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Vancouver Public Schools board OKs Columbia River mascot options list

March 25, 2021, 6:00am Clark County News

The Vancouver Public Schools board of directors on Tuesday signed off on the four mascot suggestions up for consideration to be Columbia River High School's new mascot. Read story

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 file photo image taken from video, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., speaks as the House debates the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Pennsylvania, at the U.S. Capitol. On Tuesday, Jan. 12 Herrera Beutler came out in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump over last week's riot at the Capitol.

Herrera Beutler co-founds task force on mental health, addiction

March 24, 2021, 5:38pm Clark County News

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, co-founded a bipartisan congressional task force focused on drafting legislation related to addiction and mental health. Read story

The new large-scale vaccination site at Tower Mall is now offering COVID-19 vaccinations by appointment only, as seen on Friday morning, March 5, 2021.

Tower Mall COVID-19 vaccination site prioritizing second doses

March 24, 2021, 4:52pm Clark County Health Free

Over the next three weeks, Clark County's COVID-19 vaccination site at Tower Mall in Vancouver will prioritize giving second doses to people who received their first dose at the site. Read story

Tram Nguyen, an intern with Safeway, foreground, prepares doses of COVID-19 vaccine for visitors in line such as Peggy and Bob Swenson of Camas, background, at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds on Tuesday morning, January 26, 2021.

Melnick: Make anyone 16 and older eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

March 24, 2021, 4:32pm Clark County Health

On Wednesday evening, Washington formalized a directive from President Joe Biden to make all adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by May 1, but Clark County’s top health official thinks the state should discuss accelerating that timeline. Read story

Clark County reports 44 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths on Wednesday

March 24, 2021, 1:52pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County recorded 44 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths in the latest data released Wednesday by Clark County Public Health. Read story

Vancouver hopes boardwalk, mixed-use buildings revive state’s gateway

The former Joe's Crab Shack, one of two buildings standing on a site planned for a new mixed-use development, closed in May 2020 due to COVID-19 closures.

March 24, 2021, 6:03am Business

The city of Vancouver and real estate company Kirkland Development are hammering out the details of a proposed public boardwalk and mixed-use development on a plot of land directly east of the Interstate 5 Bridge — the 2.3-acre area currently occupied by longtime restaurant Who Song & Larry’s and the… Read story

Judge fines Clark County $40,000 for withholding documents in Benton lawsuit

Then- state Sen. Don Benton at the legislative outlook breakfast at the Vancouver Hilton in 2015.

A Clark County Superior Court judge has levied a $40,000 fine against the county after ruling that it withheld documents in an ongoing lawsuit pursued by Don Benton, a former Republican state senator and county official. Read story