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Evergreen Public Schools officials and Mountain View High School administrators did not inform teachers and staff of a shooting threat made against the school late Monday morning until after the school day ended.
Two teens, one of whom was a former Mountain View student, were arrested Monday afternoon on suspicion of being in possession of firearms on school grounds. Court records show that earlier that morning, Mekhi Parker, one of the teens arrested, sent messages to a current Mountain View student threatening gun violence against another student as part of a personal dispute.
When test results for the city of Camas’ Well 13 released in January 2023 showed elevated levels of PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, locals were naturally concerned by the results. So were city officials, who shut down the well.
They aren’t sure where the chemicals originated. Some residents think the Georgia-Pacific mill could be the source of the per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, while others want the city to look into the area’s microchip manufacturers, an industry long tied to the use of PFAS.
The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program will publish its draft supplemental environmental impact statement — a critical and long-awaited document — on Sept. 20.
The roughly 10,000-page document studies the proposed new bridge’s potential benefits and impacts on transportation, the environment and the local community. The document’s release is a prerequisite for construction to begin under the National Environmental Policy Act.
A Vancouver mother pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge of first-degree manslaughter in the fentanyl overdose death of her 21-month-old baby in March.
Katherine Richards, 38, appeared Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on a warrant for the charge. Judge Suzan Clark set her bail at $100,000, and her trial is currently scheduled for Oct. 25.
The Hockinson School District is one of Clark County’s smallest districts. But it’s home to the region’s largest elementary school: Hockinson Heights.
With 916 students, Hockinson Heights has double the average elementary school population in Clark County. The school appears almost like a miniature college campus, with 24 portable classrooms and several smaller buildings circling the main building.
