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Senior Library Assistant Steve Williams, left, and Matteo Cojocaru, 2, lead the Baby Storytime group in song and dance at the Cascade Park Community Library on Thursday afternoon. The library soon will close for three weeks for minor remodeling.

Cascade Park library to close temporarily for ‘refresh’

Senior Library Assistant Steve Williams, left, and Matteo Cojocaru, 2, lead the Baby Storytime group in song and dance at the Cascade Park Community Library on Thursday afternoon. The library soon will close for three weeks for minor remodeling.

January 10, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Don’t try to tell the group of babbling babies at the Cascade Park Community Library to shush. There’s no being quiet in this weekly gathering of toddlers and their parents, filled with stories, singing and, of course, the occasional crying. Read story

Laurie Burpee, left, jokes with her son, Alec Burpee, while talking about some of the acts that led to a Kindness 911 citation she received in December.

York Elementary teacher battles cancer with acts of kindness

Laurie Burpee, left, jokes with her son, Alec Burpee, while talking about some of the acts that led to a Kindness 911 citation she received in December.

January 10, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Health

Things took an ominous turn when the police cars rolled up. Read story

Kashi Clinical Laboratories in Portland tests telomeres, the protective end caps of DNA, to identify cellular age.

Portland lab offers cellular age testing

Kashi Clinical Laboratories in Portland tests telomeres, the protective end caps of DNA, to identify cellular age.

January 10, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Health

Do you ever feel like you’re older than you are? Read story

A poster signalling support for the Association for Higher Education hangs in a hallway of faculty offices in Foster Hall at Clark College on Monday afternoon. Faculty are poised to strike Jan. 13 if a deal is not reached between the union and college administration.

Clark College to cancel Monday classes if faculty strike

A poster signalling support for the Association for Higher Education hangs in a hallway of faculty offices in Foster Hall at Clark College on Monday afternoon. Faculty are poised to strike Jan. 13 if a deal is not reached between the union and college administration.

January 9, 2020, 6:36pm Clark County News

Clark College will cancel classes if its faculty go on strike Monday, the interim president announced in an email to students. Read story

SUV driver accused of hit-run with cyclist in Vancouver

January 9, 2020, 5:59pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man is suspected of striking and injuring a bicyclist with an SUV before fleeing. Read story

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler speaks to members of The Columbian&#039;s editorial board Oct. 9.

Herrera Beutler votes against war powers resolution

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler speaks to members of The Columbian&#039;s editorial board Oct. 9.

January 9, 2020, 4:36pm Clark County News

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, voted against a resolution Thursday that would force President Donald Trump to obtain approval from Congress before taking further military action in Iran. Read story

Robert Breck, 80, appears in Clark County Superior Court in October.

Competency evaluation ordered for Smith Tower shooting suspect

Robert Breck, 80, appears in Clark County Superior Court in October.

January 9, 2020, 3:47pm Clark County News

An 80-year-old man accused in the October shooting at Smith Tower that left a fellow resident dead and another one wounded along with her caregiver, will undergo a court-ordered competency evaluation. Read story

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

Weather Eye: With a snowstorm bearing down, now’s the time to prepare

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

January 9, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

I hope you are heeding the advance notice of colder weather heading our way and making preparations. The grocery stores will most likely be crazy this weekend, similar to a holiday rush once snow really gets in the forecast. Remember last February? A huge run on kale for some reason.… Read story

Attorney Thomas Phelan has contracted with Clark County for indigent defense for most of the past 39 years, but says the system is not currently viable.

Attorneys frustrated with Clark County’s stance on indigent defense

Attorney Thomas Phelan has contracted with Clark County for indigent defense for most of the past 39 years, but says the system is not currently viable.

January 9, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

In June, when Clark County handed indigent defense attorneys their first rate increase in a decade, attorney Shon Bogar called it a good-faith showing toward enhancing a routinely overlooked obligation. But a few months later, Bogar’s view of the county has regressed. Read story

Sandy Robinson of Vancouver walks along the Waterfront Renaissance Trail with her miniature dachshunds in Vancouver on Jan. 8, 2020. Robinson said she walks the trail about once a week and the construction hasn't bothered her. "It needed it," she said.

Repair work closes sections of Waterfront Renaissance Trail in Vancouver

Sandy Robinson of Vancouver walks along the Waterfront Renaissance Trail with her miniature dachshunds in Vancouver on Jan. 8, 2020. Robinson said she walks the trail about once a week and the construction hasn't bothered her. "It needed it," she said.

January 9, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Sections of the Waterfront Renaissance Trail from Interstate 5 to Southeast Columbia Shores Boulevard have been closed for maintenance since Dec. 26. Crews have started removing several uneven concrete panels from the path, as well as roots and debris. The work will also include a root barrier to limit future… Read story