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Kedie Sobeck of Los Angeles, Calif., center, works out at Burntown Fitness in east Vancouver. The studio reopened in June after Clark County entered Phase 2. It allow 5 people per class plus the instructor and has taped off sections to allow for social distancing.

Clark County gyms, studios and consumers adapt personal fitness to new reality amid pandemic

July 7, 2020, 6:05am Business

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the fitness industry both nationally and in Clark County, with larger gyms and classes giving way to smaller group activities and solo at-home options that are surging sales of personal fitness equipment. Read story

Vandals recently damaged a sign at Jefferson Davis Park, a Confederate monument near Ridgefield.

Owners say Jefferson Davis Park isn’t going anywhere

July 7, 2020, 6:05am Clark County News

Recent destruction of memorials to Confederate leaders and causes haven’t deterred the private operators of Jefferson Davis Park, a small memorial visible from Interstate 5 near Ridgefield. Read story

Weather Eye: No hot weather or soaking rains on horizon

July 7, 2020, 6:03am Clark County News

Those morning clouds persisted past the noon hour Monday in most parts of the county. By now you should be getting used to this pattern of morning clouds and partly to mostly sunny afternoons and evenings. For fun we’ll keep that pattern going this week and add a slight distraction… Read story

Team manager Krysta States hands food out to customers at Burgerville at the intersection of Fourth Plain Boulevard and Fort Vancouver Way in Vancouver on April 27. Burgerville was one of the Clark County businesses that received between $5-$10 million in PPP loans from the federal government.

More than 6,400 Clark County businesses receive Paycheck Protection Program loans

July 6, 2020, 6:21pm Business

More than 6,400 Clark County businesses received loans through the Paycheck Protection Program to help them bridge the financial gap caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released Monday by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The money they received has helped protect more than one third of all local… Read story

Clark County adds 100 new COVID-19 cases

July 6, 2020, 2:47pm Clark County Health Free

More than 100 additional Clark County residents were confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 over the long holiday weekend, according to information released Monday afternoon by Clark County Public Health. Read story

Two Fourth of July house fires displace 11 in Vancouver

Where a normal night might see a just a few fire calls across Clark County, fire crews responded to several dozen calls on the Fourth of July
(Alisha Jucevic/The Columbian)

The Fourth of July meant an expectedly busy night for fire crews across Clark County. In addition to multiple brush fires, the Vancouver Fire Department responded to two fires that damaged structures and displaced a total of 11 people. Read story

Clark County men accused of rioting, racial harassment at Oregon beach

Seven Clark County men were arrested on July 4 in Lincoln City, Ore., for allegedly harassing a Black family, shooting off illegal fireworks and challenging responding police officers to a fight.

A group of "confrontational and highly intoxicated" men from Clark County were arrested Saturday night in Lincoln City, Ore., for allegedly shooting off illegal fireworks, harassing a Black family and challenging responding police officers to a fight, according to the Lincoln City Police Department. Read story