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Matt Johnson has announced his resignation as principal of Mountain View High School.

Matt Johnson resigns as Mountain View principal, will resign from district in 2022

Matt Johnson has announced his resignation as principal of Mountain View High School.

May 12, 2021, 1:55pm Clark County News

Matt Johnson, the high school principal placed on paid administrative leave twice by Evergreen Public Schools since March 16, has resigned from his job at Mountain View High School and will resign from the district effective June 30, 2022, as a result of a settlement agreement with the district. Read story

Battle Ground'is Kaden Perry (20) is surrounded by Camas defenders on Friday, April 23, 2021 (Ken Nowaczyk/For The Columbian)

Battle Ground star Kaden Perry likely done for the season

Battle Ground'is Kaden Perry (20) is surrounded by Camas defenders on Friday, April 23, 2021 (Ken Nowaczyk/For The Columbian)

May 11, 2021, 10:05pm Editor's Choice

The Gonzaga-bound post's presence is missed as Union routs Tigers Read story

Vancouver Public Schools will start construction on a school at 8614 N.E. 25th Ave. in Hazel Dell.

Vancouver district elementary to be named for Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Vancouver Public Schools will start construction on a school at 8614 N.E. 25th Ave. in Hazel Dell.

May 11, 2021, 7:05pm Clark County News

In 2022, elementary students in Hazel Dell will attend a new school named for a legal pioneer who charted a historic path in law and spent a career advocating for women’s rights and gender equity. Read story

Barry McDonnell is pictured outside of the Camas Public Library on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019.

Camas mayor resigns effective immediately

Barry McDonnell is pictured outside of the Camas Public Library on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019.

May 11, 2021, 6:14pm Clark County News

Barry McDonnell, who was elected mayor of Camas after a whirlwind write-in campaign in 2019, announced Tuesday that he is stepping down to spend more time with his family. Read story

Fire damages homeless camp in west Vancouver

May 10, 2021, 6:09pm Clark County News

Arson investigators were called to determine the cause of a Monday afternoon fire that damaged a tent and other belongings in a homeless encampment west of downtown Vancouver, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian. Read story

Brian Buck of Capitol Electric looks over plans while helping with the construction of the new Pacific Northwest Pet ER and Specialty Center. The 24-hour animal hospital and specialty veterinary care facility is under construction in east Vancouver in a building that formerly housed a Whole Foods Market.

NVA Compassion-First pet hospital taking shape in east Vancouver

Brian Buck of Capitol Electric looks over plans while helping with the construction of the new Pacific Northwest Pet ER and Specialty Center. The 24-hour animal hospital and specialty veterinary care facility is under construction in east Vancouver in a building that formerly housed a Whole Foods Market.

May 10, 2021, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Veterinary care provider NVA Compassion-First plans to open a large emergency and specialty care veterinary hospital in Vancouver this summer. Read story

The 20-year-old wind farm project called Nine Canyon near Kennewick, seen on Friday, April 2, 2021, is a jump off point for the proposed wind project that would stretch for 24 miles through the Horse Heaven Hills.

$1.7 billion wind and solar project generates hopes, fears in central Washington

The 20-year-old wind farm project called Nine Canyon near Kennewick, seen on Friday, April 2, 2021, is a jump off point for the proposed wind project that would stretch for 24 miles through the Horse Heaven Hills.

May 9, 2021, 4:30pm Editor's Choice

Back in March, Chris Wiley passed a long day in his tractor sowing wheat. He had the controls set to automatic steering and scanned social media. He did not like what he found. Read story

A northbound Yellow Line Max train, left, stops at the Killingsworth station in Portland, and an articulated hybrid bus, right, of the type used on C-Tran's bus rapid transit route, The Vine, is seen in Vancouver. The question of whether TriMet's Yellow Line should be extended to Vancouver was a key point of contention during development of the Columbia River Crossing project and is often cited as one of the main disagreements that derailed the project. The current renewed replacement effort will consider both light rail and bus rapid transit options to meet the project's high-capacity transit needs, and no decision has been made yet - but recent comments from federal lawmakers pushed the still-simmering disagreement back into the spotlight.

New bridge replacement effort strives to avoid light rail controversy

A northbound Yellow Line Max train, left, stops at the Killingsworth station in Portland, and an articulated hybrid bus, right, of the type used on C-Tran's bus rapid transit route, The Vine, is seen in Vancouver. The question of whether TriMet's Yellow Line should be extended to Vancouver was a key point of contention during development of the Columbia River Crossing project and is often cited as one of the main disagreements that derailed the project. The current renewed replacement effort will consider both light rail and bus rapid transit options to meet the project's high-capacity transit needs, and no decision has been made yet - but recent comments from federal lawmakers pushed the still-simmering disagreement back into the spotlight.

May 9, 2021, 6:05am Business

Recent headlines about the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement effort have chronicled the reemergence of one of the biggest sticking points from Columbia River Crossing era: light rail. Read story

Neil Allen Alway enters the courtroom May 8, 2017, while making a first appearance in Clark County Superior Court. He was sentenced Friday to about 70 years in prison in the murder of 34-year-old Raymond C. Brandon.

Alway gets 70 years in murder at Hockinson property

Neil Allen Alway enters the courtroom May 8, 2017, while making a first appearance in Clark County Superior Court. He was sentenced Friday to about 70 years in prison in the murder of 34-year-old Raymond C. Brandon.

May 8, 2021, 12:30pm Clark County News

The primary defendant in the April 2017 beating and fatal shooting of a man at a Hockinson property was sentenced Friday to about 70 years in prison. Read story

Battle Ground's Kaden Perry lofts the ball off the backboard to himself for a dunk in a 4A State round-of-12 game Wednesday at the Tacoma Dome.

Battle Ground star Kaden Perry injures back, no timetable for return

Battle Ground's Kaden Perry lofts the ball off the backboard to himself for a dunk in a 4A State round-of-12 game Wednesday at the Tacoma Dome.

May 7, 2021, 10:49pm Editor's Choice

Battle Ground senior Kaden Perry, an ESPN top 100 recruit and Gonzaga commit, injured his back in Thursday's loss to Prairie. There is no timetable for his return, BG coach Manny Melo told The Columbian on Friday. Read story