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Vancouver lawmaker’s bill looks to bolster child abuse hotline

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February 18, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

State Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, has proposed legislation intended to improve Washington’s dysfunctional hotline for reporting child abuse. Read story

Bonaventure of Vancouver resident Patricia Hulslander tries out a photographic tour of Paris&#039;s Notre-Dame Cathedral with a virtual reality headset at the retirement community in Vancouver. Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries worked with Bonaventure of Vancouver to provide residents with the virtual vacation activity.

Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries system helps those who can’t travel still venture afar

Bonaventure of Vancouver resident Patricia Hulslander tries out a photographic tour of Paris&#039;s Notre-Dame Cathedral with a virtual reality headset at the retirement community in Vancouver. Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries worked with Bonaventure of Vancouver to provide residents with the virtual vacation activity.

February 13, 2020, 6:01am Clark County Health

Six women gather around a circular table Tuesday at a retirement community in Five Corners, ready to travel. Read story

Kaley McLachlan-Burton, environmental outreach specialist with Clark County Public Health, monitors the department&#039;s social media feeds for misinformation on the measles outbreak while working at the Clark County Public Health offices in January. Public Health uses much of its foundational dollars to help with communicable disease control.

Clark County Public Health funding continues to decline

Kaley McLachlan-Burton, environmental outreach specialist with Clark County Public Health, monitors the department&#039;s social media feeds for misinformation on the measles outbreak while working at the Clark County Public Health offices in January. Public Health uses much of its foundational dollars to help with communicable disease control.

February 7, 2020, 6:03am Clark County Health

Maybe Clark County Public Health Officer Dr. Alan Melnick needs to advocate for public health in a cuter way? If only he could fit orcas into his advocacy. Read story

Richard Sauter, left, Les Burger and his wife Julie Burger chat during a Sing Here Now choir practice at Mannahouse Church in Vancouver. Sing Here Now is Clark County&#039;s only Alzheimer&#039;s Choir. It&#039;s run by the Alzheimer&#039;s Association Oregon &amp; Southwest Washington Chapter.

Sing Here Now Vancouver’s only choir for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s, dementiavideo icon

Richard Sauter, left, Les Burger and his wife Julie Burger chat during a Sing Here Now choir practice at Mannahouse Church in Vancouver. Sing Here Now is Clark County&#039;s only Alzheimer&#039;s Choir. It&#039;s run by the Alzheimer&#039;s Association Oregon &amp; Southwest Washington Chapter.

February 4, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Health

Toward the end of practice, Les, 79, and Julie Burger, 80, stood up and started to dance. Read story

People wear face masks as they ride an escalator at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Face masks sold out and temperature checks at airports and train stations became the new norm as China strove Tuesday to control the outbreak of a new coronavirus that has reached four other countries and territories and threatens to spread further during the Lunar New Year travel rush.

Official: Despite case in state, coronavirus risk low in Clark County

People wear face masks as they ride an escalator at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Face masks sold out and temperature checks at airports and train stations became the new norm as China strove Tuesday to control the outbreak of a new coronavirus that has reached four other countries and territories and threatens to spread further during the Lunar New Year travel rush.

January 27, 2020, 7:21pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health has started the outreach and education process around coronavirus, but Southwest Washington residents shouldn’t be worried over the virus outbreak at this point, even with a case in Snohomish County. Read story

Pyperann Jones, 22 months, relaxes with her mother, Taylor Jones, and one of the family&#039;s dogs, Bonnie, 1, at their Vancouver home.

Vancouver hospice program cares for pets so owners can be with dying loved ones

Pyperann Jones, 22 months, relaxes with her mother, Taylor Jones, and one of the family&#039;s dogs, Bonnie, 1, at their Vancouver home.

January 25, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Health

Clayton Jones was afforded little time to be a kid, which is why his parents got him two puppies — Bonnie and Clyde, pitbull-border collie mixes, who are sister and brother. Read story

Woodland couple Rachel and Jamison Dye have created The Cancer Box, which they hope will help others fight cancer. The boxes, expected to be available in April, will cost about $90 per delivery.

Woodland cancer survivor, husband create The Cancer Box

Woodland couple Rachel and Jamison Dye have created The Cancer Box, which they hope will help others fight cancer. The boxes, expected to be available in April, will cost about $90 per delivery.

January 20, 2020, 7:38pm Business

When Rachel Dye heard she only had a 13 percent chance of living for another five years, those numbers seemed low to her. Read story

Dr.

Alzheimer’s blood test could surface in near future

Dr.

January 20, 2020, 6:15am Clark County Health

A blood biomarker test for Alzheimer’s disease might be available to the public within the next three years. Read story

Laura Lou Pape-McCarthy leads a movement class to help patients with Parkinson&#039;s disease prevent falls, improve speech and facial expressions, and find a sense of community. Pape-McCarthy leads the class in upper body and vocal stretches. The class is offered through Parkinson&#039;s Resources of Oregon.

Vancouver class helps patients deal with Parkinson’s disease, build a community

Laura Lou Pape-McCarthy leads a movement class to help patients with Parkinson&#039;s disease prevent falls, improve speech and facial expressions, and find a sense of community. Pape-McCarthy leads the class in upper body and vocal stretches. The class is offered through Parkinson&#039;s Resources of Oregon.

January 20, 2020, 6:15am Clark County Health

Fifteen people sit in a circle around Laura Lou Pape-McCarthy on Wednesday in the Fur Willow Room at PeaceHealth’s campus off Main Street in Vancouver. Read story

People line the block, waiting their turn to get inside I Like Comics in Vancouver for the Image Comics partner comic-book signing event. Image Comics is based in Portland, and is the third largest publisher of comic books.

Signing at Vancouver’s I Like Comics draws more than 900 fans

People line the block, waiting their turn to get inside I Like Comics in Vancouver for the Image Comics partner comic-book signing event. Image Comics is based in Portland, and is the third largest publisher of comic books.

January 11, 2020, 5:53pm Clark County News

A long line of people stretched through I Like Comics and down the block outside the Vancouver comic book store. Read story