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Participants in an EnhanceFitness class keep in step with instructor Laurie Porter while working out at Battle Ground Community Center. The class provides free group exercise for people 60 and older.

EnhanceFitness offers free exercise opportunity for those 60 and older

Participants in an EnhanceFitness class keep in step with instructor Laurie Porter while working out at Battle Ground Community Center. The class provides free group exercise for people 60 and older.

March 25, 2019, 6:01am Clark County Health

About 25 people are standing next to chairs in the Battle Ground Community Center. Read story

Physical therapist Chie Tadaki works on alignment with Addison Holler of Woodland, 14, during her appointment at Good Health Physical Therapy in Portland. Addison’s sweatshirt reads, “Fragile — Ehlers-Danlos — handle with care.” Addison has Ehlers-Danlos, a disease that weakens the connective tissue in her body, and makes her joints frequently dislocate.

Constant pain has given Addison Holler a different point of view from her peers

Physical therapist Chie Tadaki works on alignment with Addison Holler of Woodland, 14, during her appointment at Good Health Physical Therapy in Portland. Addison’s sweatshirt reads, “Fragile — Ehlers-Danlos — handle with care.” Addison has Ehlers-Danlos, a disease that weakens the connective tissue in her body, and makes her joints frequently dislocate.

March 19, 2019, 6:01am Clark County Health

Addison Holler’s morning routine is a little different. Read story

An informational sign about the measles is posted in the entrance of the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office Monday morning, Feb. 4, 2019.

Clark County measles cases rise to 73 confirmed; two more suspected

An informational sign about the measles is posted in the entrance of the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office Monday morning, Feb. 4, 2019.

March 18, 2019, 10:51am Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health has confirmed one new measles case, increasing its case count to 73. Two suspected cases have also been identified, but there are no new exposure locations. Read story

File - In this Jan. 30, 2019, file photo, a sign posted at The Vancouver Clinic in Vancouver, Wash., warns patients and visitors of a measles outbreak. The focus on measles in the Pacific Northwest intensified Friday, March 1, 2019, as public health officials in Oregon announced a new case of the highly contagious disease unrelated to an ongoing outbreak in Washington state that’s sickened 68 people so far.

Clark County measles outbreak rises to 72 cases

File - In this Jan. 30, 2019, file photo, a sign posted at The Vancouver Clinic in Vancouver, Wash., warns patients and visitors of a measles outbreak. The focus on measles in the Pacific Northwest intensified Friday, March 1, 2019, as public health officials in Oregon announced a new case of the highly contagious disease unrelated to an ongoing outbreak in Washington state that’s sickened 68 people so far.

March 13, 2019, 3:09pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health has identified a new measles case. There are now 72 cases in Clark County's outbreak, and no current suspected cases. Read story

An informational sign about the measles is posted in the entrance of the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office Monday morning, Feb. 4, 2019.

Clark County confirmed measles cases rise to 71

An informational sign about the measles is posted in the entrance of the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office Monday morning, Feb. 4, 2019.

March 12, 2019, 2:15pm Clark County Health

Another case of measles has been confirmed in Clark County, the first since March 2. That brings the total to 71 since the outbreak started, according to Clark County Public Health. Read story

A sign warns visitors to stay away if they have measles at Evergreen Pediatric Clinic.

Two suspected measles cases under investigation in Clark County

A sign warns visitors to stay away if they have measles at Evergreen Pediatric Clinic.

March 11, 2019, 12:03pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health hasn't confirmed any new measles cases, but two suspected cases are under investigation. The case count remains at 70. Read story

Anthony Moro-Baxter, 10, left, a former student at South Ridge Elementary School, offers encouragement as he stops by the work station of first-grader Delaney Baylous, 7, while she creates a card that will be given to a patient at Randall Children’s Hospital in Portland.

Ridgefield boy starts card-making program, so hospitalized kids know they aren’t alone

Anthony Moro-Baxter, 10, left, a former student at South Ridge Elementary School, offers encouragement as he stops by the work station of first-grader Delaney Baylous, 7, while she creates a card that will be given to a patient at Randall Children’s Hospital in Portland.

March 11, 2019, 6:01am Clark County Health

Students shuffle through markers and colored pencils in a first-grade classroom at South Ridge Elementary School in Ridgefield on Tuesday. Read story

Streak of no new measles cases continues

March 9, 2019, 2:08pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health reported Saturday in a news release that there were no new confirmed measles cases or suspected cases. There haven’t been any new cases reported since March 2. Public Health hasn’t found any new exposure locations, either. For a complete list of exposure sites, visit our measles exposure… Read story

Signs warns visitors to stay away if they have measles at Evergreen Pediatric Clinic.

No new or suspected measles cases reported

Signs warns visitors to stay away if they have measles at Evergreen Pediatric Clinic.

March 8, 2019, 10:18am Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health hasn’t identified any new confirmed measles cases or suspected cases in its ongoing outbreak investigation. There are 70 confirmed cases in Clark County. There hasn’t been a new confirmed case since Saturday. Public Health hasn’t found any new exposure locations, either. For a complete list of exposure… Read story

A sign warns visitors to stay away if they have measles at Evergreen Pediatric Clinic.

Measles case count remains at 70; one suspected case reported

A sign warns visitors to stay away if they have measles at Evergreen Pediatric Clinic.

March 7, 2019, 11:55am Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health is investigating one suspected case of measles in its ongoing outbreak investigation. Public Health hasn't identified any new confirmed cases since March 2, when the case count rose to 70. Read story