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Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey views the first primary election result printout in the Ballot Tabulation Room of the Clark County Election Office on Tuesday night, Aug. 6, 2019.

Auditor: New write-in laws ease workload on elections officials

November 4, 2019, 6:15am Clark County News

The five write-in candidates who have announced for office in Camas, Battle Ground and Yacolt won’t see their names on the ballot this Tuesday, of course. They also won’t see their names listed in the results. State legislators passed a new law in 2018 that changes how write-in votes are… Read story

Bicyclists need right lights for night rides

November 4, 2019, 6:02am Clark County News

Fire officials have long urged residents to change their smoke detectors’ batteries when daylight saving time ends. Read story

Vancouver Public Schools announced personnel changes for next year, including restored positions because of new state money.

Vancouver Public Schools works to ease disciplinary inequities

November 4, 2019, 6:01am Clark County News

To advocates for marginalized children in Clark County, the news of Vancouver Public Schools’ unbalanced discipline rates was bittersweet. Read story

Linda Smith describes photos from her work in Fiji at the Shared Hope International offices in Vancouver on Oct. 31, 2019. After leaving politics, Smith founded Shared Hope International, a nonprofit that works to end sex trafficking. Smith has worked in dozens of locations and with thousands of people around the world since she founded Shared Hope International in 1998.

As five write-in candidates declare, Linda Smith reflects on her 1994 win

November 4, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

As legend tells it, Linda Smith entered the 3rd Congressional District race a few weeks before the 1994 primary as a write-in candidate. But she’ll be the first to tell you it really took her much longer to achieve her historic victory. Read story

Morning Press: Man’s body found along street; Dediko’s in downtown; Share to stop operating Navigation Center

November 4, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Check out the weather headed our way this week. Read story

Art comes to life as studios around Clark County open their doors for annual tour

Sharon Svec shares some of her work with visitors during a tour of her studio Sunday in Vancouver. Svec was one of 50 Clark County artists who opened their doors for a self-guided tour Saturday and Sunday.

In front of a few spectators inside her Hough neighborhood art studio, Sharon Svec discussed a tapestry work she was creating. Svec quickly hinted, as she prepared to soak the antique portrait of a dancer on a piece of fabric, that she viewed it as more than a two-dimensional piece… Read story

Vancouver Housing Authority board approves 2020 budget

The Share Homestead family shelter is due for some remodeling as part of Vancouver Housing Authority's 2020 budget.

Vancouver Housing Authority’s board of commissioners Thursday unanimously approved its proposed 2020 budget, which includes $66.7 million in operating revenues. Construction of new developments and renovations of older properties in the agency’s portfolio are slated for the coming year. Read story