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Rep. Kraft schedules town hall Saturday

January 16, 2020, 6:05am Clark County News

Rep. Vicki Kraft, R-Vancouver, will hold a town hall meeting from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Dengerink Administration Building at Washington State University Vancouver, 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Snow levels remain low till Friday as crazy weather abounds

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

January 16, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Well, we got the east winds Tuesday night and Wednesday but a little bit late to usher in cold enough air for lowland snow other than snowflakes in the air. Higher elevations received a few inches of the white stuff. Read story

Clark County Undersheriff Mike Cooke, left, talks with Chief Criminal Deputy John Chapman during a 2017 incident at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. Cooke is retiring, and Chapman will take his place as undersheriff.

Chapman to take over undersheriff role for Clark County

Clark County Undersheriff Mike Cooke, left, talks with Chief Criminal Deputy John Chapman during a 2017 incident at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. Cooke is retiring, and Chapman will take his place as undersheriff.

January 15, 2020, 6:30pm Clark County News

There’s a new undersheriff in Clark County. Read story

Battle Ground man, 19, gets two years for park robbery in 2019

January 15, 2020, 6:12pm Clark County News

A 19-year-old Battle Ground man was sentenced Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court to more than two years in prison for an armed robbery at Vancouver’s Bagley Community Park last year. Read story

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Police: Barricaded man sets fire to Carter Park residence

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January 15, 2020, 6:09pm Clark County News

Vancouver police and firefighters responded late Wednesday afternoon to a residence in the Carter Park neighborhood after a man allegedly barricaded himself inside and set fire to the home. Read story

Clark College professor Michelle Roth, in plaid, hugs a colleague after the result of the union vote at Gaiser Hall on Wednesday. The union voted to ratify its new contract 257-9, drawing a three-day teacher strike to a close.

Clark College faculty union OKs contract in 257-9 vote

Clark College professor Michelle Roth, in plaid, hugs a colleague after the result of the union vote at Gaiser Hall on Wednesday. The union voted to ratify its new contract 257-9, drawing a three-day teacher strike to a close.

January 15, 2020, 6:00pm Clark County News

Clark College’s faculty union voted to ratify its contract Wednesday afternoon, drawing 15 months of bargaining and a three-day strike to a close. Read story

A Vancouver Fire Department patch is seen in the gear room of Fire Station 2.

Quickly burning Christmas trees caused Vancouver duplex fire

A Vancouver Fire Department patch is seen in the gear room of Fire Station 2.

January 15, 2020, 12:26pm Clark County News

A duplex fire Saturday in Vancouver’s Cascade Highlands neighborhood was the result of an unfortunate succession of Christmas trees set aflame. Read story

Monday&#039;s snowfall was barely enough to cover leaves in Yacolt. The National Weather Service expects more snow, but whatever accumulates should melt quickly with the high expected to reach 40 degrees Thursday afternoon.

Forecasters say snow likely this morning in Clark County

Monday&#039;s snowfall was barely enough to cover leaves in Yacolt. The National Weather Service expects more snow, but whatever accumulates should melt quickly with the high expected to reach 40 degrees Thursday afternoon.

January 15, 2020, 8:00am Clark County News

The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Southwest Washington this morning predicting wintry conditions from 10 a.m. today until 4 a.m. Thursday. Read story

East Mill Plain Boulevard will get an overhaul to aleviate some of the traffic backups at 104th Avenue in east Vancouver.

Vancouver OKs contract for Mill Plain improvement project

East Mill Plain Boulevard will get an overhaul to aleviate some of the traffic backups at 104th Avenue in east Vancouver.

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

The Vancouver City Council approved a $3.65 million road work contract at its meeting Monday evening, advancing a project aimed at improving traffic flow on Mill Plain Boulevard west of Interstate 205. Read story

Rows of tanks where salmon are raised are seen at the Bonneville Fish Hatchery on Monday. The hatchery is one of 62 in the Columbia River system to benefit from $22 million in Mitchell Act funds.

Herrera Beutler calls bill critical to preserving salmon habitat

Rows of tanks where salmon are raised are seen at the Bonneville Fish Hatchery on Monday. The hatchery is one of 62 in the Columbia River system to benefit from $22 million in Mitchell Act funds.

January 15, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

The end of 2019 saw increased federal funding for Columbia River salmon hatcheries, the latest attempt in a line of legislation to boost the region's stock of the valuable fish. Read story