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Fifth-grader D.J. Wilkins, left, and sixth-grader Urijah Fischer, get a chance to experience a toy drone during a presentation from Skanska, an international development and construction company, at the Washington School for the Deaf on Monday morning. The school is beginning the initial stages of its expansion and using it as an opportunity for students to engage with a new form of technology to help in the project.

Students at Washington School for the Deaf get lesson in design, drones

March 16, 2022, 6:03am Clark County News

As a major expansion project is expected to begin soon at the Washington School for the Deaf, design crews have been taking the time to engage with faculty and students on how the construction will go and what will change about their building. Read story

Gary Medvigy, Julie Olson and Karen Bowerman meet for a Clark County Council meeting earlier this month.

Mining proposal hits dead end at Clark County Council

March 15, 2022, 6:42pm Business

A proposal to allow mining in the Chelatchie Bluff area hit an unusual snag during Tuesday’s Clark County Council meeting, effectively bringing an end to the request. Read story

The Clark County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild said in a Tuesday statement a lack of funding from county leadership for hiring incentives has led to a severe sheriff’s office staffing shortage and meant deputies have left the agency for bonuses from other local departments.

Clark County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild: Council bears responsibility for staffing shortages

March 15, 2022, 5:49pm Clark County News

The Clark County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild says a lack of funding from county leadership for hiring incentives has led to a severe staffing shortage at the sheriff’s office and deputies leaving the agency for bonuses from other local departments. Read story

Brent Hennrich of Vancouver is making headway as the sole Democrat vying to unseat U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, and represent Washington's 3rd Congressional District.

Hennrich focuses on health care in bid for 3rd Congressional District

March 15, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News

Brent Hennrich is seeking to mend what he thinks needs fixing, one Band-Aid at a time. Read story

Vancouver School of Arts and Academics students prepare to perform in the school's opening night production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." (Roberto Rodriguez for The Columbian)

VSAA, Portland Shakespeare Project team up to present ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

March 15, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life

Though just an hour remained before opening night at the Royal Durst Theatre in Vancouver, the cast of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” rehearsed and prepared themselves without an air of anxiety, but rather one of professionalism. Read story

From Kabul to Clark County: Small steps into a new world for Afghan family

As the family sits down to a Sunday dinner in February, Maryam Azizpour serves her daughter, 6-year-old Murwarid, homemade chicken and qabili palau. That's the national dish of Afghanistan, made with rice, meat, carrots, raisins and spices. "Your country is like your mother, and you cannot forget your mother," Maryam said.

Before Maryam Azizpour and her family reached Clark County, they landed at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. Along with 5,000 other Afghan refugees, they underwent interviews, document processing, health checks and vaccinations. Read story

Clark County organizations ramping up aid for Ukraine

A boy holds a toy as he rests Friday in a center for Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw, Poland. Warsaw has become overwhelmed by refugees, with more than a tenth of all those fleeing the war in Ukraine arriving in the Polish capital, prompting Warsaw's mayor to appeal for international help.

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, Clark County churches, nonprofits and other organizations are ramping up efforts to provide support for Ukraine and its roughly 2 million refugees who have fled to neighboring countries. Read story