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Stories by Wyatt Stayner

Columbian staff writer

Connor Kassing, 8, assembles a Lego set in his room. “I like the creation,” Connor said of Lego building. “How you can either build a set of any genre you like or you can build whatever you want.

Legos good therapy for Vancouver boy, 8, who suffered brain bleed

Connor Kassing, 8, assembles a Lego set in his room. “I like the creation,” Connor said of Lego building. “How you can either build a set of any genre you like or you can build whatever you want.

May 6, 2019, 6:01am Clark County Health

Connor Kassing wouldn’t let his brain bleed stop him. He had a Lego set to finish. Read story

Julie Scordino of Camas holds still as registered nurse Kent Slawson administers the MMR vaccine during a free vaccination clinic offered by Legacy Medical Group in Vancouver. Legacy offered vaccination MMR vaccination clinics in March as a low barrier opportunity for vaccinations.

After the Clark County outbreak, spreading measles education

Julie Scordino of Camas holds still as registered nurse Kent Slawson administers the MMR vaccine during a free vaccination clinic offered by Legacy Medical Group in Vancouver. Legacy offered vaccination MMR vaccination clinics in March as a low barrier opportunity for vaccinations.

May 5, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Health

All the windows in the bedroom were blacked out, Tom Perkins remembered, and there was a quarantine sign posted on the front door of his house in Smithfield, Utah. Read story

Lauren Reagan, front, is comforted by Copper Long, a family friend, while the jersey of her late son Declan Reagan is presented prior to a Harlem Wizards game at Union High School. The ceremony honored Declan, know as Declan the Dinosaur, who was an honorary draft pick of the Wizards last year. Declan died in May 2018 at age 6 after fighting multiple cancers.

‘Declan the Dinosaur’ focus of emotional tribute

Lauren Reagan, front, is comforted by Copper Long, a family friend, while the jersey of her late son Declan Reagan is presented prior to a Harlem Wizards game at Union High School. The ceremony honored Declan, know as Declan the Dinosaur, who was an honorary draft pick of the Wizards last year. Declan died in May 2018 at age 6 after fighting multiple cancers.

May 3, 2019, 9:15pm Clark County Health

The lights went out. The jersey descended. Lauren Reagan cried. Read story

Molly Burdick will speak before the American Heart Association’s Heart and Stroke Walk on Sunday at Esther Short Park. Burdick, a Portland resident, has congenital heart disease and is trying to become the first person with the disease to be an “American Ninja Warrior.

Heart and Stroke Walk returns to Vancouver

Molly Burdick will speak before the American Heart Association’s Heart and Stroke Walk on Sunday at Esther Short Park. Burdick, a Portland resident, has congenital heart disease and is trying to become the first person with the disease to be an “American Ninja Warrior.

May 3, 2019, 5:39pm Clark County Health

Molly Burdick brought herself back from congenital heart disease step by step. Read story

Once considered eliminated, measles is again on the rise with more cases this year already than in all of 2018.

Clark County Public Health declares measles outbreak over

Once considered eliminated, measles is again on the rise with more cases this year already than in all of 2018.

April 29, 2019, 1:00pm Clark County Health

Clark County’s measles outbreak was declared over by Clark County Public Health on Monday, after six weeks with no new confirmed cases. Read story

Eldergrow educator Becky Plourde shows resident Fay Holbrook how to move a plant into a small indoor garden at Touchmark at Fairway Village in Vancouver. A University of Washington report in 2014 found that gardening can help reduce the risk factors of dementia and lessen severity of depression for those who are clinically depressed.

Small garden at Touchmark at Fairway Village offers therapeutic benefits

Eldergrow educator Becky Plourde shows resident Fay Holbrook how to move a plant into a small indoor garden at Touchmark at Fairway Village in Vancouver. A University of Washington report in 2014 found that gardening can help reduce the risk factors of dementia and lessen severity of depression for those who are clinically depressed.

April 29, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Health

Fay Holbrook and Catharine Byrd grew up with gardening in their lives. Read story

OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy on Feb. 19, 2013, in Montpelier, Vt.

Lifeline, PeaceHealth tackle opioid issue

OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy on Feb. 19, 2013, in Montpelier, Vt.

April 28, 2019, 4:28pm Clark County Health

There were nearly 48,000 U.S. opioid overdose deaths in 2017, 742 in Washington, and 39 in Clark County. PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center and Lifeline Connections are involved in some new initiatives to reduce those death totals. Read story

Millie Wilkins of Battle Ground gets her heart rate up while working out during an EnhanceFitness class at Battle Ground Community Center.

CDC awards Public Health $300,000 grant

Millie Wilkins of Battle Ground gets her heart rate up while working out during an EnhanceFitness class at Battle Ground Community Center.

April 23, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health was awarded a $300,000 grant that it will put toward improving physical activity and nutrition. Read story

Fiona Chang, from left, and her triplet sisters, Madeline and Amelia, all 4 and of Camas, help clean up balls during a tennis lesson at Vancouver Tennis Center. Wendy Chang, the triplets’ mom, won a state championship at Bellevue High School, and was on Yale University’s tennis team.

Vancouver Tennis Center has two sets of triplets picking up racquets

Fiona Chang, from left, and her triplet sisters, Madeline and Amelia, all 4 and of Camas, help clean up balls during a tennis lesson at Vancouver Tennis Center. Wendy Chang, the triplets’ mom, won a state championship at Bellevue High School, and was on Yale University’s tennis team.

April 22, 2019, 6:10am Clark County Health

The answers spurt out simultaneously, all three kids speaking in unison. Read story

Justin McMillen, from left, is CEO of Tree House Recovery, and brothers Clayton, COO, and Brandon, admissions director, help him run the recovery program.

Battle Ground brothers take creative approach to addiction recovery

Justin McMillen, from left, is CEO of Tree House Recovery, and brothers Clayton, COO, and Brandon, admissions director, help him run the recovery program.

April 17, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Health

Nick Alquiza, 23, was drawn to the fact that addiction recovery could be physical. Read story