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Clark County News

A sign for Vancouver Public Schools Administrative Services outside VPS offices.

Clark County school districts face future amid mixed messages

A sign for Vancouver Public Schools Administrative Services outside VPS offices.

July 12, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

In the midst of increasing pressure from Washington, D.C., to reopen schools in the fall, area officials are rejecting the notion that the federal government will force districts to return to normal operations before it’s safe to do so. Read story

Ridgefield City Hall.

Ridgefield ordinance to fund affordable housing

Ridgefield City Hall.

July 12, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

The Ridgefield City Council has agreed to provide annual funding for affordable housing, taking advantage of a new state law. Read story

Annual burn ban set to take effect Wednesday in Clark County

July 12, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Summer is in full swing, bringing high temperatures and dry conditions, but it also means an annual countywide burn ban beginning Wednesday. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Expect sunny skies, low 80s this week

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

July 12, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

We reached somewhat of a milestone Friday when our afternoon high temperature here in Vancouver was 80 degrees, which is right on average for the date. It was not only our first 80-degree day for the month but also the warmest day since June 26 when it reached 87 degrees. Read story

Signs are posted around Ike Dog Park to remind people to pick up after their dogs.

DOGPAW resumes cleanups of dog parks in Clark County

Signs are posted around Ike Dog Park to remind people to pick up after their dogs.

July 11, 2020, 6:09pm Clark County News

It appears that Clark County has at least been following one important part of hygiene during the pandemic: picking up dog poop. Read story

Madison Riethman, a communicable disease epidemiologist for Clark County Public Health, is pictured at work. She said the pandemic has raised awareness about her profession. &quot;What&#039;s interesting about COVID-19 is that it has raised the awareness of epidemiology,&quot; Riethman said.

Working in Clark County: Madison Riethman, epidemiologist, Clark County Public Health

Madison Riethman, a communicable disease epidemiologist for Clark County Public Health, is pictured at work. She said the pandemic has raised awareness about her profession. &quot;What&#039;s interesting about COVID-19 is that it has raised the awareness of epidemiology,&quot; Riethman said.

July 11, 2020, 6:03am Business

The COVID-19 pandemic has put public health front and center in the world’s issues. Read story

From the Newsroom: News must be fit to print by deadline

July 11, 2020, 6:01am Clark County News

As I am sure you have noticed that for weeks now we have been providing you with a daily update of local COVID-19 cases, deaths and tests conducted. The local information comes from Clark County Public Health, which strives to update its numbers by lunchtime on regular business days, Monday-Friday. Read story

Clark College President Karin Edwards began her new role in June after six years as president of the Cascade Campus of Portland Community College, and decades working in higher education before that.

In a word, new Clark College president ‘committed’

Clark College President Karin Edwards began her new role in June after six years as president of the Cascade Campus of Portland Community College, and decades working in higher education before that.

July 11, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Clark College’s new president, Karin Edwards, knows the power of education’s role as “the great equalizer.” Read story

Empty firework shells are seen outside of residential homes in Vancouver on July 1. The Vancouver City Council moved to criminalize the use of fireworks within the city in 2015, a change that took effect in October 2016.

Vancouver fire marshal notes three incidents of property damage from fireworks

Empty firework shells are seen outside of residential homes in Vancouver on July 1. The Vancouver City Council moved to criminalize the use of fireworks within the city in 2015, a change that took effect in October 2016.

July 10, 2020, 4:36pm Clark County News

Code enforcement officers from the Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office issued fewer tickets for lighting fireworks within the city limits over this year’s Independence Day weekend compared with the past couple of years. Read story