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The Polk County, Ore., Sheriff's Office released this photo of a root ball snag in the Willamette River where a Vancouver woman went missing Saturday.

Oregon deputies recover body of missing Vancouver woman

The Polk County, Ore., Sheriff's Office released this photo of a root ball snag in the Willamette River where a Vancouver woman went missing Saturday.

September 3, 2019, 9:35pm Clark County News

Deputies in Oregon on Tuesday recovered the body of a Vancouver woman who fell into the Willamette River near Buena Vista Park south of Independence, Ore., over the weekend. Read story

Students walk through the Clark College campus during finals week in Vancouver on March 20.

Clark College admits to violation of nondiscrimination policy

Students walk through the Clark College campus during finals week in Vancouver on March 20.

September 3, 2019, 9:07pm Clark County News

Clark College officials admitted that the community college violated its nondiscrimination policy on one occasion but denied three other discrimination claims Tuesday. Read story

Former Vancouver pastor John Bishop, left, arrives to be sentenced for unlawful importation of a controlled substance-marijuana at the James M. Carter and Judith N Keep United States Courthouse in San Diego, Calif., on Friday morning, Sept. 21, 2018.

Government files motion to dismiss John Bishop’s appeal

Former Vancouver pastor John Bishop, left, arrives to be sentenced for unlawful importation of a controlled substance-marijuana at the James M. Carter and Judith N Keep United States Courthouse in San Diego, Calif., on Friday morning, Sept. 21, 2018.

September 3, 2019, 5:15pm Churches & Religion

Can plastic and other materials used to wrap 105 packages of marijuana weigh more than 60 pounds? Former Living Hope Church pastor John Bishop apparently thinks so, and is using that as his argument to appeal his federal prison sentence. Read story

The South Washington Regional Transportation Council is seeking public comment on which transportation projects to tackle in the next four years.

Comments sought on $343.8 million transportation program

The South Washington Regional Transportation Council is seeking public comment on which transportation projects to tackle in the next four years.

September 3, 2019, 6:03am Clark County News

Interested in knowing what major transportation projects are scheduled to be built in Clark County during the next four years? Read story

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

Weather Eye: Light rain, thunderstorms might be heading our way

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

September 3, 2019, 6:03am Clark County News

Clouds were stubborn to burn off Monday, which kept the high temperature down a bit. Meanwhile at noon, while Vancouver was cloudy, the ocean beaches were mostly clear, sunny and warmer than here. Go figure. Read story

Women’s Housing and Transition shelter client Deborah Brown, right, gives a tour of a sleeping area with church liaison Kathy Gallaher. Brown will soon be leaving the shelter at St. Luke’s–San Lucas Episcopal Church and moving into housing but plans to continue volunteering in the homeless community.

6 nonprofits apply to Vancouver Affordable Housing Fund

Women’s Housing and Transition shelter client Deborah Brown, right, gives a tour of a sleeping area with church liaison Kathy Gallaher. Brown will soon be leaving the shelter at St. Luke’s–San Lucas Episcopal Church and moving into housing but plans to continue volunteering in the homeless community.

September 3, 2019, 6:00am Churches & Religion

Cassie Sorensen has noticed that the women who stay at her overnight shelter are trending older and they tend to be more medically fragile. The 18 women at Share’s Women’s Housing and Transition, also called the WHAT shelter, can’t go inside until 6:30 p.m. and have to leave by 7:30… Read story

Morning Press: School impact fees; sales-tax exemption; Nancy Baker dies

September 3, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories from the weekend. Read story

Protesters from the Mosquito Fleet paddled out from Kelley Point Park in Portland on Monday to the Port of Vancouver to protest a cargo ship they say is carrying pipe to be used for an expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline.

Kayakers paddle to Port of Vancouver to protest oil pipeline

Protesters from the Mosquito Fleet paddled out from Kelley Point Park in Portland on Monday to the Port of Vancouver to protest a cargo ship they say is carrying pipe to be used for an expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline.

September 2, 2019, 7:20pm Clark County News

A group of 30 kayakers paddled about an hour from Kelley Point Park in Portland to the Port of Vancouver on Monday to protest a cargo ship carrying pipe to Canada. Read story

Nathan Hixon, 22, of Vancouver

Vancouver man arrested in Portland street-racing effort

Nathan Hixon, 22, of Vancouver

September 2, 2019, 7:17pm Clark County News

Nathan M. Hixson, 22, of Vancouver was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of reckless driving and reckless endangering after an effort by the Portland Police Bureau to combat street racing. Read story

Attendees hold their hands up and recite the Serenity Prayer during the Hands Across the Bridge event on the I-5 bridge on Monday, September 2, 2019. This day marked the 19th anniversary of the event, in which people in recovery come together to share their stories and celebrate sobriety. More than 900 people walked from Esther Short Park out onto the bridge to meet the crowd walking from the Oregon side of the Columbia River.

Hands Across the Bridge celebrates journeys, sobriety

Attendees hold their hands up and recite the Serenity Prayer during the Hands Across the Bridge event on the I-5 bridge on Monday, September 2, 2019. This day marked the 19th anniversary of the event, in which people in recovery come together to share their stories and celebrate sobriety. More than 900 people walked from Esther Short Park out onto the bridge to meet the crowd walking from the Oregon side of the Columbia River.

September 2, 2019, 4:50pm Clark County News

In a sea of shirts praising religion and recovery or honoring lost loved ones, Fonzi Alvez stood out. Read story