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Candace Brown, a single mother and waitress at Mill Creek Pub in Battle Ground, received a $1,500 tip from a group of mothers dining at the restaurant Dec. 19.

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Candace Brown, a single mother and waitress at Mill Creek Pub in Battle Ground, received a $1,500 tip from a group of mothers dining at the restaurant Dec. 19.

December 25, 2019, 10:30am Clark County News

For the past seven years, Candace Brown, a single mother and waitress at Mill Creek Pub in Battle Ground, has sorted tips at the restaurant’s server’s station. But when she approached a table Dec. 19., a much larger than normal gratuity awaited her — $1,500 in cash. Read story

The Mount St. Helens Institute is working with Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, to secure legislative approval for a Mount St. Helens license plate. (Courtesy of Mount St.

Mount St. Helens license plates a popular notion

The Mount St. Helens Institute is working with Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, to secure legislative approval for a Mount St. Helens license plate. (Courtesy of Mount St.

December 25, 2019, 6:05am Clark County News

Tired of seeing Mount Rainier on the vehicle in front of you? Read story

Christmas day holiday closures

December 25, 2019, 6:05am Clark County News

What’s open and what’s closed for Christmas: Read story

A soldier receives tobacco from home in a copy of an advertisement in The Columbian during World War I.

Christmas 1919: Century-old Columbian headlines trumpet familiar themes

A soldier receives tobacco from home in a copy of an advertisement in The Columbian during World War I.

December 25, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

With World War I in the rearview mirror, Clark County’s holiday season 100 years ago reflected a hopeful community that was ready for peace. Read story

Peer mentors Timothy Tipton and Kodi Findlay share a laugh as they work in their office at Clark College in Vancouver. Tipton was released from Larch Corrections Center this summer. While he was at Larch, he was certified as a GED teaching assistant and tutored other inmates.

‘I want to be a better human’: At Clark College, ex-convict crams for a fresh start

Peer mentors Timothy Tipton and Kodi Findlay share a laugh as they work in their office at Clark College in Vancouver. Tipton was released from Larch Corrections Center this summer. While he was at Larch, he was certified as a GED teaching assistant and tutored other inmates.

December 25, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Timothy Tipton mumbled to himself, shuffling through papers and typing rapidly. Read story

Bill Turlay speaks with members of the community during a farewell ceremony at Vancouver City Hall on Dec. 16. It was Turlay&#039;s final city council meeting after serving eight years behind the dais. At top, Stephanie Turlay holds a brick inscribed with the dates of her husband&#039;s service to the city during a farewell ceremony for Bill Turlay at Vancouver City Hall on Dec. 16.

Vancouver City Council bids adieu to Bill Turlay

Bill Turlay speaks with members of the community during a farewell ceremony at Vancouver City Hall on Dec. 16. It was Turlay&#039;s final city council meeting after serving eight years behind the dais. At top, Stephanie Turlay holds a brick inscribed with the dates of her husband&#039;s service to the city during a farewell ceremony for Bill Turlay at Vancouver City Hall on Dec. 16.

December 24, 2019, 5:42pm Clark County News

On Bill Turlay’s final night on the Vancouver City Council, he was presented with a fitting gift: a framed chart, showing the decline of the city’s debt over his tenure on the council. Read story

Readers curious about ‘hideous’ trash cans

December 24, 2019, 4:34pm Clark County News

At least they’re popular with Clark Asks readers — although probably not in the way intended. Read story

Edward Flores, now 12, drew this picture for his father when Ramon was held at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma.

Living parallel lives

Edward Flores, now 12, drew this picture for his father when Ramon was held at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma.

December 24, 2019, 6:05am Clark County News

Soft sunlight peers through the still-closed blinds of the sparse two-bedroom apartment. Enedis Flores’ children are still sleeping, some on mats on the floor. Read story

Bruce Davis of Vancouver, left, greets shopper Myrna Webb of Redmond, Ore., while bell ringing at the Grand Central Fred Meyer on Monday afternoon. Davis has been helping out as a bell ringer for the last 50 years. &quot;It&#039;s actually a lot of fun. I enjoy it,&quot; he said.

Clark County Salvation Army donations down for holiday season

Bruce Davis of Vancouver, left, greets shopper Myrna Webb of Redmond, Ore., while bell ringing at the Grand Central Fred Meyer on Monday afternoon. Davis has been helping out as a bell ringer for the last 50 years. &quot;It&#039;s actually a lot of fun. I enjoy it,&quot; he said.

December 24, 2019, 6:01am Clark County News

The Salvation Army’s iconic red kettles that shoppers see at stores around Clark County this time of year aren’t as flush with donations as they used to be. Read story

Holiday Closures: Christmas Day

December 24, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

What's open and what's closed for Christmas: Read story