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Judge Gregory Gonzales listens during jury selection in the trial involving former Clark County official Don Benton on Monday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds. Benton, also a former Republican state senator, and two former county employees brought a lawsuit against the county regarding their termination.

Jury selection begins in Don Benton lawsuit against county

Judge Gregory Gonzales listens during jury selection in the trial involving former Clark County official Don Benton on Monday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds. Benton, also a former Republican state senator, and two former county employees brought a lawsuit against the county regarding their termination.

May 3, 2021, 6:22pm Clark County News

Jury selection began Monday in a lawsuit against Clark County being pursued by Don Benton — a former Republican state senator, county official and Trump appointee — and two former county employees. Read story

Traci Lynn Mendez, from left, John Michael West and Ashley L. Wideman were sentenced in the fatal shooting of Raymond C. Brandon, whose body was discovered April 27, 2017.

Co-defendants in fatal 2017 Hockinson shooting sentenced

Traci Lynn Mendez, from left, John Michael West and Ashley L. Wideman were sentenced in the fatal shooting of Raymond C. Brandon, whose body was discovered April 27, 2017.

May 3, 2021, 6:13pm Clark County News

Three co-defendants who agreed to testify against the primary defendant in the beating and fatal shooting of a man at a Hockinson property in April 2017 were sentenced Monday. Read story

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Clark County reports 342 new COVID-19 cases since Friday as fourth wave continues

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May 3, 2021, 12:00pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County recorded 342 new COVID-19 cases and one new death since Friday as a fourth wave of infections continues to grow, according to data from Clark County Public Health. Read story

Claudette Derricotte, on April 21 at Cascade Park Estates, explains data of property values. Residents at the 55-and-older manufactured home community are voicing their dissatisfaction with the county's assessments of their units.

Residents of Vancouver manufactured home park ask taxing questions

Claudette Derricotte, on April 21 at Cascade Park Estates, explains data of property values. Residents at the 55-and-older manufactured home community are voicing their dissatisfaction with the county's assessments of their units.

May 3, 2021, 6:03am Business

Nearly a dozen residents of a manufactured home community in east Vancouver are challenging their most recent property tax assessments. Read story

Below, small Linotype letter "C" in Old English font accompanied Will Campbell as he retraced his great-grandfather Herbert's path to owning The Columbian. The letter is reversed due to the printing process.

Searching for my great-grandfather, Herbert J. Campbell

Below, small Linotype letter "C" in Old English font accompanied Will Campbell as he retraced his great-grandfather Herbert's path to owning The Columbian. The letter is reversed due to the printing process.

May 2, 2021, 6:05am Business

There’s an old machine tucked away behind a sliding gray plywood door at The Columbian, near a loading dock where beeping forklifts move massive rolls of blank newsprint. Read story

State Sen. Don Benton at the legislative outlook breakfast at the Vancouver Hilton Friday December 11, 2015.

Don Benton suit: Clark County on trial starting Monday

State Sen. Don Benton at the legislative outlook breakfast at the Vancouver Hilton Friday December 11, 2015.

May 2, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

A trial begins Monday in a lawsuit against Clark County being pursued by Don Benton, a former Republican state senator and county official, and two former county employees. Read story

State Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic, left, talks with state Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, right, on the otherwise empty floor of the Washington House, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. With most representatives attending remotely, lawmakers were considering a proposed new tax in Washington state on capital gains that would be imposed on the sale of stocks and bonds in excess of $250,000. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Washington Legislature wraps up: Included on list of wins are capital gains, carbon output

State Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic, left, talks with state Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, right, on the otherwise empty floor of the Washington House, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. With most representatives attending remotely, lawmakers were considering a proposed new tax in Washington state on capital gains that would be imposed on the sale of stocks and bonds in excess of $250,000. (AP Photo/Ted S.

May 2, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

Democrats scored one victory after another over the course of this year’s 105-day legislative session, as lawmakers in the majority party eschewed incremental change in favor of sweeping, long-sought goals. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Vancouver wraps up April with new precipitation mark

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

May 2, 2021, 6:02am Clark County News

We did it, folks! Vancouver has a new record to place in the books. This past April was the driest ever recorded at .33 of an inch of precipitation, which surpassed the old record of .39 of an inch in 1939. Reliable weather records go back to 1896, so that… Read story

Public meetings for the week of May 1

May 2, 2021, 6:00am Clark County News

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Vancouver resident Grace Wasser and poodle Archie pause at the Heathen Brewing Feral Public House in downtown Vancouver on Saturday during the Humane Society for Southwest Washington's fundraising event.

A change of pace for Walk/Run for the Animals

Vancouver resident Grace Wasser and poodle Archie pause at the Heathen Brewing Feral Public House in downtown Vancouver on Saturday during the Humane Society for Southwest Washington's fundraising event.

May 1, 2021, 5:57pm Clark County News

Exuberant doggos pulled their people along downtown Vancouver sidewalks Saturday in a pandemic-adapted version of the annual Walk/Run for the Animals, a fundraiser for the Humane Society for Southwest Washington. Read story