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Columbian Social Services, Demographics, Faith

Vancouver police officers and Vancouver Public Works workers help people clean up their belongings near Share House in downtown Vancouver in October.

No consensus on addressing downtown homelessness problem

Vancouver police officers and Vancouver Public Works workers help people clean up their belongings near Share House in downtown Vancouver in October.

March 27, 2017, 10:28pm Clark County News

Dozens testified at Monday night’s Vancouver City Council meeting regarding downtown’s homelessness problem. While many disagreed about how to best help, all of them said what’s happening now isn’t enough. Read story

Two middle schoolers robbed

March 25, 2017, 9:13pm Clark County News

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two cases where middle school students were robbed last week as they walked home from school in the Five Corners area. The robberies happened about a half-mile apart from one another. Read story

Midtown, an apartment complex in downtown Vancouver, held an open house Saturday for prospective tenants.

Apartment complexes, projects begin to sprout

Midtown, an apartment complex in downtown Vancouver, held an open house Saturday for prospective tenants.

March 25, 2017, 9:07pm Clark County News

Now that it’s spring, flowers are starting to pop out of the ground — and new apartments are also sprouting in downtown Vancouver. Read story

Sheriff’s office seeks info on Five Corners robberies

March 25, 2017, 11:52am Clark County News

The Clark County Sheriff's Office is investigating two cases where middle school students were robbed last week as they walked home from school in the Five Corners area. The robberies happened about a half mile apart from one another. Read story

Suspect in multiple robberies makes first court appearance

March 24, 2017, 6:54pm Clark County News

“Give me all the money on the counter. Don’t say anything.” Read story

County inches closer to 500,000 residents

March 22, 2017, 9:01pm Clark County News

Clark County could theoretically have half a million residents in 2020. It all hinges on how fast the county grows. Between July 2015 and July 2016, the county’s population grew to 467,018, an increase of 1.88 percent, according to newly released data from the U.S. Census. Read story

Reach Community Development employee Rachael Meeks, right, and her husband, William Meeks, stand outside Isabella Court and look at a plot of land where Isabella Court II will be built. The couple live off Fourth Plain Boulevard and are interested to see how all of the planned developments will change the area.

Affordable housing projects dot 1-mile stretch of Fourth Plain

Reach Community Development employee Rachael Meeks, right, and her husband, William Meeks, stand outside Isabella Court and look at a plot of land where Isabella Court II will be built. The couple live off Fourth Plain Boulevard and are interested to see how all of the planned developments will change the area.

March 22, 2017, 6:04am Clark County Life

The Fourth Plain corridor could become a mecca of affordable housing over the next couple of years, with six subsidized apartment projects slated to be built along a 1-mile stretch of the central Vancouver boulevard. Read story

Becky Archibald, right, supports Lydia Newcomb on Monday during a meeting at the Firstenburg Community Center discussing a recent decision by Meals on Wheels People to close the center&#039;s dining room, which now serves about 14 seniors a day and delivers about 140 meals a day to housebound seniors.

Meals on Wheels People explores options

Becky Archibald, right, supports Lydia Newcomb on Monday during a meeting at the Firstenburg Community Center discussing a recent decision by Meals on Wheels People to close the center&#039;s dining room, which now serves about 14 seniors a day and delivers about 140 meals a day to housebound seniors.

March 20, 2017, 8:00pm Clark County News

Meals on Wheels People will close its dining room and delivery services at the Firstenburg Community Center at the end of June. In the future, however, it could be replaced with a cafe-style operation open to the general public — not just seniors. Read story

Meals on Wheels Firstenburg dining room to close

March 17, 2017, 9:20pm Clark County News

Meals on Wheels People will close its Firstenburg dining room and delivery services at the end of June because not enough people have show up for lunch. Read story

Police dog aids in Vancouver narcotics bust

March 17, 2017, 11:58am Clark County News

Three Vancouver residents were arrested Thursday in connection with a months-long drug investigation. Read story