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Plaintiffs Chris Clifford, clockwise from left, Don Benton and Susan Rice pause to talk during a break from the lawsuit trial Wednesday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.

Ex-Clark County worker Clifford: I was assured reorganization rumors ‘just talk’

Plaintiffs Chris Clifford, clockwise from left, Don Benton and Susan Rice pause to talk during a break from the lawsuit trial Wednesday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.

May 11, 2021, 6:12pm Clark County News

A former program coordinator in the county’s now-defunct Department of Environmental Services testified Monday that employees were assured by board members and the county manager that rumblings of a department reorganization were “just talk.” Read story

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Passersby help save Vancouver family from house fire

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May 11, 2021, 2:25pm Clark County News

A group of passersby helped a family of nine — including four children — escape a house fire Tuesday morning in west Vancouver. Read story

An aerial photo shows the Steigerwald Commerce Center, an industrial park owned by the Port of Camas-Washougal, east of downtown Washougal. The area has been designated as an Opportunity Zone, creating a new investment tool for developers interested in moving into the area’s remaining vacant lots.

CREDC secures grant to bring aerospace, defense manufacturer to Clark County

An aerial photo shows the Steigerwald Commerce Center, an industrial park owned by the Port of Camas-Washougal, east of downtown Washougal. The area has been designated as an Opportunity Zone, creating a new investment tool for developers interested in moving into the area’s remaining vacant lots.

May 11, 2021, 12:11pm Business

The Columbia River Economic Development Council announced Tuesday that it has secured a $75,000 economic development grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce to help bring Chatsworth, Calif.-based aerospace and defense manufacturer United Precision Corporation to Clark County. Read story

This illustration shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

Clark County records 41 new COVID-19 cases, one death

This illustration shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

May 11, 2021, 11:47am Clark County Health

Clark County reported 41 new COVID-19 cases and one death Tuesday with new data showing disease activity exceeding state guidelines for current restrictions. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Warm, dry weather on tap this week for county

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

May 11, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

The weather forecast this week is an easy one with mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures. Highs will generally be in the 70s except Wednesday, when we could see 80 degrees or better. The warm and dry weather lingers into this weekend. Read story

Geophysicist Rebecca Kramer charges batteries for high-precision GPS equipment at USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver late last month. Staff was packing up monitoring gear being shipped to be used in studies of the volcanic system at Yellowstone National Park.

USGS monitors Yellowstone volcano system from Vancouver

Geophysicist Rebecca Kramer charges batteries for high-precision GPS equipment at USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver late last month. Staff was packing up monitoring gear being shipped to be used in studies of the volcanic system at Yellowstone National Park.

May 11, 2021, 6:03am Clark County News

As Rebecca Kramer geared up for a summer project to monitor Yellowstone’s volcano system, she was doing prep work in an east Vancouver parking lot. Read story

Drivers navigate a narrow section of Southeast First Street. Vancouver's new Transportation and Mobility Commission created a list of the city's transportation priorities over the next five years, with the First Street build-out at the top of the list.

Vancouver driven to improve transportation

Drivers navigate a narrow section of Southeast First Street. Vancouver's new Transportation and Mobility Commission created a list of the city's transportation priorities over the next five years, with the First Street build-out at the top of the list.

May 11, 2021, 6:02am Clark County News

The city of Vancouver is drafting a list of transportation projects ranked by importance, with the top priorities aimed at adding capacity to the system’s overused roads. Read story

Oregon woman injured in single-car DUI crash on state Highway 14 near Camas

May 11, 2021, 5:47am Clark County News

An Oregon woman was injured late Monday in a single-car DUI crash on state Highway 14 west of Camas, according to the Washington State Patrol. Read story

A cyclist navigates through traffic on Columbia Street south of the intersection with West Sixth Street in 2018.

Columbia Street bike lane project revived with little fanfare by Vancouver council

A cyclist navigates through traffic on Columbia Street south of the intersection with West Sixth Street in 2018.

May 10, 2021, 9:07pm Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council awarded a contract to repave and restripe Columbia Street in downtown, a seemingly banal move that in fact represents the revival of a long-sought and hotly debated plan to swap the arterial’s street parking for bicycle lanes. Read story

Former Clark County manager Mark McCauley, center, testifies Monday in the trial for a lawsuit brought by Don Benton against the county as Superior Court Judge Gregory Gonzales, top, looks on at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.

McCauley testifies at Benton lawsuit trial

Former Clark County manager Mark McCauley, center, testifies Monday in the trial for a lawsuit brought by Don Benton against the county as Superior Court Judge Gregory Gonzales, top, looks on at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.

May 10, 2021, 6:21pm Clark County News

Clark County’s former manager intentionally left Councilors David Madore and Tom Mielke out of the loop on an environmental services department reorganization, he said, because he knew they had a close political relationship with the director, Don Benton. Read story