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Barbara Sheehan, art journaling instructor and owner of Vancouver Art Space, uses whatever is at hand to make her journals, including old books, file folders and stamps.

Clark County experts: Art journals offer creative outlet in face of COVID-19

Barbara Sheehan, art journaling instructor and owner of Vancouver Art Space, uses whatever is at hand to make her journals, including old books, file folders and stamps.

March 31, 2020, 6:01am Clark County Health

When we encounter a work of art that moves us, it’s an inspiration and balm to our spirits. But it turns out that appreciating art isn’t the only thing that’s good for our brains. Making art may be even more important. Read story

Nancy Bowser of Vancouver stands outside Vancouver Clinic&#039;s administrative office. A family friend in China sent Bowser 100 surgical masks and 10 N95 respirator masks from China. Bowser decided to donate them to Vancouver Clinic, which is short of masks. A spokeswoman for the clinic said it has received nearly 10,000 donated masks in the past week.

Vancouver woman donates 110 masks to Vancouver Clinic after friend sends them from China

Nancy Bowser of Vancouver stands outside Vancouver Clinic&#039;s administrative office. A family friend in China sent Bowser 100 surgical masks and 10 N95 respirator masks from China. Bowser decided to donate them to Vancouver Clinic, which is short of masks. A spokeswoman for the clinic said it has received nearly 10,000 donated masks in the past week.

March 31, 2020, 6:01am Clark County Health

There wasn’t anything particularly remarkable about Nancy Bowser’s Monday afternoon visit to the Vancouver Clinic’s administrative office. It was what she carried in a small bag that was remarkable. Read story

FILE - This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the virus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously had, the virus. But some scientists have challenged their accuracy.

Clark County continues coronavirus rise: 20 more cases confirmed

FILE - This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the virus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously had, the virus. But some scientists have challenged their accuracy.

March 30, 2020, 11:17am Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health confirmed 20 more COVID-19 cases Monday morning. Read story

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

Eight more people test positive for COVID-19 in Clark County

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

March 29, 2020, 10:02am Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health reported eight new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, for a total of 90 cases in the county. Read story

In this Sunday, March 22, 2020, photo, provided by Christina Hunter, Briana Danyele sews cloth face masks that say &quot;We Got This!&quot; in her mother&#039;s living room in Greer, S.C., which will be sent to health care workers. Legions of everyday Americans are sewing masks for desperate hospitals, nursing homes and homeless shelters amid the expanding coronavirus pandemic.

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver accepting homemade masks

In this Sunday, March 22, 2020, photo, provided by Christina Hunter, Briana Danyele sews cloth face masks that say &quot;We Got This!&quot; in her mother&#039;s living room in Greer, S.C., which will be sent to health care workers. Legions of everyday Americans are sewing masks for desperate hospitals, nursing homes and homeless shelters amid the expanding coronavirus pandemic.

March 29, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Health

The widespread shortage of face masks for medical workers has inspired crafters to swoop in with needle and thread. Read story

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

Six more people test positive for COVID-19 in Clark County

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

March 28, 2020, 12:25pm Clark County Health Free

Six more people in Clark County tested positive for COVID-19, Clark County Public Health reported on Saturday morning. Read story

Jeff Paul, from left, Beth Paul and Corina Kwiatt-Dashiell of In It Together RN load a trailer to deliver toilet paper and cleaning supplies to local adult family homes. The Pauls are trying to help adult family home caregivers by finding toilet paper and other necessities for them.

Vancouver nursing business helps deliver cleaning, hygiene supplies to care homes

Jeff Paul, from left, Beth Paul and Corina Kwiatt-Dashiell of In It Together RN load a trailer to deliver toilet paper and cleaning supplies to local adult family homes. The Pauls are trying to help adult family home caregivers by finding toilet paper and other necessities for them.

March 28, 2020, 6:01am Clark County Health

Every day the response to the COVID-19 outbreak has gained urgency, so Beth and Jeff Paul made a spreadsheet and turned their downtown Vancouver work office into a supply room. Read story

A person experiencing homelessness takes shelter underneath a gazebo at Esther Short Park on Wednesday morning.

Clark County plans motel rooms for homeless with virus

A person experiencing homelessness takes shelter underneath a gazebo at Esther Short Park on Wednesday morning.

March 27, 2020, 8:44pm Clark County Health

Clark County expects to have 110 to 130 motel rooms ready by mid-April to quarantine and isolate homeless people affected by the novel coronavirus. Money from the state earmarked for providing shelter during the outbreak may run out by the end of June, however. Read story

A sign directing visitors to the front desk if they are in need of a mask is seen here at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical on Monday afternoon, March, 2, 2020.

Clark County coronavirus cases jump to 76, with one new death reported

A sign directing visitors to the front desk if they are in need of a mask is seen here at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical on Monday afternoon, March, 2, 2020.

March 27, 2020, 11:07am Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health reported 28 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, for a total of 76 cases in the county. The total number of deaths increased to six.  Read story

Denise Weston looks out the window at her home in Vancouver. Weston, who has bipolar II, has set up a virtual meeting for her next therapy next session. The tools she&#039;s learned from counseling have helped her during this time of added stress, Weston said. Some therapists in Clark County have shifted to virtual appointments to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Pandemic puts in-person work of Clark County therapists, clients on hold

Denise Weston looks out the window at her home in Vancouver. Weston, who has bipolar II, has set up a virtual meeting for her next therapy next session. The tools she&#039;s learned from counseling have helped her during this time of added stress, Weston said. Some therapists in Clark County have shifted to virtual appointments to stop the spread of COVID-19.

March 27, 2020, 6:04am Clark County Health

There’s something special about visiting the therapist for Denise Weston. Read story