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John Morrison has returned as CEO and manager of the Clark County Fair after retiring from the job in 2018 after a decade in the position.

Morrison comes out of retirement to lead Clark County Fair

December 13, 2019, 6:01am Clark County News

A recognizable face will head the Clark County Fair next year. Read story

Photographer, artist and birder Pamela Gunn searches for feathered friends in the sky over the Fort Vancouver National Site. Gunn will give a talk about birding at the fort, and her concerns about vanishing bird habitat, Saturday afternoon at the site's visitor center.

Christmas at the Fort to take flight with a birder’s delight

December 13, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

Pamela Gunn feels both joy and anxiety as she walks out her Officers Row door and makes her morning birding rounds at the Fort Vancouver National Site. She loves visiting with feathered friends around the fort, but she’s worried how climate change and site redevelopment will affect their future prospects… Read story

Chad Lanning, from left, Trudy Lanning and Joe Lanning pose behind the counter of My Jeweler in downtown Vancouver during their closing sale on Tuesday.

My Jeweler founder, wife ready to retire

December 13, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Business

It’s not exactly a curtain call for venerable downtown Vancouver fixture My Jeweler, but visitors could be forgiven for getting that impression. Read story

Lacey Walter of Kennewick holds a sign that reads “Vaccines, the more you know, the more you No!” on Friday, Feb. 8, at the Capitol in Olympia at a rally opposing a proposed bill that would remove the ability of parents of school-age children to claim a philosophical exemption to opt out of the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. (Ted S.

New UW-WSU center to examine ‘epidemiology of misinformation’

December 13, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

To Mike Caulfield, there’s a lot to be learned about the spread of misinformation from Clark County’s measles outbreak. Read story

Herrera Beutler splits with party, votes for Pelosi prescription drug measure

December 12, 2019, 8:32pm Clark County Health

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, split with her party Thursday to vote in favor of a bill that would give the federal government authority to negotiate lower prescription drug costs. Read story

Vancouver’s building moratorium sinks sale of Allen’s Crosley Lanes

Rachael and Don Allen, owners of Allen's Crosley Lanes, chat inside their bowling alley as customers test their skill nearby Wednesday. A yearlong moratorium on new development along Evergreen and Grand boulevards has taken property owners by surprise, including the Allens, who had a buyer on the property fall through as a result. The family has owned and operated the bowling alley since 1987.

December 12, 2019, 8:02pm Clark County News

It was the second week of November, and a buyer for Allen’s Crosley Lanes had been lined up. A call from the broker confirmed that a formal offer would come in the following week. Don and Rachael Allen, who have owned and operated the landmark Vancouver bowling alley since 1987,… Read story

Vancouver Clinic expanding to east Vancouver-Camas border

Vancouver Clinic is building its eighth location, planned on the border of east Vancouver and Camas near Highway 14. It's expected to open in November.

Vancouver Clinic is building a new location on the border of east Vancouver and Camas that is set to open in November and will offer urgent care, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, ophthalmology, labs and imaging. Read story