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Clark County News

Morning Press: Walmart closure; Utility bill credit; teens in middle school disturbance

March 23, 2019, 6:05am Clark County News

In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories of the week: Read story

Some of The Columbian’s newsroom colorful clutter includes Scoop the betta fish.

From the Newsroom: Getting the Scoop on news clutter

Some of The Columbian’s newsroom colorful clutter includes Scoop the betta fish.

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

I looked back at my last few columns and decided they were just too serious. I don’t want to give the wrong impression about journalists. We’re serious about our jobs, but at the same time, we act kind of goofy. I can see the evidence as I sit at my… Read story

Session times change for Fit Kids classes

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

The Fit Kids classes offered at Salmon Creek Bridge Chiropractic will change times. Read story

A C-Tran bus makes its way down East 33rd Street in Vancouver on Tuesday.

C-Tran seeks input on proposed bus route changes

A C-Tran bus makes its way down East 33rd Street in Vancouver on Tuesday.

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

C-Tran will hold the first of several public meetings Tuesday to gather public feedback on proposed bus route changes, slated to take effect in September, including closing Route 39 and adding a route directly to Portland International Airport from east Vancouver. Read story

Pleasant Valley Primary School third-grader Henry Blickenstaff, left, and Captain Strong Elementary School third-grader Noah Ruotsalainen prepare fish tacos for the annual Sodexo Future Chefs Competition hosted by Battle Ground High School on Thursday. The chef of the winning recipe will go on to a regional competition, and potentially on to the national cook-off.

Future chefs spice up student competition in Battle Ground

Pleasant Valley Primary School third-grader Henry Blickenstaff, left, and Captain Strong Elementary School third-grader Noah Ruotsalainen prepare fish tacos for the annual Sodexo Future Chefs Competition hosted by Battle Ground High School on Thursday. The chef of the winning recipe will go on to a regional competition, and potentially on to the national cook-off.

March 22, 2019, 9:16pm Clark County News

Battle Ground 10-year-old Colton Diamond draws his culinary inspiration from two sources: his father and Taco Bell. Read story

Tug Pilot Riley Wyatt, from left, deck mechanic Harry Pike and deck mechanic Ken Marvel display their Good Samaritan awards as Kelly Schrader with IQ Credit Union hands the final award to Capt. Joshua Burrows during the Red Cross Heroes Breakfast. The crew saved a couple whose boat had overturned in Columbia River.

Heroes Breakfast: Tidewater crew recognized for Columbia River rescue

Tug Pilot Riley Wyatt, from left, deck mechanic Harry Pike and deck mechanic Ken Marvel display their Good Samaritan awards as Kelly Schrader with IQ Credit Union hands the final award to Capt. Joshua Burrows during the Red Cross Heroes Breakfast. The crew saved a couple whose boat had overturned in Columbia River.

March 22, 2019, 11:42am Clark County News

When Capt. Joshua Burrows spotted an overturned boat in the Columbia River near Umatilla, Ore., his emergency training kicked in. It was the first time he had to apply the know-how in a deadly situation. Read story

Planes are parked near the runway at Pearson Field in Vancouver on March 18. An internal audit of the Pearson Airport found that it lost at least $63,395 and potentially up to $149,211 in public funds over the last decade.

Audit: Mismanagement at Pearson Airport cost city at least $63,395 over last decade

Planes are parked near the runway at Pearson Field in Vancouver on March 18. An internal audit of the Pearson Airport found that it lost at least $63,395 and potentially up to $149,211 in public funds over the last decade.

March 22, 2019, 6:15am Clark County News

Lax oversight and mismanagement at the Pearson Airport cost the city of Vancouver at least $63,395 and potentially up to $149,211 in public funds over the last decade, according to an internal audit obtained by The Columbian. Read story

Teacher Adam Aguilera helps fourth-grader Kaler Mathews with a math exercise in November at Pioneer Elementary School in Vancouver.

Educators of color tick up slightly in Clark County

Teacher Adam Aguilera helps fourth-grader Kaler Mathews with a math exercise in November at Pioneer Elementary School in Vancouver.

March 22, 2019, 6:04am Clark County News

Clark County’s pool of teachers of color has grown just a dash over previous years. But these teachers remain significantly underrepresented in a county where more than a third of students identify as a race other that white. Read story

Motorcyclist pops wheelie, crashes on I-5 in Ridgefield

March 21, 2019, 9:44pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was taken to the hospital Thursday night after crashing a motorcycle on Interstate 5 in Ridgefield. Read story

Efraim Greenberg, 10, stands next to his father, Rabbi Shmulik Greenberg, as the rabbi reads in Hebrew from the Megillah, the Book of Esther, to commemorate Purim, a joy-filled Jewish holiday.

Brush Prairie synagogue celebrates holiday of Purim

Efraim Greenberg, 10, stands next to his father, Rabbi Shmulik Greenberg, as the rabbi reads in Hebrew from the Megillah, the Book of Esther, to commemorate Purim, a joy-filled Jewish holiday.

March 21, 2019, 8:36pm Churches & Religion

The Book of Esther is a classic tale of good triumphing over evil and reads much like an amazing, dramatic Disney play, said Tzivie Greenberg, co-director of the Chabad Jewish Center in Brush Prairie. Read story