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Clark County News

I-5 Rose Quarter work environmental report in

June 6, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

A peer review of the Interstate 5 Rose Quarter Improvement project's environmental assessment has been made public, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced this week. A copy of the review can be viewed at i5rosequarter.org. Read story

Clark Public Utilities: Watch for scams

June 6, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Clark Public Utilities is warning its customers of scam calls from people claiming to work for the utility, asking for payment and threatening disconnection. Read story

SW COVID Response Fund receives big donation

June 6, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

The SW Washington COVID Response Fund received its largest corporate donation yet toward its ongoing efforts to help people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

Lacey Meehan and her son Kellan, 4, of Vancouver, join hundreds of people as they come together for a peaceful protest against police brutality outside Clark County Courthouse in Vancouver on June 5, 2020. Lacey said her and her son talked on the way to the rally about how black and brown people are treated differently than white people and how this is unjust.

Clark County rally a peaceful protest against police brutality, systemic racism

Lacey Meehan and her son Kellan, 4, of Vancouver, join hundreds of people as they come together for a peaceful protest against police brutality outside Clark County Courthouse in Vancouver on June 5, 2020. Lacey said her and her son talked on the way to the rally about how black and brown people are treated differently than white people and how this is unjust.

June 5, 2020, 8:23pm Clark County News

Jonathon Harris spoke through a megaphone Friday evening to about 200 protesters in front of the Clark County Courthouse to send a message. Read story

The Vancouver Public Schools Administrative Services building.

Vancouver Public Schools seeks applicants for board seat

The Vancouver Public Schools Administrative Services building.

June 5, 2020, 5:23pm Clark County News

Vancouver Public Schools is seeking applicants for the school board position vacated by Mark Stoker, who resigned after making comments decried as racist on social media. Read story

From left, Izac Robinson, Woodland Mayor and Washington Patrol Trooper Will Finn, Nehemiah Polk-Rasheed and Aaliyah Guard. The group, minus Finn, and their friend Sameayah Pehlke were chased by a white man with a gun from a beach in Kalama on Wednesday. Cowlitz County sheriff’s deputies have arrested Dean A. Schrader, 76, of Kalama in relation to the incident. Finn was not involved in investigating the incident in Kalama.

Kalama man faces charges in confrontation with 4 Vancouver residents

From left, Izac Robinson, Woodland Mayor and Washington Patrol Trooper Will Finn, Nehemiah Polk-Rasheed and Aaliyah Guard. The group, minus Finn, and their friend Sameayah Pehlke were chased by a white man with a gun from a beach in Kalama on Wednesday. Cowlitz County sheriff’s deputies have arrested Dean A. Schrader, 76, of Kalama in relation to the incident. Finn was not involved in investigating the incident in Kalama.

June 5, 2020, 12:45pm Clark County News

One of the four black people allegedly chased by a white man with a gun Wednesday at a beach in Kalama said he was shocked over the terrifying event, partly because he’d never experienced deadly threats there, or throughout his entire life living in Vancouver. Read story

(The Columbian files)

Woodland mayor, citing reopening progress, rejects council resolution

(The Columbian files)

June 5, 2020, 12:44pm Clark County News

Woodland Mayor Will Finn said Thursday he won’t follow through on the City Council’s resolution Monday to declare Woodland a “sanctuary city” from Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 stay-home orders because the city is making good progress on reopening. Read story

Clark County was approved fo Phase 2 of reopening Friday, which will allow restaurants to reopen at half capacity. Some in Vancouver, including Mighty Bowl, will use parking spaces to allow for expanding capacity.

Clark County approved for immediate Phase 2 reopening

Clark County was approved fo Phase 2 of reopening Friday, which will allow restaurants to reopen at half capacity. Some in Vancouver, including Mighty Bowl, will use parking spaces to allow for expanding capacity.

June 5, 2020, 10:44am Clark County Health

Clark County was approved for a Phase 2 reopening by the state Department of Health on Friday morning. The new rules went into effect immediately after the county received the news. Read story

Backwoods Brewing Company server Crystal Badley, with mask, takes an order from customers seated in the outdoor dining area Thursday afternoon at the Carson establishment.

Skamania County’s taste of Phase 2 a peek at what Clark County is hungry for

Backwoods Brewing Company server Crystal Badley, with mask, takes an order from customers seated in the outdoor dining area Thursday afternoon at the Carson establishment.

June 5, 2020, 6:00am Business

Clark County is inching closer to Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Safe Start plan, which will include an all-important rule change for restaurant owners: the ability to resume limited seating and in-person dining service after nearly three months of takeout or delivery. Read story

Clark County Sheriff Chuck Atkins, left, and Clark County Prosecuting Attorney Tony Golik (The Columbian files)

Clark County prosecutor, sheriff speak out on Floyd’s death

Clark County Sheriff Chuck Atkins, left, and Clark County Prosecuting Attorney Tony Golik (The Columbian files)

June 5, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Clark County’s top criminal justice officials have released statements on George Floyd and the subsequent nationwide protests, with both calling the Minneapolis man’s death shocking and unjustifiable. Read story