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A student walks past current construction at Ridgefield High School funded in the 2017 bond.

Ridgefield, Mount Pleasant levies ahead in early results

A student walks past current construction at Ridgefield High School funded in the 2017 bond.

April 23, 2019, 10:06pm Clark County News

Replacement levies in both the Ridgefield School District and Mount Pleasant School District are ahead after initial results from Tuesday night’s special election. Read story

Colleen Anders, director of teaching and learning for the Hockinson School District, thanks Natalie Zapata, 19, for a coffee delivery from Hockinson High School’s coffee cart. The cart is run by the school’s 18-21 transition program, and teaches students job skills, as well as other skills used in everyday life, such as cooking and laundry.

Hockinson operations levy passing

Colleen Anders, director of teaching and learning for the Hockinson School District, thanks Natalie Zapata, 19, for a coffee delivery from Hockinson High School’s coffee cart. The cart is run by the school’s 18-21 transition program, and teaches students job skills, as well as other skills used in everyday life, such as cooking and laundry.

April 23, 2019, 9:52pm Clark County News

Hockinson School District voters appeared to split on two levies up for vote in Tuesday night’s special election. Read story

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, center, answers questions from a crowd that met her at the door during the Southwest Washington Senior Resource Fair at the Luepke Center on Tuesday afternoon. While not a partisan event, the conversation veered into a wide array political topics.

Herrera Beutler hosts senior resources fair

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, center, answers questions from a crowd that met her at the door during the Southwest Washington Senior Resource Fair at the Luepke Center on Tuesday afternoon. While not a partisan event, the conversation veered into a wide array political topics.

April 23, 2019, 9:18pm Clark County News

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler made it about three steps through the door of the Community Room at the Luepke Center in Vancouver before she was approached by a constituent. Then another, then another. Read story

A voter drops off their ballot in the drop box on West 14th Street.

Replacement levies passing in three small districts; Hockinson tech levy failing

A voter drops off their ballot in the drop box on West 14th Street.

April 23, 2019, 8:47pm Clark County News

Replacement levies at three Clark County small school districts were passing in Tuesday's special election, but a technology levy in Hockinson was failing. Read story

Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, and Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, shown in Vancouver on Nov. 7, introduced a bill that would remove the personal exemption for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.

Washington bill limits measles vaccine exemptions

Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver, and Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, shown in Vancouver on Nov. 7, introduced a bill that would remove the personal exemption for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.

April 23, 2019, 5:15pm Clark County Health

Washington lawmakers voted Tuesday to remove parents' ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption from vaccinating their children for measles, although medical and religious exemptions will remain. Read story

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Skamania County sheriff makes murder arrest

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April 23, 2019, 11:38am Clark County News

Skamania County sheriff’s deputies have made an arrest in connection with the killing of a 24-year-old Oregon man, whose body was discovered in January near the Gifford Pinchot National Forest boundary. Read story

Jennifer Snider

Jennifer Snider chosen as Clark County judge

Jennifer Snider

April 23, 2019, 10:35am Clark County News

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Jennifer Snider to replace retiring Clark County Superior Court Judge James Rulli, his office announced Tuesday. Read story

Voters use a drive-up collection box to cast ballots.

Hockinson, Ridgefield and Mount Pleasant districts have levies on ballot today

Voters use a drive-up collection box to cast ballots.

April 23, 2019, 9:49am Clark County News

School funding is once again on the ballot, with three Clark County school districts asking voters to approve three-year replacement levies. Ballots must be postmarked today or dropped in a ballot drop box by 8 p.m.  Read story

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Clark County Sheriff’s Office releases more information in Cowlitz deputy shooting

Brian D.

April 23, 2019, 7:09am Clark County News

LONGVIEW -- Brian Butts was carrying a semi-automatic handgun and about 45 grams of suspected methamphetamine — between $2,000 and $3,000 worth — when officers confronted and killed him the night of April 14, according to a press release Monday by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Read story

A rock crusher operates at the Yacolt Mountain Quarry. The county council agreed to change an adjacent piece of land’s zoning to allow for storage of dirt from the quarry.

Clark County mining survey seeks feedback from residents

A rock crusher operates at the Yacolt Mountain Quarry. The county council agreed to change an adjacent piece of land’s zoning to allow for storage of dirt from the quarry.

April 23, 2019, 6:02am Business

Clark County wants to know what you think about surface mining and its effects on nearby residents. Read story