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Clark County Life

An electric vehicle charging station outside the Clark Public Utilities administration building. The utility&#039;s commission approved a Transportation Electrification plan Tuesday that will include multiple programs offering rebates for vehicle charging infrastructure.

Clark Public Utilities charges up EV incentive program

An electric vehicle charging station outside the Clark Public Utilities administration building. The utility&#039;s commission approved a Transportation Electrification plan Tuesday that will include multiple programs offering rebates for vehicle charging infrastructure.

March 3, 2021, 6:03am Business

Clark Public Utilities is preparing to launch a series of incentive programs intended to supercharge local electric vehicle adoption rates. Read story

Camas art show seeks youth submissions

March 3, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life

"Full Spectrum," an online-only art show through the Camas Public Library, will feature works by gender-nonconforming young adults in Clark County. Read story

Volunteers with the Cascade Forest Conservancy carry native grass and shrub seeds into a barren landscape in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest that burned three times over the course of 12 years.

Cascade Forest Conservancy seeks help with Gifford Pinchot work

Volunteers with the Cascade Forest Conservancy carry native grass and shrub seeds into a barren landscape in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest that burned three times over the course of 12 years.

March 2, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life

Volunteering to pull ivy or plant trees for an hour or two is awesome, but it takes special dedication to disappear into some remote corner of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest for a whole weekend of unpaid labor. Read story

FILE - This Jan. 23, 2020 file photo shows a patient receiving a flu vaccination in Mesquite, Texas. According to a study released on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, flu vaccines for years were close to 60% effective against the flu strain that caused the most lab-confirmed illnesses last winter, but it proved only 31% effective last season.

Still plenty of ways to get sick, even if it’s not COVID

FILE - This Jan. 23, 2020 file photo shows a patient receiving a flu vaccination in Mesquite, Texas. According to a study released on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, flu vaccines for years were close to 60% effective against the flu strain that caused the most lab-confirmed illnesses last winter, but it proved only 31% effective last season.

March 2, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Health

You rarely leave your house. When you do, you wear a mask and slather your hands in sanitizer. And yet, there it is — a tickle in your throat. You’re running a fever. Your COVID-19 test results come back: “not detected.” So what did you catch? Read story

Check It Out: Celebrate floral design as spring arrives

February 28, 2021, 6:05am Clark County Life

Spring is less than a month away, and I am pretty darn excited about it. I’m looking forward to all sorts of springtime activities, especially sitting outside on my patio and watching nature wake up from her long winter nap. Read story

Crossroads Church Pastor Daniel Fusco&#039;s new book, &quot;Crazy Happy.&quot; (Contributed by WaterBrook)

Vancouver’s Crossroads Church pastor pens “Crazy Happy”

Crossroads Church Pastor Daniel Fusco&#039;s new book, &quot;Crazy Happy.&quot; (Contributed by WaterBrook)

February 28, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Life

Rev. Daniel Fusco didn’t anticipate that his book “Crazy Happy” would be released a year into a pandemic and amidst political upheaval, but he sees God’s handiwork in the timing. Read story

Mayor Percival addresses 8,000 soldiers in front of the recently completed Spruce Production Mill in February 1918. The mill processed the lightweight, flexible wood needed for planes. Of the crowd attending, 2,400 soldiers worked at the mill. The rest came from around the Pacific Northwest. The Spruce Production Division commanded 25,000 soldiers. Three years after his speech before this crowd, well-liked Mayor Percival disappeared, throwing all of Clark County into a tizzy.

Clark County History: Vancouver mayor went missing way back when

Mayor Percival addresses 8,000 soldiers in front of the recently completed Spruce Production Mill in February 1918. The mill processed the lightweight, flexible wood needed for planes. Of the crowd attending, 2,400 soldiers worked at the mill. The rest came from around the Pacific Northwest. The Spruce Production Division commanded 25,000 soldiers. Three years after his speech before this crowd, well-liked Mayor Percival disappeared, throwing all of Clark County into a tizzy.

February 28, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life

Grover R. Percival was so well-liked that a competitor nominated him to complete the term of retiring Vancouver Mayor Milton Evans. A unanimous vote propelled Percival into office in November 1917. As a councilman, Percival supported the Interstate Bridge project. Just 14 years earlier, he moved his wife and two… Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Right place, right time for river rescue

February 28, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

In the 1940s, my brothers and I used to duck hunt on a sandbar on the Columbia River. At the time, the sandbar was attached to a dike on the Oregon side of the river. The sandbar stretched out into the river about 100 yards toward Government Island. Read story

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Clean with me: No matter how you do it, tidy surroundings lift your mood

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February 28, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

Spending more time at home means more time cleaning it. People across the nation are turning to the internet for encouragement and tips on everything from scrubbing oven racks to polishing pots. Some enterprising homemakers have capitalized on the current buff-and-shine buzz to create YouTube channels devoted solely to footage… Read story

This forsythia in New Paltz, N.Y., is in all its glory this spring because it was pruned well last spring.

Gardening with Allen: Now is an excellent time to prune

This forsythia in New Paltz, N.Y., is in all its glory this spring because it was pruned well last spring.

February 27, 2021, 6:01am Clark County Life

I read your article on pruning fruit trees. Is this a good time to prune other trees and shrubs? I have some junipers that have overgrown my sidewalk. Should I just prune them off at the edge of the sidewalk? Read story