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Stories by Wyatt Stayner

Columbian staff writer

Laurie Burpee, left, jokes with her son, Alec Burpee, while talking about some of the acts that led to a Kindness 911 citation she received in December.

York Elementary teacher battles cancer with acts of kindness

Laurie Burpee, left, jokes with her son, Alec Burpee, while talking about some of the acts that led to a Kindness 911 citation she received in December.

January 10, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Health

Things took an ominous turn when the police cars rolled up. Read story

Kashi Clinical Laboratories in Portland tests telomeres, the protective end caps of DNA, to identify cellular age.

Portland lab offers cellular age testing

Kashi Clinical Laboratories in Portland tests telomeres, the protective end caps of DNA, to identify cellular age.

January 10, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Health

Do you ever feel like you’re older than you are? Read story

Olga Vilen, 90, works out at Firstenburg Community Center in Vancouver. Vilen took up exercise about 20 years ago, and it has become a source of consistent good in her life, as well as her husband Dale&#039;s life.

90-year-old Vancouver woman makes a habit of exercise

Olga Vilen, 90, works out at Firstenburg Community Center in Vancouver. Vilen took up exercise about 20 years ago, and it has become a source of consistent good in her life, as well as her husband Dale&#039;s life.

January 6, 2020, 6:01am Clark County Health

There’s a peculiar sight that Jana Wilson encounters on afternoons occasionally. Read story

In this Feb. 7, 2018 file photo, a nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta.

Clark County flu rates dip slightly

In this Feb. 7, 2018 file photo, a nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta.

January 5, 2020, 9:12pm Clark County Health

It looks like your relatives didn’t make you too sick over the holidays. Read story

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center&#039;s new cancer center is expected to open before the end of 2020. It will feature massage therapy, yoga classes, financial counseling and much more.

Legacy’s cancer center strives for comprehensive care

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center&#039;s new cancer center is expected to open before the end of 2020. It will feature massage therapy, yoga classes, financial counseling and much more.

January 1, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Health

More than anything else, Lindsay Fisher will appreciate the sense of community. Read story

Teresa Kirchner, a leader of a hearing-voices group in Vancouver, stands outside her office on Main Street in Vancouver. The Hearing Voices Network is a guiding organization for more than 180 support groups across the world designed for those who hear voices or have visions that others around them don&#039;t see or hear.

Hearing Voices Network changing the way mental health is viewed

Teresa Kirchner, a leader of a hearing-voices group in Vancouver, stands outside her office on Main Street in Vancouver. The Hearing Voices Network is a guiding organization for more than 180 support groups across the world designed for those who hear voices or have visions that others around them don&#039;t see or hear.

December 30, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Health

It was a cold, clear blue-sky day in early 2014 as John Herold was standing in a friend’s driveway in Tacoma talking on the phone to Portland resident Kate Hill. Read story

Dancers move to Cliff McFall&#039;s rendition of Billy Joel&#039;s &quot;It&#039;s Still Rock And Roll To Me.&quot; Recovery Cafe Clark County offers karaoke jam sessions monthly.

Two Vancouver recovery centers want sobriety to have its fun moments

Dancers move to Cliff McFall&#039;s rendition of Billy Joel&#039;s &quot;It&#039;s Still Rock And Roll To Me.&quot; Recovery Cafe Clark County offers karaoke jam sessions monthly.

December 28, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Health

About a dozen people are gathered inside Recovery Café Clark County in Vancouver, eating sandwiches and chips and playing darts. Read story

Cindy Hovind hugs Eugene Sakai during Sakai&#039;s coat drive in honor of his retirement from a 47-year dentistry career at Mount Vista Family Dental in Salmon Creek on Dec. 14. &quot;He&#039;s real giving and a happy person that is wonderful to have in the family,&quot; said Hovind. Many patients feel like friends to Sakai.

Vancouver dentist marks a life of service

Cindy Hovind hugs Eugene Sakai during Sakai&#039;s coat drive in honor of his retirement from a 47-year dentistry career at Mount Vista Family Dental in Salmon Creek on Dec. 14. &quot;He&#039;s real giving and a happy person that is wonderful to have in the family,&quot; said Hovind. Many patients feel like friends to Sakai.

December 28, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Health

Piled against a wall in a tiny office in Mount Vista Family Dental is the evidence, even if Eugene Sakai isn’t ready to make a ruling yet. Read story

Wyatt Lovato, 6, of Vancouver, shares a quiet moment with Santa Claus, also known as Bill Kerner, on the Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center campus. The hospital offered children with special needs an opportunity to spend one-on-one time with Santa without the frantic noise and crowds of the holiday season.

Sensory-friendly St. Nick at Legacy is Santa for everyone

Wyatt Lovato, 6, of Vancouver, shares a quiet moment with Santa Claus, also known as Bill Kerner, on the Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center campus. The hospital offered children with special needs an opportunity to spend one-on-one time with Santa without the frantic noise and crowds of the holiday season.

December 23, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

The sign outside the room reads “North Pole.” Read story

A vial of the measles vaccine is displayed at the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office.

State’s true student-immunization rate unknown, audit finds

A vial of the measles vaccine is displayed at the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office.

December 19, 2019, 8:09pm Clark County News

Washington school districts, including Evergreen Public Schools, have historically failed to collect accurate immunization data, nor have they excluded students who fail to provide proof of immunity. Read story