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Camas resident Sarah Leland, who is an ICU nurse, is recovering after having a case of COVID-19 that started in mid-March. &quot;I&#039;ve been very lucky to be able to be at home,&quot; the 39-year-old said. She is preparing to return to work next week.

Camas nurse recounts coming through COVID-19

Camas resident Sarah Leland, who is an ICU nurse, is recovering after having a case of COVID-19 that started in mid-March. &quot;I&#039;ve been very lucky to be able to be at home,&quot; the 39-year-old said. She is preparing to return to work next week.

April 17, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Health

Sarah Leland is on the other side of the novel coronavirus. Read story

Woodland Public Schools office.

If levy fails, Woodland schools to cut 50 jobs

Woodland Public Schools office.

April 17, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

If Woodland School District’s pared down levy fails to pass a second time, the district will be forced to cut 50 positions and $3 million from its 2020-21 budget, and more cuts may be necessary the following year, school officials said this week. Read story

Low Bar in downtown Vancouver is seen closed during the COVID-19 crisis April 9. Food service is one of the sectors that saw a decrease in the number of new unemployment claims.

Unemployment claims in Clark County fall 40% from previous week

Low Bar in downtown Vancouver is seen closed during the COVID-19 crisis April 9. Food service is one of the sectors that saw a decrease in the number of new unemployment claims.

April 16, 2020, 6:27pm Business

One of the main barometers for COVID-19’s impact on the workforce, new unemployment insurance claims, fell by about 40 percent last week in Clark County. But overall, it’s still a huge number of claims, and it could go back up. Read story

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Law enforcement chase wanted driver from Vancouver into Portland

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April 16, 2020, 5:18pm Clark County News

Vancouver police officers chased a wanted person Thursday afternoon onto Interstate 5 south and into Portland. Read story

Drummer Daniel Gillespie, 15, and bagpiper Logan Gillespie, 12, perform a brief concert Wednesday for their Battle Ground neighbors. At far right across the street is Bev Lohrman, a night-shift nurse who cares for COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. Every time the brothers play her late mother&#039;s favorite song, &quot;Amazing Grace,&quot; Lohrman said she hears her mother reassuring her that everything will be OK.

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Drummer Daniel Gillespie, 15, and bagpiper Logan Gillespie, 12, perform a brief concert Wednesday for their Battle Ground neighbors. At far right across the street is Bev Lohrman, a night-shift nurse who cares for COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. Every time the brothers play her late mother&#039;s favorite song, &quot;Amazing Grace,&quot; Lohrman said she hears her mother reassuring her that everything will be OK.

April 16, 2020, 5:02pm Clark County Health

Registered nurse Bev Lohrman was understandably worried about her new assignment in the intensive care unit at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. Read story

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Vancouver police launch prescription delivery pilot program

The Vancouver Police Department patch.

April 16, 2020, 4:54pm Clark County Health Free

The Vancouver Police Department will begin delivering medical prescriptions to select groups as it expands its mission response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read story

FILE - This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the virus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously had, the virus. But some scientists have challenged their accuracy.

Clark County reaches 265 confirmed COVID-19 cases

FILE - This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the virus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously had, the virus. But some scientists have challenged their accuracy.

April 16, 2020, 11:55am Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health confirmed seven COVID-19 cases Thursday morning. Read story

Guest service agent Libby Lusk keeps the front desk at the Hilton Vancouver Washington disinfected while working in an empty lobby on Wednesday morning. The hospitality industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis.

Clark County hospitality industry faces ‘very, very difficult time’

Guest service agent Libby Lusk keeps the front desk at the Hilton Vancouver Washington disinfected while working in an empty lobby on Wednesday morning. The hospitality industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis.

April 16, 2020, 6:03am Business

In early March, hotel owners saw cancellations start to trickle in because COVID-19 had spread to the U.S. Read story

Pledge 1200 seeks to aid small businesses

April 16, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

A team of four recent college graduates in Washington -- one of whom is also a Columbia River High School graduate -- have launched a charity initiative called Pledge 1200, which seeks to support small businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

Clark County families, tell us how you are you coping

April 16, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

Are you a family that was constantly on the go with sports practices, music lessons and the like before COVID-19 shut everything down? We’d like to hear about how you fill your time now. Are you eager to get back to busyness or are you adjusting to a slower pace?… Read story