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Volunteer Vicki Fitzsimmons, left, loads donations during a Drive &amp; Drop food drive event in Salmon Creek. The annual Walk &amp; Knock event was reorganized as a drive-thru due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Clark County embraces Drive & Drop food drive altered by COVID-19 pandemic

Volunteer Vicki Fitzsimmons, left, loads donations during a Drive &amp; Drop food drive event in Salmon Creek. The annual Walk &amp; Knock event was reorganized as a drive-thru due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

December 5, 2020, 5:05pm Clark County News

It’s been Walk & Knock for 36 years, but the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the annual Clark County food drive to temporarily take on a new format and a new name: Drive & Drop. Read story

Joey Gibson, right, founder of the far-right group Patriot Prayer, takes part in a livestream video broadcast, inside what has been named the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone in Seattle, Monday, June 15, 2020.  (AP Photo/Ted S.

Federal court denies Patriot Prayer leader’s request on COVID-19 restrictions before Vancouver rally

Joey Gibson, right, founder of the far-right group Patriot Prayer, takes part in a livestream video broadcast, inside what has been named the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone in Seattle, Monday, June 15, 2020.  (AP Photo/Ted S.

December 5, 2020, 7:51am Clark County News

A federal judge has refused to issue an emergency order sought by Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson that would prevent him from being arrested or prosecuted for a prayer rally he has planned on Saturday in Vancouver. Read story

Woodland students take virtual field trip to maritime museum

December 5, 2020, 6:04am Clark County News

First-graders at North Fork Elementary School took a virtual field trip to the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, Ore. Read story

Educational Service District 112 launches therapeutic learning program

December 5, 2020, 6:03am Clark County News

Educational Service District 112 recently launched a therapeutic learning program for students in Clark and Cowlitz counties. Called Spero, the program aims to support students in grades six through 12 who struggle with mental health and as a result, participating in school. Read story

Elections have consequences.

Press Talk: Everyone gets a massage!

Elections have consequences.

December 5, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

Did you connect the dots? Read story

Morning Press: Frito-Lay outbreak; fireworks limits in Clark County; Cascade Park Estate

December 5, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories from the week: Read story

Union Ridge Elementary School visual arts teacher Heather Peeler leads students through a virtual drawing lesson. Peeler, a Washington State University graduate, has taught at Ridgefield School District for four years.

Art teachers, students in Ridgefield School District find virtual classes challenging, rewarding

Union Ridge Elementary School visual arts teacher Heather Peeler leads students through a virtual drawing lesson. Peeler, a Washington State University graduate, has taught at Ridgefield School District for four years.

December 5, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

Life without large gatherings has given the dining room table at the McDonnell home in Ridgefield a new purpose. Read story

The Clark County Jail opened in 1984.

Officials weigh options, costs for reducing inmate numbers at Clark County Jail

The Clark County Jail opened in 1984.

December 4, 2020, 4:22pm Clark County News

Clark County criminal justice officials and county councilors met Wednesday to discuss reducing the jail’s inmate population amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, concluding that the issue needs to be fixed fast while keeping the facility’s long-term goals in mind. Read story

Tolbert elected NAACP Vancouver president

December 4, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

The NAACP Vancouver branch elected a new president, Jasmine Tolbert, on Nov. 21. Read story

E.E. &quot;Van&quot; Valkenberg kept this photo of himself aboard Air Force One.

Vancouver veteran to get final wish to be buried at Vancouver Barracks National Cemetery

E.E. &quot;Van&quot; Valkenberg kept this photo of himself aboard Air Force One.

December 4, 2020, 6:01am Clark County News

A 93-year-old veteran and former chief communicator aboard Air Force One will get one last wish fulfilled: when the time comes, E.E. “Van” Valkenberg will be laid to rest at the veterans cemetery in his hometown of Vancouver. Read story