Shower Outreach Project has new name, momentum

Food with Friends is raising money to operate a shower trailer for homeless people.

October 18, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

A mobile shower trailer is getting closer to providing hot showers for people living outside — and it’s got a new name. Read story

The Rev. Jaime Case points to a waterline on three windows in the basement of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in west Vancouver. Heavy rains on Thursday caused flooding in a large part of the church’s basement.

Heavy rains flood church’s basement

The Rev. Jaime Case points to a waterline on three windows in the basement of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in west Vancouver. Heavy rains on Thursday caused flooding in a large part of the church’s basement.

October 13, 2017, 9:31pm Clark County News

The Rev. Jaime Case pointed to dirt and condensation on the basement window, showing how high stormwater had filled one of the window wells Thursday. He could only imagine the amount of pressure pushing against the glass as water began seeping in. Read story