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Clark College in Vancouver.

Clark College, faculty union reach tentative contract deal

Clark College in Vancouver.

January 14, 2020, 8:04pm Clark County News

Striking Clark College faculty members and the college administration reached a tentative contract agreement Tuesday evening, according to the union. A vote on the contract is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Read story

Fire District 3 trucks are parked in the garage at the station in Battle Ground.

Battle Ground, Fire District 3 asking voters to OK annexation

Fire District 3 trucks are parked in the garage at the station in Battle Ground.

January 14, 2020, 6:53pm Clark County News

City and fire officials agree: Voters should support Clark County Fire District 3 annexing the city of Battle Ground into its coverage area. Read story

This sketch shows Interstate 5, looking north toward the Moda Center, after auxiliary lanes between onramps and offramps have been added to the freeway and street improvements have been made near the Rose Quarter.

Estimated price tag for Rose Quarter project increases by 60 percent

This sketch shows Interstate 5, looking north toward the Moda Center, after auxiliary lanes between onramps and offramps have been added to the freeway and street improvements have been made near the Rose Quarter.

January 14, 2020, 6:17pm Clark County News

New estimates peg the cost to add auxiliary lanes on Interstate 5 near Portland’s Rose Quarter and build other improvements at $715 million to $795 million. Read story

Battle Ground Public Schools directors Troy McCoy, left and Monty Anderson, right, listen to a community member speak in opposition to the adoption of new sex education curriculum meeting on Oct. 14. About 150 people attended the first reading of the sexual health education curriculum Monday, many of whom voiced concerns about the appropriateness of the curriculum.

Battle Ground schools approve sex education option

Battle Ground Public Schools directors Troy McCoy, left and Monty Anderson, right, listen to a community member speak in opposition to the adoption of new sex education curriculum meeting on Oct. 14. About 150 people attended the first reading of the sexual health education curriculum Monday, many of whom voiced concerns about the appropriateness of the curriculum.

January 14, 2020, 5:55pm Clark County Health

Comprehensive sexual health education is making its way to Battle Ground high schools — but only as an option. Read story

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Armed man robs Washougal Burger King

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January 14, 2020, 11:08am Clark County News

The suspect entered the restaurant, which was only occupied by employees, brandished a silver handgun and demanded money. The employees handed over an undisclosed amount of cash, and the man ran off, police said. Read story

Rain-snow mix may complicate morning commute

January 14, 2020, 6:31am Clark County News

Take a little extra time getting to work this morning, as a cold weather system brings a rain-snow mix to the Vancouver-Portland metro area. Read story

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

Weather Eye: ‘Snowstorm’ now forecast to be brief, with little snow

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

January 14, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

The arctic cold front stalled as usual just north of Seattle late Sunday and Monday, keeping our precipitation mostly as rain Monday. There were a few reports in Salmon Creek and Orchards of wet snow late Sunday night. Some accumulating snow occurred Monday in our foothills and mixed in the… Read story

Volunteers plant trees along the Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway Trail as part of the annual MLK Day of Service in 2015.

Eight ways to serve the Clark County community for MLK Day

Volunteers plant trees along the Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway Trail as part of the annual MLK Day of Service in 2015.

January 14, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

The third Monday in January is considered a day on, not a day off, and for local volunteers it’s often a day spent outside despite the cold weather. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in commemoration of the well-known civil rights activist, is a day of service — a day to… Read story

Meetings set ahead of fire annexation vote

January 13, 2020, 7:49pm Clark County News

City and fire officials have scheduled a series of informational meetings as voters prepare to decide if Clark County Fire District 3 should annex the city of Battle Ground into its coverage area. Read story

A sparse amount of snow, not even a dusting, could be found on the ground Monday in Yacolt. There were isolated school delays in parts of Clark County on Monday morning, with the potential for modest low-elevation accumulation today through Thursday morning.

Snow likely to fall but not stick around in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area

A sparse amount of snow, not even a dusting, could be found on the ground Monday in Yacolt. There were isolated school delays in parts of Clark County on Monday morning, with the potential for modest low-elevation accumulation today through Thursday morning.

January 13, 2020, 6:48pm Clark County News

After several days of bracing for winter weather, snow might finally be here. Read story