<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Wednesday,  November 27 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest

Clark County News

(iStock.com)

Clark County reports 35 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

(iStock.com)

September 10, 2020, 11:24am Clark County Health

Clark County recorded 35 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths in data released Thursday by public health officials. Read story

Hockinson schools cut classified staff jobs

September 10, 2020, 6:04am Clark County News

The Hockinson School District will cut about 30 classified staff positions as it deals with a $2.1 million budget shortfall, the district announced Wednesday. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Hang in there, and let’s hope for some rain soon

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

September 10, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

What a week weather-wise, and otherwise, for that matter. As I try to decipher the weather maps and observations, my heart really goes out to the thousands who have had to evacuate and have lost property and those less fortunate who have become a fatality. Read story

Medical student Megan Short works with a patient while communicating via smartphone during a telemedicine clinic at the Vancouver-based Free Clinic of Southwest Washington in August. The clinic brought back in-person appointments this month.

Telemedicine here to stay, Free Clinic of Southwest Washington says

Medical student Megan Short works with a patient while communicating via smartphone during a telemedicine clinic at the Vancouver-based Free Clinic of Southwest Washington in August. The clinic brought back in-person appointments this month.

September 10, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Health

The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington reopened to in-person care this month, but the clinic has implemented some key changes to its model of patient care. Read story

A view from a KPTV helicopter shows the Big Hollow Fire burning on a ridge in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest near Yale Reservoir.

Gifford Pinchot fire prompts north Clark County warnings

A view from a KPTV helicopter shows the Big Hollow Fire burning on a ridge in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest near Yale Reservoir.

September 9, 2020, 10:35pm Clark County News

Residents in north Clark County remain on alert today, awaiting news on any updates to evacuation notices issued Wednesday night, due to the Big Hollow wildfire burning east near Yale Reservoir. Read story

La Center City Council OKs cottage-style housing

September 9, 2020, 9:03pm Clark County News

Cottage-style housing typically features small homes on shared or individual lots that don’t face public streets and have a common open area. Read story

Clark Public Utilities says blackouts not in plan amid area wildfires

September 9, 2020, 7:31pm Business

Clark Public Utilities says it currently has no plans to implement any preemptive blackouts in response to local wildfires. Read story

The new Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurant at Vancouver Mall appears to be on the verge of opening, with most of the construction equipment removed and &quot;now hiring&quot; signs placed out front.

Opening of Five Guys at Vancouver Mall now tentatively Friday

The new Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurant at Vancouver Mall appears to be on the verge of opening, with most of the construction equipment removed and &quot;now hiring&quot; signs placed out front.

September 9, 2020, 6:54pm Business

The new Five Guys Burgers and Fries location at Vancouver Mall is now tentatively scheduled to open Friday, a spokesperson for the company confirmed Wednesday, although they cautioned that the date could still change. A previous press release had listed an earlier opening date. Read story

A patch is seen on the bag of Clark County Public Health Environmental Health Specialist Maggie Yaddof in January. Clark County is receiving more CARES Act funding to help cover things such as salaries for Public Health employees.

Additional CARES Act funding much less than Clark County officials had hoped

A patch is seen on the bag of Clark County Public Health Environmental Health Specialist Maggie Yaddof in January. Clark County is receiving more CARES Act funding to help cover things such as salaries for Public Health employees.

September 9, 2020, 6:14pm Clark County News

Clark County is receiving an additional $19.54 million in CARES Act funding from the state, much less than what county officials had hoped. Read story

A motorist drives past burned areas on both sides of the road in Shilapoo Wildlife Area off La Frambois Road on Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, 2020.

Two major Clark County fires under control; crews continue multiple responses

A motorist drives past burned areas on both sides of the road in Shilapoo Wildlife Area off La Frambois Road on Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, 2020.

September 9, 2020, 12:50pm Clark County News

Although heavy winds continued into Wednesday, Clark County’s fire officials said conditions had calmed. Still, staff were ready for a third day of multiple blazes. Read story