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A motorist drives past the Clark County Public Health building Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 5, 2020. Funding for core Public Health services continues to decline.

Cracks emerge in health departments

A motorist drives past the Clark County Public Health building Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 5, 2020. Funding for core Public Health services continues to decline.

March 15, 2020, 6:04am Clark County Health Free

When measles erupted in Clark County last year, it took a hefty response to stop the outbreak, which lasted nearly four months and recorded 71 cases. Read story

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

Weather Eye: A little bit of snowfall to bid winter farewell

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

March 15, 2020, 6:03am Clark County News

Earlier in the winter we had opportunities for snowfall, but the cold air and moisture were out of sync or the cold air stayed to our north and east. Well, here we are well into March, and it happened. Read story

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

What do you want to know about COVID-19 in Clark County?

This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

March 15, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Health Free

Since the first COVID-19 case appeared in Washington last month, The Columbian has received many phone calls, emails, Facebook queries and Clark Asks questions about COVID-19. Read story

Public meetings

March 15, 2020, 6:01am Clark County News

Public meetings set for the week of March 15. Read story

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, speaks to members of The Columbian&#039;s Editorial Board in 2019.

House passes sweeping COVID-19 relief bill

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, speaks to members of The Columbian&#039;s Editorial Board in 2019.

March 14, 2020, 5:58pm Clark County News Free

The U.S House of Representatives early Saturday passed an emergency bill to stem the health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak, a package that included some issues championed by local lawmakers. Read story

Evergreen School District offices.

Evergreen Public Schools plans for meals, child care

Evergreen School District offices.

March 14, 2020, 5:46pm Clark County News Free

Evergreen Public Schools announced plans Saturday to continue provide food and child care during the closure of all schools in response to the coronavirus crisis. Here are the details. Read story

Patrons scoured the Vancouver Community Library on Saturday for weeks&#039; worth of materials to take home before the library closed for two weeks. &quot;It was crazy, crazy,&quot; said library access manager Brian Hulsey, in yellow.

Clark County prepares for the unexpected

Patrons scoured the Vancouver Community Library on Saturday for weeks&#039; worth of materials to take home before the library closed for two weeks. &quot;It was crazy, crazy,&quot; said library access manager Brian Hulsey, in yellow.

March 14, 2020, 5:35pm Clark County News Free

Multiple dumps of wet, fat-flaked snow covered up Clark County’s anxieties about COVID-19 on Saturday morning. If you woke up feeling like weird times were only getting weirder, you sure weren’t alone. Read story

Cady Mae Yurkewycz, 8, left, and her 5-year-old sister Mary Lou take advantage of the March 14 morning snowfall at Franklin Park in Vancouver.

Snow falls in Clark County; winter weather advisory issued

Cady Mae Yurkewycz, 8, left, and her 5-year-old sister Mary Lou take advantage of the March 14 morning snowfall at Franklin Park in Vancouver.

March 14, 2020, 6:21am Clark County News

Clark County woke up to a dusting of snow Saturday morning. The National Weather Service has a winter weather advisory in place until noon as a result.  Read story

Morning Press: COVID-19 impacts; CloudOne sues Vancouver; RV parking

March 14, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories from the week: Read story

Felicia Parkinson, a client at the Vancouver Navigation Center, keeps her hands clean Friday. She&#039;s trying to avoid crowds, but it&#039;s impossible when you live out of your car, she said.

Amid virus outbreak, access to shelter, aid still priority at Vancouver’s Navigation Center

Felicia Parkinson, a client at the Vancouver Navigation Center, keeps her hands clean Friday. She&#039;s trying to avoid crowds, but it&#039;s impossible when you live out of your car, she said.

March 14, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News Free

It was a busy day at the Navigation Center on Friday, when a sudden bout of cold weather and sleet drew Vancouver’s population of unhoused people to the day shelter. Read story