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Clark County News

Couple, #Every28Days to be honored

October 5, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

A local couple and #Every28Days, a monthlong effort to collect pads and tampons for women and girls in poverty, will be honored Nov. 7 as part of the 32nd Philanthropy Awards Luncheon at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower Hotel. Read story

Library showcases authors, illustrators

October 5, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

The Cascade Park Community Library will feature 25 local authors and illustrators at its second Words & Pictures Festival. Read story

Safe firearm storage giveaway on Saturday

October 5, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

Seattle Children's Hospital, Doernbecher Children's Hospital and other community organizations will partner to give away 350 free lock boxes and 50 trigger locks to encourage safe firearm storage. The event goes from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Sportsman's Warehouse, 11505 N.E. Fourth Plain Road, Vancouver. Read story

The Clark County Council will examine a number of roads for changes in the speed limit.

Clark County reviews speed limits

The Clark County Council will examine a number of roads for changes in the speed limit.

October 4, 2018, 8:28pm Clark County News

Clark County is considering setting or reducing speeds limits on eight sections of county roads and is giving residents the chance to opine before any action is taken. Read story

Patrons walking from the east-side parking lot to the west-side front doors of the Vancouver Community Library now have some thought-provoking entertainment along the way: four sculptures, including James Lee Hansen’s “Glyph Singer no. 3,” have been moved here from a mostly unknown pedestrian plaza nearby.

Sculpture garden sprouts at Vancouver Community Library

Patrons walking from the east-side parking lot to the west-side front doors of the Vancouver Community Library now have some thought-provoking entertainment along the way: four sculptures, including James Lee Hansen’s “Glyph Singer no. 3,” have been moved here from a mostly unknown pedestrian plaza nearby.

October 4, 2018, 8:05pm Clark County Life

The Sculpture Garden on Broadway never turned into the hanging-out-with-art mecca that its planners envisioned in the 1990s. If you’re not plugged into the local arts scene, or have no reason to explore downtown Vancouver’s obscure corners, you may have missed the very existence of the outdoor sculpture collection. Read story

Gary Stonewall gives The Columbian a tour of a Tidewater Barge Lines tug in 2013.

Man accused of stealing over $500K from Tidewater Barge Lines

Gary Stonewall gives The Columbian a tour of a Tidewater Barge Lines tug in 2013.

October 4, 2018, 8:03pm Clark County Business

A 61-year-old California man is accused of tricking Vancouver-based Tidewater Barge Lines into wiring him more than a half-million dollars as payment for construction projects he had nothing to do with. Read story

Yacolt man faces child porn allegations

October 4, 2018, 7:31pm Clark County News

A 33-year-old Yacolt man who reportedly lived at home with his parents and spent most days in his bedroom is accused of possessing child pornography. Read story

Former Vancouver man indicted in attempted murder case involving Corbett, Ore., woman

October 4, 2018, 6:14pm Clark County News

A Multnomah County, Ore., grand jury handed down a nine-count indictment against a former Vancouver man who is accused of attempting to kill a woman during a home-invasion last month in Corbett, Ore., Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill announced Thursday. Read story

Registered nurse Eileen Langford, left, administers a flu shot to hospital volunteer Gail Greer during the Kick The Flu event for hospital employees at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. Greer and her dog, Truman, are volunteers with the hospital’s Pet Partners animal therapy program.

When it comes to flu shots, earlier the better

Registered nurse Eileen Langford, left, administers a flu shot to hospital volunteer Gail Greer during the Kick The Flu event for hospital employees at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. Greer and her dog, Truman, are volunteers with the hospital’s Pet Partners animal therapy program.

October 4, 2018, 5:15pm Clark County Health

You’ve probably been told “patience is a virtue.” Read story

State’s crime labs receive federal grants to address backlog

October 4, 2018, 12:00pm Clark County News

The U.S. Department of Justice National Institute of Justice awarded $3.5 million in grants to improve forensic science and DNA testing in Washington, with part of that money going to the local Washington State Patrol Crime Lab. Read story