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Genevieve Fisher of Vancouver takes a break May 16 in front of the house she purchased with her mother that provides shelter for people dealing with mental health issues and chronic homelessness.

Neighbors want city of Vancouver to close home for mentally ill, chronically homeless

June 1, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News

Neighbors of a Fruit Valley home for mentally ill and chronically homeless people have banded together to try to convince the city of Vancouver to shut it down. They say the home’s unsupervised residents have become a nuisance. The owner of the home says the alternative for the residents is… Read story

Shops and restaurants are seen off Royle Road in Ridgefield. Retail in Ridgefield has boomed over the past 30 years. Retail sales in 2022 were about five times higher than they were in 2005.

Retail sales, not new construction, now driving Ridgefield’s tax base

June 1, 2024, 6:02am Business

When Kurt Rylander was a grade-school kid in the 1970s, he and his friend used to bike downtown to buy candy at Zebrun’s. The longtime grocery store was one of the few retailers in Ridgefield for decades. Since then, Ridgefield’s population has boomed — and so has business. Taxable retail… Read story

Megan Arambul, center, lead floral designer on Vancouver’s Grand Floral Parade float, talks to Michael Walker, left, director of Vancouver’s Downtown Association, and Linda Glover, former Vancouver City Council member and director of Divine Consign. The float is Vancouver’s first in the parade in 30 years.

Vancouver sends its first float in 30 years to Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade

May 31, 2024, 5:52pm Clark County Life

For the first time in 30 years, Vancouver will have a float in the Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade on June 8. Read story

Di Tazza, Hummus Hummus, Pure Thai: Orchards food scene expands with additions to the neighborhood

May 31, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life

Hummus Hummus, Pure Thai and Di Tazza have moved to Orchards. Loyal customers will be happy to learn they can still get their old favorites. People who live or work in the area and are unfamiliar with these businesses are in for a treat. Read story

Clark County Sheriff John Horch, right, swears in new recruits, from left, Deputies Nathan Smith, Caleb Madarieta and Ryan Bylsma after they graduated May 21 from the regional law enforcement training academy in Vancouver during a ceremony at ilani. The new deputies were part of the first graduating class from the Vancouver academy, which opened in January at the former location of Image Elementary School.

30 new officers graduate from law enforcement training academy in east Vancouver

May 30, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

“First to attend, next to serve.” That was the motto of the inaugural class of recruits who graduated last week from the regional law enforcement training academy in Vancouver. Read story

Battle Ground band director tapped as Portland Rose Festival grand marshal

Battle Ground music director Greg McKelvey walks down the main hallway of Battle Ground High School to applause Wednesday during a ceremony at Battle Ground High School. McKelvey, who is retiring at the end of this school year, has been named grand marshal of the 2024 Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade.

Delegates from the Portland Rose Festival paid a surprise visit to Clark County on Wednesday morning to announce longtime Battle Ground High School band director Greg McKelvey as the 2024 Grand Floral Parade grand marshal. Read story

Woodland man in court after alleged DUI crash that killed good Samaritan on Interstate 5

Guadalupe V. Munoz, 44, appears Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of vehicular homicide, vehicular assault and driving under the influence. He’s accused of striking a firetruck that had responded to a prior crash and then striking two pedestrians who had stopped to help, killing one and injuring the other.

A Woodland man is accused of driving with a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit Friday when he crashed into a firetruck and two people, killing one and injuring the other, on Interstate 5 near La Center. Read story