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Contributed by Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office The former La Center police station now serves as a satellite office for the Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office. The city now has a formal contract in place with the sheriff&rsquo;s office, which will provide full-time police services.

There’s a new sheriff in town: La Center contracts with Clark County for police services

Contributed by Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office The former La Center police station now serves as a satellite office for the Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office. The city now has a formal contract in place with the sheriff&rsquo;s office, which will provide full-time police services.

October 17, 2024, 4:38pm Clark County News

After more than a year of negotiations, the city of La Center has a formal contract for full-time police services with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Read story

Columbia Land Trust staffers David Cook, from top Elizabeth Martin and Sanoe Keliinoi work to move western pearlshell mussels Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, on Wildboy Creek near the former site of Kwoneesum Dam. The mussels were moved downstream to a temporary home before the dam was removed and are now being moved back further up Wildboy Creek.

‘A significant milestone’: Camp Kwoneesum Dam is gone but work to reshape the land continuesvideo icon

Columbia Land Trust staffers David Cook, from top Elizabeth Martin and Sanoe Keliinoi work to move western pearlshell mussels Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, on Wildboy Creek near the former site of Kwoneesum Dam. The mussels were moved downstream to a temporary home before the dam was removed and are now being moved back further up Wildboy Creek.

October 16, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Life

The past five months have brought a lot of changes to the remote forestland that once housed Camp Kwoneesum Dam. Read story

Cali Newby speaks about her experience with the Future Leaders Project, which helps young first-generation or underrepresented students with local businesses and nonprofits for summer internships.

First-generation college students get valuable internships in Clark County thanks to Future Leaders Project

Cali Newby speaks about her experience with the Future Leaders Project, which helps young first-generation or underrepresented students with local businesses and nonprofits for summer internships.

October 16, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

A Southwest Washington internship program plans to double the number of participating students by next summer. Read story

The Skamania County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office is making changes to tracking and processes after a state audit found lacking procedures to track sheriff&rsquo;s office equipment and evidence.

Skamania did not properly track assets and evidence held by sheriff’s office, says state audit

The Skamania County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office is making changes to tracking and processes after a state audit found lacking procedures to track sheriff&rsquo;s office equipment and evidence.

October 15, 2024, 2:35pm Clark County News

Skamania County did not have a system to effectively track agency assets and evidence or other items held in custody by the sheriff’s office, according to an audit by the state covering 2022-2023. Read story

Derek Huegel, co-owner of Wolf Industries, walks through the kitchen of a one-bedroom unit in the new tiny home community, Ogden District Cottages, earlier this month.

Ogden cottages offer below-market rent and a chance at community in Vancouver

Derek Huegel, co-owner of Wolf Industries, walks through the kitchen of a one-bedroom unit in the new tiny home community, Ogden District Cottages, earlier this month.

October 15, 2024, 6:08am Business

As Derek Huegel walked through a small cottage in the Ogden neighborhood, he pointed to the in-unit washer and dryer and the contemporary finishes, including hardwood floors. Read story

Ben Veghte, director of WA Cares, Washington&rsquo;s long-term health care program, takes a break at the Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington office on Monday morning.

Director defends WA Cares Fund, says claims the long-term care program is insolvent are false

Ben Veghte, director of WA Cares, Washington&rsquo;s long-term health care program, takes a break at the Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington office on Monday morning.

October 15, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Health

As more people near the age of retirement, leaders of Washington’s long-term insurance care program, known as WA Cares, want to prepare families for the financial and emotional impact of that transition. Read story

Brian Starbuck, left, ruffles the hair of his son Victor Berry, 8, at their new home in Johnson Village in Vancouver.

Evergreen Habitat for Humanity completes the last two homes at affordable housing community Johnson Village

Brian Starbuck, left, ruffles the hair of his son Victor Berry, 8, at their new home in Johnson Village in Vancouver.

October 14, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

Two families will soon open the doors to their new homes at Johnson Village, an affordable housing community created by Evergreen Habitat for Humanity. Read story

Outside investment in Clark County is making its housing market even more competitive, experts say.

Clark County’s growth, economy and housing market attract outside investors — and new residents

Outside investment in Clark County is making its housing market even more competitive, experts say.

October 12, 2024, 6:10am Business

Clark County is no longer Portland’s quiet, orchard-filled neighbor, and people from other states — and even countries — are catching on, U.S. Census Bureau data shows. Read story

Tents line the side of the road along West 11th Street in downtown Vancouver in June. Council for the Homeless data shows the number of people experiencing homelessness in Clark County decreased for the first time in at least five years.

Clark County saw slight drop in homeless population in 2023, says Council for the Homeless

Tents line the side of the road along West 11th Street in downtown Vancouver in June. Council for the Homeless data shows the number of people experiencing homelessness in Clark County decreased for the first time in at least five years.

October 11, 2024, 4:22pm Clark County News

The number of homeless people in Clark County dropped for the first time since at least 2018, the year the Council for the Homeless first released its own data. But the number is still disconcertingly high, advocates say. Read story

Visitors tour the new Community Roots Collaborative O Street property, which opens next week to local families. Community leaders said the property symbolizes a new beginning for people exiting homelessness.

Vancouver tiny home community ready to welcome families struggling with housing and homelessness

Visitors tour the new Community Roots Collaborative O Street property, which opens next week to local families. Community leaders said the property symbolizes a new beginning for people exiting homelessness.

October 11, 2024, 1:38pm Clark County News

Community Roots Collaborative has begun welcoming families to its latest housing project, seven small cottages for people moving off the streets. Read story