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Fire District 3 trucks are parked in the garage at Station 35 in Battle Ground. The city is discussing annexing into the district instead of just contracting with the district, which can only be approved through a public vote. The change would mean a new fire levy for city residents, although could result in savings elsewhere for taxpayers.

Fire destroys storage shed at Battle Ground residence

Fire District 3 trucks are parked in the garage at Station 35 in Battle Ground. The city is discussing annexing into the district instead of just contracting with the district, which can only be approved through a public vote. The change would mean a new fire levy for city residents, although could result in savings elsewhere for taxpayers.

December 29, 2020, 4:55pm Clark County News

Fire destroyed a storage shed at a Battle Ground residence Monday evening. Read story

The Boy Scouts will hold their annual Christmas tree recycling event on Jan. 7.

Clark County residents urged to recycle Christmas trees

The Boy Scouts will hold their annual Christmas tree recycling event on Jan. 7.

December 29, 2020, 3:33pm Clark County News

Clark County Public Health officials are asking residents to recycle Christmas trees. Read story

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, speaks to members of The Columbian&#039;s Editorial Board in 2019.

Reps. Herrera Beutler, Porter introduce organ transplant legislation

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, speaks to members of The Columbian&#039;s Editorial Board in 2019.

December 29, 2020, 11:42am Clark County News

Earlier this month, Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, and Katie Porter, D-California, introduced the Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act. The act will prohibit using an individual's physical or mental disability as the sole basis of determining eligibility to be an organ transplant recipient. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Enjoy last dry day for the rest of this week

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

December 29, 2020, 6:03am Clark County News

Monday was a typical winter day with the high temperature of 46 degrees in Vancouver right on the average for the date. The overnight low was chilly at 28 degrees. Areas exposed to the east winds stayed in the 30s. We saw some locations in Clark County with freezing fog… Read story

Rob Griffin, from left, and his wife, Deborah Barnard, pause for a portrait with their daughter, Megan Hughes, outside the new Barnard Griffin tasting room at The Waterfront Vancouver.

Barnard Griffin Winery newest tasting room at The Waterfront Vancouver

Rob Griffin, from left, and his wife, Deborah Barnard, pause for a portrait with their daughter, Megan Hughes, outside the new Barnard Griffin tasting room at The Waterfront Vancouver.

December 29, 2020, 6:00am Business

The Waterfront Vancouver’s newest tasting room, Barnard Griffin Winery, opened on Dec. 21. Read story

Zach Singleton, left, and Lucas Fabianek, both 16 and from Vancouver, get in a workout at Utmost Gym while using an oversize container for shelter outside Columbia Youth Center. Utmost Gym is just one part of The Columbia Future Forge, a nonprofit mentoring and training program to help young adults gain job skills and life skills.

Vancouver nonprofits’ common goal is to teach life skills to young adults

Zach Singleton, left, and Lucas Fabianek, both 16 and from Vancouver, get in a workout at Utmost Gym while using an oversize container for shelter outside Columbia Youth Center. Utmost Gym is just one part of The Columbia Future Forge, a nonprofit mentoring and training program to help young adults gain job skills and life skills.

December 29, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

To say that Utmost Athletics is under the umbrella of The Columbia Future Forge on a day it was pouring down rain, well, it just seemed perfect. Read story

A Vancouver Fire Department patch is seen here in the gear room of Fire Station 2 (The Columbian files)

Electrical issue involving extension cords, surge protector caused west Vancouver house fire

A Vancouver Fire Department patch is seen here in the gear room of Fire Station 2 (The Columbian files)

December 28, 2020, 6:30pm Clark County News

A Christmas Day fire that damaged a west Vancouver house was caused by an electrical issue involving extension cords and a surge protector, according to the Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office. Read story

Karen Bowerman is sworn in as a Clark County councilor during a virtual ceremony Monday morning, as seen in this screen grab from the event.

Bowerman sworn in as new Clark County councilor

Karen Bowerman is sworn in as a Clark County councilor during a virtual ceremony Monday morning, as seen in this screen grab from the event.

December 28, 2020, 5:00pm Clark County News

Karen Bowerman has been sworn in as a member of the Clark County Council, which is now in position to pursue more conservative priorities. Read story

A police officer talks on his cell phone while officials congregate in front of a building where a shooting reportedly occurred on Tuesday, December 22, at the 505 building at the PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center.

Confrontation over appointment time preceded Vancouver shooting near PeaceHealth

A police officer talks on his cell phone while officials congregate in front of a building where a shooting reportedly occurred on Tuesday, December 22, at the 505 building at the PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center.

December 28, 2020, 12:37pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man who fatally shot an employee at a PeaceHealth medical building last week had confronted another employee a few minutes earlier over his appointment time, according to court documents. Read story

A steady flow of cars move under a sign on I-5 reading, “STAY HOME, LIMIT TRAVEL, SAVE LIVES," in Vancouver on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.

Top 10 stories of 2020: Pandemic, shootings and wildfires in Clark County

A steady flow of cars move under a sign on I-5 reading, “STAY HOME, LIMIT TRAVEL, SAVE LIVES," in Vancouver on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.

December 27, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

The SARS-COV-2 virus is incredibly small, but the reverberations of its impact on humanity dominated the events of 2020 and will linger for years. Read story