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Here are some of the stories that grabbed readers’ attention this week.
Battle Ground resident Dirk Parsons thinks of the introduction to an old television cop drama when he sees traffic drive through a notoriously flood-prone stretch of state Highway 503 after some heavy rain.
“It’s like the ‘Hawaii Five-0’ wave,” he said, referencing the big ocean wave featured in the TV show’s opening theme. “The cars just get doused, and you know they can’t see anything through the windshield.”
Known by some as “Goodwill Lake,” given its proximity to the Goodwill Outlet Store on Northeast 117th Avenue/Highway 503 near Northeast 87th Street north of Vancouver, this seasonal body of water has become a regular winter obstacle on the road since the mid-1980s.
Parsons asked The Columbian via the Clark Asks feature to find out what causes this section of road to flood and if it can be fixed. Apparently, lots of people want answers as well, because their votes shot Parsons’ question to the top in the latest Clark Asks voting round.
Dr. Anne Peled never imaged she would be on the other side of the scalpel.
The 37-year-old breast cancer surgeon and plastic surgeon has performed lumpectomies and breast reconstruction procedures on countless women in her San Francisco practice. But on Tuesday, six weeks after receiving her own breast cancer diagnosis, Peled underwent her own lumpectomy and oncoplastic breast reconstruction at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center.
Bridge Creek Apartment Homes, a 270-unit complex in Hazel Dell, sold this week to a San Francisco company for $45.5 million.
At $169,000 per unit, the sale price is greater than other recent apartment transactions in Clark County, according to appraisal company Barry & Associates. Patrick Barry, a Portland-based appraiser who has not seen the property personally, said the higher sale price could reflect the ongoing strong demand for multifamily housing here.
Ty Singleton, who launched the King’s Way Christian baseball program and led the Knights to the state championship last spring, has resigned as baseball coach at the school, athletic director Ted Buck announced Monday.
Singleton joined the staff at King’s Way in 2014 and launched the varsity baseball program in 2015.
For many, living in Clark County today can be either good or frustrating: there are a lot of new jobs out there, people and developers are flocking to the area, and housing remains scarce.
But there is little doubt the local economy is expanding and will likely continue to do so through 2018, experts say.
