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Boy drowns, Ridgefield youth pastor unaccounted for in Columbia River

August 6, 2020, 5:09pm Clark County News

An 11-year-old boy, who was part of a Ridgefield Church of the Nazarene youth group visiting Hood River, Ore., drowned Wednesday in the Columbia River, and a youth pastor has not been found following an extensive search. Read story

Registered nurse Katlyn Ellyson works behind the counter in the triage milieu at Lifeline's new Crisis Wellness Center in Vancouver. The center will house a new triage and stabilization program to help people in an acute mental health crisis for up to seven days. It opens to patients Monday.

Triage center bridges mental health treatment in Clark County

August 6, 2020, 4:26pm Clark County Health

Clark County will see a boost to its mental health care offerings Monday when local nonprofit Lifeline Connections opens a crisis triage and stabilization program at its Crisis Wellness Center in west Vancouver. Read story

Clark County adds one COVID-19 death, 13 new cases

August 6, 2020, 3:59pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health confirmed one new death due to COVID-19 and 13 new cases Thursday afternoon. Read story

Multi-vehicle crash in Vancouver sends motorcyclist to hospital

August 6, 2020, 12:57pm Clark County News

Washington State Patrol troopers say three vehicles and a motorcycle were involved in a crash Wednesday night on southbound Interstate 5 in Vancouver. Read story

The Vancouver City Attorney’s Office is dismissing the criminal case against Kelly C. Carroll, 61, of Battle Ground, who was accused of violating Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order in June by reopening her pet grooming business, because of newly discovered evidence.

City to dismiss case against pet groomer accused of defying stay-home order

August 6, 2020, 11:17am Business

The Vancouver City Attorney’s Office, citing newly discovered evidence, is dismissing the criminal case against a woman who was accused of violating Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order in June by reopening her pet grooming business. Read story

Weather Eye: A little rain could fall, but keep watering the lawn

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

As advertised, a weak weather system will drag what’s left of its clouds and moisture early today, breaking up later in the day and evening. Don’t expect much rainfall, maybe enough to settle the dust for a day or so. Read story

Circumstance dictates pomp of a different sort for Evergreen schools grads

Ilya Panasevich, 18, graduate of Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School, takes center stage as he pauses to have his photograph taken during a drive-thru graduation ceremony for the class of 2020 at McKenzie Stadium on Wednesday morning. Panasevich was one of 147 graduates from HeLa High School this year, and one of about 1,900 in the Evergreen Public Schools district.

High school seniors may have missed out on a traditional graduation ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Evergreen Public Schools wasn’t going to see students off without at least a little pomp and circumstance. Read story