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Police officials: No Vancouver, Clark County officers, deputies present at U.S. Capitol riot

January 18, 2021, 3:28pm Clark County News

Clark County’s two largest law enforcement agencies report that to the best of their knowledge, no officers or deputies were in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 as rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Read story

Francisco Flores of Amazon, center, joins fellow volunteers as they plant native trees on Monday morning during the Martin Luther King Day of Service at Meadowbrook North. Over 50 volunteers came out to the event hosted by the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, which was aimed at restoring native habitat and improving water quality of Burnt Bridge Creek in Vancouver. Over 300 trees were planted.

MLK Day of Service in Clark County

January 18, 2021, 3:25pm Clark County News

Amazon employee Francisco Flores of Portland joins fellow volunteers as they plant native trees Monday morning at Meadowbrook North during the Martin Luther King Day of Service, above. Read story

A vial with the COVID-19 vaccine is pictured at PeaceHealth Urgent Care Memorial on Tuesday morning.

Clark County Fairgrounds will be one of mass COVID-19 vaccination sites in Washington

January 18, 2021, 3:17pm Clark County Health Free

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday announced a plan to set up vaccination sites statewide with help from the National Guard and others as part of an overall goal to vaccinate 45,000 people a day. Read story

Buildings just north of the main Camas paper mill site sit vacant on Jan. 7.

Georgia-Pacific to raze 11 unused buildings near downtown Camas

January 18, 2021, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Georgia-Pacific is planning to demolish 11 buildings no longer in use near the entrance to downtown Camas by early next year. Read story

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, speaks as the House debates the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Pennsylvania, at the U.S. Capitol early Thursday.

Herrera Beutler works hard to spread facts about Jan. 6, says her decision was personal not political

January 17, 2021, 1:22pm Clark County News

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler's Jan. 13 vote to impeach President Trump, one of just 10 Republicans in the House to take that historic step, stunned her mostly conservative Southwest Washington constituents and immediately vaulted her into the national spotlight. Read story

Businesses, lenders in Clark County days away from ‘second draw’ of Paycheck Protection Program loans

January 17, 2021, 6:00am Business

Local banks are preparing for the full-scale rollout of a new round of Paycheck Protection Program loans this week, which will deliver a fresh round of cash to beleaguered Clark County businesses. The $900 billion federal COVID-19 relief bill passed in December included $284 billion to reopen the program. Read story

Public meetings for the week of Jan. 17

Clark Regional Wastewater District Commission, closed to in-person attendance. Dial 646-749-3112 and enter access code 665-780-149 or join at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/665780149. n 7 a.m., regular meeting: general manager reports on 2020 year-end review and 2021 initial review. Read story