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Spirit Lake Highway car crash injures 7

February 6, 2021, 9:50pm Clark County News

A two-car crash hurt seven people on Spirit Lake Highway near Mount St. Helens just after noon Saturday. Read story

Elizabeth Rantz receives her paperwork from Dr. Keren Rosenblum after checking in to receive the COVID-19 vaccination at Vancouver Clinic on 87th Avenue in Vancouver. Rosenblum, who was working the check-in table for the first time, said that having doctors screening patients helps better determine whether a patient may be at higher risk of a reaction to the vaccine. For those with higher risk, they may be observed longer post-inoculation.

Vaccination injects relief for Clark County residents

February 6, 2021, 3:42pm Clark County Health

The day after Clark County’s first vaccination was administered, Dr. Keren Rosenblum received a surprising text message. Read story

Jenoah Donald, 30-year-old Black man, identified as man shot by Clark County deputy

February 6, 2021, 1:29pm Clark County News

The man shot Thursday night by Clark County sheriff's deputies was Vancouver resident Jenoah Donald, a 30-year-old Black man. Read story

WOODLAND: TEAM High School, Woodland Public Schools' alternative high school, produced its first graduate from the Class of 2021: Dakota Spencer, who was honored at a brief ceremony on Jan.

First student from TEAM High School Class of 2021 graduates

February 6, 2021, 6:05am Clark County News

TEAM High School, Woodland Public Schools’ alternative high school, produced its first graduate from the Class of 2021: Dakota Spencer, who was honored at a brief ceremony on Jan. 15. The small ceremony was held in-person with few people to remain safe. Spencer had just started at the school in… Read story

Jaime Herrera Beutler names winners of app challenge

February 6, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, announced the winners of Southwest Washington’s Congressional App Challenge, voted on by a team of judges made up of science, technology, engineering and math educators, as well as technology professionals from the region. The competition’s first-prize winner is Ian MacDonald of Vancouver School… Read story

Largest donation in Walk & Knock history goes to food bank

MINNEHAHA: Walk & Knock officials Tom Knappenberger and Adam Hegewald, left, present a check for $115,000 to the Clark County Food Bank.

Clark County Food Bank received a check for $115,000 recently from Walk & Knock, a local one-day food drive. It was the largest donation in Walk & Knock’s 36-year history. The funds come from hundreds of Clark County residents who were part of the organization’s annual food drive on Dec.… Read story

Press Talk: It could have all been avoided

I spoke to Rep. Sharon Wylie, left, and Jaime Herrera Beutler about a topic that could change the the course of politics.

If we had done one thing — just this one thing — there would have been no storming of the Capitol. There would have been no close call ending our democracy. And Donald Trump would have just been viewed as an ineffective and incompetent one-term president, not some cult-leading madman,… Read story