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Dante Breeding, 5, left, and Gabriel Breeding, 8, haul bags of food from their van to the Walk &amp; Knock drop-off site at Orchards Elementary School. They were among about 3,700 Clark County residents who volunteered for the annual event Saturday.

Walk & Knock covers county

Dante Breeding, 5, left, and Gabriel Breeding, 8, haul bags of food from their van to the Walk &amp; Knock drop-off site at Orchards Elementary School. They were among about 3,700 Clark County residents who volunteered for the annual event Saturday.

December 5, 2015, 6:03pm Clark County Health

Thousands of Clark County residents donning rain jackets and boots hit the streets Saturday morning to collect donations for the county's largest food drive. Read story

Health worker report

December 5, 2015, 5:55am Business

The Health Systems Quality Assurance Division of the state Department of Health recently took disciplinary actions or has withdrawn charges against these Clark County health care providers. Read story

Presentation explores music’s brain benefits

December 2, 2015, 6:02am Clark County Health

NW Noggin Art and Neuroscience Coordinators Jeff Leake and Bill Griesar will discuss music and its effect on the brain at a free breakfast event from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday at Brickstone Ballroom, 105 W. Evergreen Blvd. Read story

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2012 file photo, Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Harry Chen injects a whooping cough vaccine in Barre, Vt. The nation just suffered its worst year for whooping cough in nearly six decades, according to preliminary government figures released Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Whooping cough ebbs and flows in multi-year cycles, and experts say 2012 appears to have reached a peak with 41,880 cases. Another factor: A vaccine used since the 90s doesn&#039;t last as long as the old one. The vaccine problem may continue to cause higher than normal case counts in the future, said Dr. Tom Clark of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

County health officials declare an end to whooping cough outbreak

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2012 file photo, Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Harry Chen injects a whooping cough vaccine in Barre, Vt. The nation just suffered its worst year for whooping cough in nearly six decades, according to preliminary government figures released Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Whooping cough ebbs and flows in multi-year cycles, and experts say 2012 appears to have reached a peak with 41,880 cases. Another factor: A vaccine used since the 90s doesn&#039;t last as long as the old one. The vaccine problem may continue to cause higher than normal case counts in the future, said Dr. Tom Clark of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

December 1, 2015, 7:41pm Clark County Health

Clark County health officials are declaring an end to this year's whooping cough outbreak. Read story

Akhil Jhaveri, who was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in July 2011, dries off after a shower in his Ridgefield home on May 28. “It is important to let my family know that I won’t ever quit,” Jhaveri said about having ALS.

‘Triumph over tragedy’

Akhil Jhaveri, who was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in July 2011, dries off after a shower in his Ridgefield home on May 28. “It is important to let my family know that I won’t ever quit,” Jhaveri said about having ALS.

December 1, 2015, 6:00am Clark County Health

Jordan Jhaveri still remembers what it feels like to be enveloped in her father’s arms. Read story

Daybreak Youth Services plans to open a 40-bed facility where teens can receive treatment for physical or mental illness and chemical dependency at the closed Bethesda Slavic Church in Brush Prairie. Neighbors fear the teens might be dangerous, and make the area unlivable.

Treatment site plan stirs worries in Brush Prairie

Daybreak Youth Services plans to open a 40-bed facility where teens can receive treatment for physical or mental illness and chemical dependency at the closed Bethesda Slavic Church in Brush Prairie. Neighbors fear the teens might be dangerous, and make the area unlivable.

November 30, 2015, 7:36pm Clark County Health

A proposed drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for teens in Brush Prairie may still be a year out from opening its doors, but already the facility is stirring controversy in the small community. Read story

Northside Baptist Church members John Martin, center, and Cathy White, right, prepare coffee drinks for teachers and staff during a coffee cart event Nov. 10 at Gaiser Middle School. Volunteers from the church visit Gaiser and four elementary schools each month to treat teachers.

Church brewing connections in the community

Northside Baptist Church members John Martin, center, and Cathy White, right, prepare coffee drinks for teachers and staff during a coffee cart event Nov. 10 at Gaiser Middle School. Volunteers from the church visit Gaiser and four elementary schools each month to treat teachers.

November 30, 2015, 6:28pm Churches & Religion

About nine years ago, the leadership at Northside Baptist Church in East Minnehaha took a critical look in the mirror. Read story

Burn ban declared for Clark County

November 30, 2015, 1:19pm Clark County Health

Stagnant air leading to a rapid rise in air pollution has prompted authorities to declare a burn ban in Clark County, effective through 5 p.m. Wednesday. The Stage 2 burn ban was issued Monday by the Southwest Clean Air Agency. All wood heating is prohibited, including pellet stoves… Read story

Debra Buckley, 53, of Vancouver needs extensive dental work done. A car wreck 35 years ago damaged her teeth and unrelated medical complications caused the enamel of her teeth to soften and several teeth to break apart.

1979 crash, medical complications take toll on woman’s teeth

Debra Buckley, 53, of Vancouver needs extensive dental work done. A car wreck 35 years ago damaged her teeth and unrelated medical complications caused the enamel of her teeth to soften and several teeth to break apart.

November 30, 2015, 6:01am Clark County Health

Debra Buckley never imagined she would still be dealing with the repercussions of 1979 car wreck. Read story

Akhil Jhaveri, who was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in July 2011, dries off after a shower in his Ridgefield home on May 28. “It is important to let my family know that I won’t ever quit,” Jhaveri said about having ALS.

Family adjusts to ‘new normal’ with ALS

Akhil Jhaveri, who was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in July 2011, dries off after a shower in his Ridgefield home on May 28. “It is important to let my family know that I won’t ever quit,” Jhaveri said about having ALS.

November 30, 2015, 6:00am Clark County Health

Most people make dozens of movements in their sleep each night. They turn from side to side, from belly to back. They move an arm, reposition a leg. They scratch. They adjust the blankets, flip their pillow. Read story