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Josh VanGelder, from left, Katrina Negrov and Philip Johnson are running for Battle Ground City Council Position 7.

Battle Ground City Council race has mix of opinions

Josh VanGelder, from left, Katrina Negrov and Philip Johnson are running for Battle Ground City Council Position 7.

July 23, 2019, 9:14am Clark County News

The race for Battle Ground city council Position No. 7 pits an incumbent who is a former mayor against two younger political newcomers, and all have differing opinions on some of the major issues the city is facing. Read story

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

Weather Eye: 90-degree days unlikely rest of month

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

July 23, 2019, 6:03am Clark County News

Temperatures were quite pleasant Monday, I would say, with a high of 85 degrees. While Portland and Seattle reached 91 degrees Sunday, Vancouver managed 89 degrees. It has been a while since we had hot temperatures. The last 90-degree days were June 11 and 12 with back-to-back 96-degree readings. Read story

Car-tab revenue drives summer road work in Battle Ground

July 23, 2019, 6:01am Clark County News

Summer street maintenance and preservation projects are underway using proceeds from the city’s $20 vehicle licensing fee. Read story

Pear tree harvest slated for August

July 23, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Urban Abundance, a Slow Food Southwest Washington program, is gearing up for its largest fundraiser and harvest. Called Pick-a-Pear-a-thon, it'll happen either the second or third week in August. It depends on when about 400 Bartlett pear trees in Felida become ready for picking. Read story

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, with Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., and a copy of the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services Act.

Herrera Beutler bill calls for $35 million for midwife education

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, with Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., and a copy of the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services Act.

July 23, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, has crossed party lines to join seven Democratic colleagues in introducing a bill that would designate $35 million for midwife education programs. Read story

Mobile home fire at Vancouver senior living community displaces resident, dog

July 22, 2019, 9:57pm Clark County News

A Monday night fire at Fair Oaks Estates senior living community in Vancouver’s North Image neighborhood displaced a single resident and dog. Read story

Congregant Kristin Wade, left, and Pastor Susan Boegli, right, carry new welcome banners to the front of the Battle Ground Community United Methodist Church on Northeast 199th Street. Boegli said the church added a rainbow to its sign two years ago to show that all are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. It has been repeatedly vandalized and, as a result, reprinted.

Battle Ground Community United Methodist Church defies recent attacks

Congregant Kristin Wade, left, and Pastor Susan Boegli, right, carry new welcome banners to the front of the Battle Ground Community United Methodist Church on Northeast 199th Street. Boegli said the church added a rainbow to its sign two years ago to show that all are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. It has been repeatedly vandalized and, as a result, reprinted.

July 22, 2019, 9:40pm Churches & Religion

The vinyl banners in front of Battle Ground Community United Methodist Church are the greatest evangelism tool the Rev. Susan Boegli has ever seen at work. Read story

Benjamin Goldstein, 5, of Vancouver checks out his handiwork as he uses a glue stick and colored sand to create a “Martian landscape” at La Center Community Library on Monday afternoon.

Kids ‘explore’ space at Mission Control: Mars Rover Challenge

Benjamin Goldstein, 5, of Vancouver checks out his handiwork as he uses a glue stick and colored sand to create a “Martian landscape” at La Center Community Library on Monday afternoon.

July 22, 2019, 8:28pm Clark County News

Barely 50 years after mankind’s first trip to the moon, a group of kids explored space, discovered and named a new planet and built their own rovers to explore it. Read story

Medical personnel tend to Robert Brown, 52, of Vancouver after he tumbled down a 15-foot, rocky waterfall Sunday afternoon at Lucia Falls Regional Park.

Father, son survive being swept down rocky waterfall at Lucia Falls

Medical personnel tend to Robert Brown, 52, of Vancouver after he tumbled down a 15-foot, rocky waterfall Sunday afternoon at Lucia Falls Regional Park.

July 22, 2019, 8:17pm Clark County News

After tumbling headfirst down a 15-foot, rocky waterfall, Robert Brown could feel the blood beginning to cover his face. But when considering why he fell, Brown said he would have done it again. Read story

Police arrest four during DUI emphasis

July 22, 2019, 4:50pm Clark County News

Increased drunken-driving patrols resulted in four arrests over the weekend in Clark County, according to police. Read story