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Clark County News

The Vancouver Public Schools Board has decided to retire the Chieftain mascot at Columbia River High school.

Vancouver district supports retiring Chieftain mascot at Columbia River

The Vancouver Public Schools Board has decided to retire the Chieftain mascot at Columbia River High school.

August 25, 2020, 4:19pm Clark County News

After years of criticism, Vancouver Public Schools at last appears poised to retire the chieftain mascot at Columbia River High School. Read story

Clark County deputies say missing girl, 15, found safe

August 25, 2020, 4:14pm Clark County News

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that a missing teenager has been located and is safe.  Read story

Vancouver resident Wendy Conway pauses with her dog, Roxy, 2, to check out an exhibit featuring stories from Clark County outside the Clark County Historical Museum.

Clark County Historical Museum displays retired exhibits outside, gets OK to reopen

Vancouver resident Wendy Conway pauses with her dog, Roxy, 2, to check out an exhibit featuring stories from Clark County outside the Clark County Historical Museum.

August 25, 2020, 6:05am Clark County News

The Clark County Historical Museum has been approved to reopen its doors within the next few weeks, as long as pandemic safety measures are built into its new way of doing business. Read story

Clark County Community Services has a new rent assistance program, which opened Monday.

Clark County rolls out emergency rent assistance program

Clark County Community Services has a new rent assistance program, which opened Monday.

August 25, 2020, 6:05am Clark County News

A $5.5 million assistance program intended to help Clark County residents struggling to pay rent during the COVID-19 pandemic officially launched Monday. Read story

Anti-tolling initiative falls short of Oregon ballot

August 25, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

An initiative aimed at disrupting a potential tolling plan on Interstates 5 and 205 didn't get enough signatures to appear on Oregon's November ballot, according to a report in The Oregonian. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Enjoy remaining days of summer with pleasant, fair weather

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

August 25, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

With our current stable weather pattern there is certainly no news to report. Fair weather until further notice with highs between 80 and 85 degrees for the next week at least. Vancouver’s high Monday was 81 degrees, which is exactly average for the date. Even the low of 56 degrees… Read story

A motorist navigates a roundabout near Vancouver City Hall.

Vancouver city council ratifies contract with fire marshal’s office union

A motorist navigates a roundabout near Vancouver City Hall.

August 24, 2020, 8:18pm Clark County News

The city of Vancouver ratified a new contract with the Vancouver Fire Department Guild during its regular city council meeting Monday night, cementing an agreement that grants raises and a signing bonus to the staff working in the fire marshal’s office. Read story

Vancouver man sentenced to 6 months in jail, treatment for sexual deviancy

August 24, 2020, 7:34pm Clark County News

A 20-year-old Vancouver man, who was originally charged as a teenager, was sentenced to six months in jail and to undergo sexual deviancy treatment in two separate cases stemming from an investigation into child sexual exploitation imagery. Read story

Skamania man pleads guilty to producing child pornography

August 24, 2020, 7:33pm Clark County News

A registered sex offender currently jailed in Skamania County has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to producing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Read story

In October, the city of Vancouver, Vancouver Fire Department and American Medical Response-Clark County Operations contracted with Healthcare Equity Group to evaluate equity in emergency medical service treatments in Vancouver. The treatment equity analysis for both pain management and cardiac chest pain found treatment disparities in EMS services to some marginalized communities.

Vancouver, fire department, AMR aim to improve emergency medical services equity

In October, the city of Vancouver, Vancouver Fire Department and American Medical Response-Clark County Operations contracted with Healthcare Equity Group to evaluate equity in emergency medical service treatments in Vancouver. The treatment equity analysis for both pain management and cardiac chest pain found treatment disparities in EMS services to some marginalized communities.

August 24, 2020, 4:54pm Clark County News

Research commissioned by the Vancouver Fire Department found that racial minorities, women and the poor and elderly receive a lower quality of treatment for emergency medical services when compared with white male patients. Read story