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Severe weather alert set for Monday night

January 30, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

The Council for the Homeless issued a severe weather alert for Monday night, when freezing temperatures and fog are expected. Read story

The Lewis River RV Park sits on the north bank of the Lewis River east of Woodland. The park&#039;s total number of residents often fluctuates, but it is generally estimated to be about 60 families.

Lewis River RV Park tenants, owner meet in effort to address problems, confusion

The Lewis River RV Park sits on the north bank of the Lewis River east of Woodland. The park&#039;s total number of residents often fluctuates, but it is generally estimated to be about 60 families.

January 29, 2020, 8:30pm Clark County Business

An ongoing ownership dispute at the Lewis River RV Park appeared no closer to a resolution on Wednesday, and a group of park residents have begun laying the groundwork to take legal action to try to resolve a situation that has left them in the dark — figuratively and potentially… Read story

The lot, 8614 N.E. 25th Ave., is the proposed site for a new Vancouver Public Schools elementary school.

Vancouver Public Schools could revise its project plan, build 2 elementary schools

The lot, 8614 N.E. 25th Ave., is the proposed site for a new Vancouver Public Schools elementary school.

January 29, 2020, 7:46pm Clark County News

Vancouver Public Schools could move forward with construction of two new elementary schools, after all. Read story

Woodland man accused of theft with credit card

January 29, 2020, 6:55pm Clark County News

A Woodland man is accused of charging tens of thousands of dollars on a customer’s credit card in the month after completing a landscaping job at her home. Read story

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‘Stranger danger’ alerts sent to parents in Vancouver

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January 29, 2020, 6:52pm Clark County News

Two Vancouver schools sent “stranger danger” alerts to parents Wednesday following separate incidents where a woman apparently tried to convince a student to get in her vehicle. Read story

Clark County Fire &amp; Rescue Station 24 was sold for $750,000, about $100,000 less than its original asking price.

Clark County Fire & Rescue accepts offer for old station

Clark County Fire &amp; Rescue Station 24 was sold for $750,000, about $100,000 less than its original asking price.

January 29, 2020, 6:45pm Business

Clark County Fire & Rescue accepted an offer for an old fire station in downtown Ridgefield that was posted for sale Jan. 23. Read story

A rain garden, also known as a bioretention facility, is pictured along Northeast 98th Avenue in Vancouver’s Oakbrook Neighborhood. Rain gardens improve stormwater quality by filtering out some pollutants that would otherwise end up in streams and other waterways. The state Department of Ecology recently offered $220 million in funding to build clean water facilities around the state.

State to provide $4M for six Clark County water projects

A rain garden, also known as a bioretention facility, is pictured along Northeast 98th Avenue in Vancouver’s Oakbrook Neighborhood. Rain gardens improve stormwater quality by filtering out some pollutants that would otherwise end up in streams and other waterways. The state Department of Ecology recently offered $220 million in funding to build clean water facilities around the state.

January 29, 2020, 6:03am Clark County News

Eighty-nine clean water projects across Washington are in line to receive $215 million in state assistance, including nearly $4 million for six local projects. Read story

Community Roots Collaborative, a local nonprofit seeking to alleviate homelessness, works on renovations to the old Fruit Valley railway switch house in Vancouver on Monday. The building will house four tenants for $450 a month starting in March.

Renovated railhouse, 21 tiny homes heart of Fruit Valley project

Community Roots Collaborative, a local nonprofit seeking to alleviate homelessness, works on renovations to the old Fruit Valley railway switch house in Vancouver on Monday. The building will house four tenants for $450 a month starting in March.

January 29, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

An 1870s-era railway switch station undergoing renovations is nearly ready for tenants, the first piece of a planned development in Fruit Valley aimed at people who have been homeless. Read story

Vancouver Lake vegetation plan subject of open house

January 29, 2020, 5:59am Clark County News

Clark County will host a public open house Thursday on developing an aquatic vegetation plan for Eurasian milfoil in Vancouver Lake. Read story

VanTalks seeks audition videos by big thinkers, storytellers

January 29, 2020, 5:59am Clark County News

Local thought leaders, innovators and storytellers are welcome to submit audition videos to VanTalks, a local version of the international TED Talk phenomenon. Read story