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Vancouver Farmer's Market hired a new market manager, and is celebrating National Farmer's Market Week.

Vancouver Farmers Market plans for shift to year-round

Vancouver Farmer's Market hired a new market manager, and is celebrating National Farmer's Market Week.

August 22, 2023, 6:10am Business

As life in Clark County has returned to normal after the pandemic, so have big community events. The Vancouver Farmers Market is a perfect example of that. For months, the market was closed or restricted by government regulations. Now, it’s thriving. Read story

A new multifamily residential tower has been proposed for Block 1 of the Waterfront Vancouver.

Residential tower proposed for Block 1 of Waterfront Vancouver

A new multifamily residential tower has been proposed for Block 1 of the Waterfront Vancouver.

August 22, 2023, 6:06am Business

An eight-story residential building may be joining the Waterfront Vancouver project, according to planning documents. Read story

School administrators join Washington State University alumni and supporters as they greet students and staff on the first day of classes at Washington State University Vancouver on Monday morning.

WSU Vancouver sees a packed campus on first day of classes

School administrators join Washington State University alumni and supporters as they greet students and staff on the first day of classes at Washington State University Vancouver on Monday morning.

August 21, 2023, 6:14pm Clark County News

The first day of classes began Monday at Washington State University Vancouver, and with it came a bustling community of students and faculty that surprised both administrators and upperclassmen. Read story

After decades without trains running, rail development worries Clark County neighbors

August 21, 2023, 6:05am Business

Life in the Whispering Poplars mobile home park is fairly quiet for resident Karen Colwell. Yes, there’s noise from the traffic along neighboring streets, but the train line that lies less than 100 feet from Colwell’s home has been quiet for decades. Read story

A selection of books that deal with LGBTQ+ issues is seen here at the Southwest Branch of the Seattle Public Library. Calls to ban books at public libraries have been increasing nationwide, including in Washington where the number of titles challenged state has skyrocketed from 10 in 2017 to 42 in 2021, according to the ALA.

Forget banning books — a rural WA county may close its library

A selection of books that deal with LGBTQ+ issues is seen here at the Southwest Branch of the Seattle Public Library. Calls to ban books at public libraries have been increasing nationwide, including in Washington where the number of titles challenged state has skyrocketed from 10 in 2017 to 42 in 2021, according to the ALA.

August 21, 2023, 6:02am Editor's Choice

As libraries throughout the country face increasing calls to ban young adult books that cover race and LGBTQ+ issues, one in a rural district east of Walla Walla faces a challenge to its very existence. The Columbia County Rural Library District could be dissolved by voters after a community member… Read story

Wildfire smoke casts haze over Southwest Washington

August 19, 2023, 5:00pm Clark County News

Wildfire smoke from Canada dipped into Southwest Washington on Saturday afternoon, casting a haze over the area. Read story

A plume of smoke rises from the Gray Fire, which forced evacuation of the city of Medical Lake and closed Interstate 90 west of Spokane.

1 dead, 185 structures destroyed in eastern Washington wildfire

A plume of smoke rises from the Gray Fire, which forced evacuation of the city of Medical Lake and closed Interstate 90 west of Spokane.

August 19, 2023, 10:44am Editor's Choice

Thousands of people fled the Medical Lake area as a wildfire burned thousands of acres, dozens of homes and left one person dead following days of 100-degree temperatures and critical winds that erupted Friday into one of the Spokane region's worst natural disasters. Read story

Vanessa Munson, winner of the Miss Washington 2023 competition, is also a sergeant in the U.S. Army. At top, Munson holds her crown and her Army cap.

Former Miss Clark County, a U.S. Army sergeant, adds Miss Washington to her growing résumé

Vanessa Munson, winner of the Miss Washington 2023 competition, is also a sergeant in the U.S. Army. At top, Munson holds her crown and her Army cap.

August 19, 2023, 6:10am Clark County Life

Camouflage and basic training, or bright lights and evening gowns. In either attire or setting, 22-year-old Vanessa Munson of Battle Ground feels like herself. Read story

An aerial view shows the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in downtown Camas.

Camas officials rule demolition plan for Georgia-Pacific paper mill won’t have significant adverse environmental impacts

An aerial view shows the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in downtown Camas.

August 19, 2023, 6:07am Business

Camas city officials have ruled that the planned removal of Camas paper mill structures in and over the Columbia River and the Camas Slough would not have significant adverse environmental impacts. Read story

John Bishop in 2018.

Ex-pastor John Bishop returns to Vancouver to publicly confess, apologize

John Bishop in 2018.

August 18, 2023, 2:10pm Churches & Religion

the disgraced former pastor who founded the Living Hope Church in Vancouver and later served a three-year prison sentence for smuggling drugs into the country, is returning to Vancouver to give his first sermon in seven years. Read story