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Clark County News

A recycling bin sits outside a Vancouver home. Officials from Clark County, the city of Vancouver and Waste Connections estimate as many as two-thirds of area residents are contaminating their recycling bins with materials that can’t be recycled.

Yearlong program to spot-check recycling carts in Clark County

A recycling bin sits outside a Vancouver home. Officials from Clark County, the city of Vancouver and Waste Connections estimate as many as two-thirds of area residents are contaminating their recycling bins with materials that can’t be recycled.

January 18, 2020, 6:05am Clark County News

Recycling specialists are again heading into Clark County neighborhoods for spot-checks on what should not be placed in blue recycling carts. Read story

Morning Press: Mill Plain road work; Salvation Army store closes; Clark College contract

January 18, 2020, 6:05am Clark County News

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

Camas sets meeting on plans for roundabout

January 18, 2020, 6:01am Clark County News

Camas officials will host a meeting to discuss the final design of a roundabout at Northeast Lake and Northeast Everett roads. Read story

Vancouver resident Nancy Christensen weeds under soggy conditions at the 78th Street Heritage Farm in January.

Worries take root at Heritage Farm in Hazel Dell

Vancouver resident Nancy Christensen weeds under soggy conditions at the 78th Street Heritage Farm in January.

January 18, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Concerns have been raised surrounding the ongoing master plan for the 78th Street Heritage Farm, but Clark County officials are pushing back against claims that the county might turn its back on the farm. Read story

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Jampa Tenzin, left, and Ngawang Shakya, Tibetan Buddihist monks, attract a crowd while adding the finishing touches to a sand mandala at Clark College on Friday afternoon.  According to Tibetan Buddhist belief, a sand mandala is meant to create a profound experience of compassion for any who attend. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Tibetan monks create colorful sand mandala at Clark College – then destroy itvideo icon

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Jampa Tenzin, left, and Ngawang Shakya, Tibetan Buddihist monks, attract a crowd while adding the finishing touches to a sand mandala at Clark College on Friday afternoon.  According to Tibetan Buddhist belief, a sand mandala is meant to create a profound experience of compassion for any who attend. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

January 17, 2020, 5:42pm Clark County News

In the midst of conflict at Clark College, a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks worked quietly in the Cannell Library. Read story

Vancouver firefighters were dispatched at 11:20 a.m. Thursday to the 1200 block of Southeast Park Crest Avenue for the report of a residential structure fire. Four people were displaced.

Combustible materials next to slow cooker caused Vancouver house fire

Vancouver firefighters were dispatched at 11:20 a.m. Thursday to the 1200 block of Southeast Park Crest Avenue for the report of a residential structure fire. Four people were displaced.

January 17, 2020, 3:29pm Clark County News

A house fire in the Cascade Highlands neighborhood Thursday was caused by unattended cooking and was preventable, according to the Vancouver fire marshal. Read story

Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, 45, has made a four-day appearance on &#039;Jeopardy,&#039; racking up, as of Thursday evening, $89,001.

WSU Vancouver librarian hits big time with ‘Jeopardy!’ wins

Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, 45, has made a four-day appearance on &#039;Jeopardy,&#039; racking up, as of Thursday evening, $89,001.

January 17, 2020, 2:45pm Clark County News

This Portland woman, a part-time reference librarian at Washington State University Vancouver, has won tens of thousands of dollars in a five-day run on “Jeopardy!” Who is Veronica Vichit-Vadakan? Read story

Vancouver man sentenced to work release on marijuana charge

January 17, 2020, 1:53pm Clark County News

A 47-year-old Vancouver man was sentenced Thursday in Clark County Superior Court to 75 days of work release for a single count of conspiracy to manufacture marijuana. He is the third defendant to be sentenced tied to what law enforcement described as a large-scale marijuana operation. Read story

Man gets 12 years in Vancouver rape

January 17, 2020, 1:44pm Clark County News

A 41-year-old man was sentenced Friday in Clark County Superior Court to more than a dozen years in prison for a second-degree rape charge stemming from an attack on an intoxicated woman walking home alone in Vancouver. Read story

A fresh layer of snow is seen on mailboxes in the Prune Hill area of Camas on Thursday morning.

Late starts at schools throughout county as snow falls

A fresh layer of snow is seen on mailboxes in the Prune Hill area of Camas on Thursday morning.

January 17, 2020, 6:25am Clark County News

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory through 10 a.m. today predicting snow throughout the area, with accumulations of up to one inch at all elevations and local accumulations of 1 to 3 inches above 500 feet. Read story