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Clark County News

Public meetings for the week of Sept. 9

September 9, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

Vancouver City Council, City Hall council chambers, 415 W. Sixth St. n 3 p.m., workshops: council policy updates, considering a multifamily tax exemption for AEGIS Development, police revenue replacement options. n 7 p.m., regular meeting: consent agenda including acceptance of Evergreen state Highway 14 Water Main Rehabilitation Project and rental… Read story

Weather Eye: Seasons change, and signs of fall’s approach are everywhere

September 9, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

The weather is beginning to feel more fall-like as we get more clouds drifting by, cooler days and even light sprinkles or showers around the county. Nothing major yet, but the weather pattern has changed from last week. Read story

Early-detection class on Alzheimer’s offered

September 9, 2018, 5:55am Clark County Health

Warning signs of Alzheimer's disease can often be dismissed as side effects of normal aging. From 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday at Firstenburg Community Center, 700 N.E. 136th Ave., Vancouver, you can learn the 10 warning signs of Alzheimer's. Read story

SUV driver injured in crash with semi

September 8, 2018, 10:01pm Clark County News

Reckless driving is being blamed for a Saturday afternoon crash that injured the driver of a Ford SUV. The incident occurred about 1:37 p.m. on westbound Highway 14 at 32nd Avenue in Washougal. According to the Washington State Patrol, a Ford SUV driven by David N. Trachuk, 27, of Vancouver,… Read story

To complement the theme, the living statue Lady Justice, portrayed by Jaime Brooks, was on display at this year’s Peace and Justice Fair.

Peace and Justice Fair celebrates working for a better world

To complement the theme, the living statue Lady Justice, portrayed by Jaime Brooks, was on display at this year’s Peace and Justice Fair.

September 8, 2018, 5:44pm Clark County News

Walking through Esther Short Park during the annual Peace and Justice Fair feels like a party, a celebration of peace, love and unity. Read story

A bus with an ad warning people not to drive drunk or high is seen on the side of a C-Tran bus in Vancouver in January 2016. The Vancouver Police Department had received $150,000 from the state to combat DUIs. "By 2016, the number of poly-drug drivers were more than double the number of alcohol-only drivers and five times higher than the number of THC-only drivers involved in fatal crashes," authors of a just-released Washington Traffic Safety Commission study on impaired driving from 2008 to 2016 wrote.

Impaired driving still top contributing factor in state’s fatal crashes

A bus with an ad warning people not to drive drunk or high is seen on the side of a C-Tran bus in Vancouver in January 2016. The Vancouver Police Department had received $150,000 from the state to combat DUIs. "By 2016, the number of poly-drug drivers were more than double the number of alcohol-only drivers and five times higher than the number of THC-only drivers involved in fatal crashes," authors of a just-released Washington Traffic Safety Commission study on impaired driving from 2008 to 2016 wrote.

September 8, 2018, 5:06pm Clark County News

Driver impairment due to the use of drugs or alcohol continues to be the No. 1 contributing factor in fatal crashes statewide, according to a new state study, and multi-drug use has become the most common type of impairment observed in fatal crashes. Read story

Fire damages Hazel Dell apartment

September 8, 2018, 8:55am Clark County News

A fire that apparently started in the kitchen displaced a Hazel Dell family and their pets Friday evening. The fire broke out about 9:30 p.m. at the Windsor Court Apartments, 7900 N.E. 18th Ave. Fire District 6 firefighters arrived to find an upstairs apartment’s three people had safely escaped. They… Read story

From the Newsroom: Alarming challenge for sports, news teams

September 8, 2018, 6:05am Clark County News

Have you noticed that whatever goes wrong will go wrong at the worst possible moment? That’s what happened to us a week ago Friday when, at 10:10 p.m., The Columbian’s fire alarm sounded. Read story

Morning Press: Teacher strikes continue; Akhil Jhaveri dies; Coin flip decides election

September 8, 2018, 6:02am Clark County News

Catch up on all of the news you may have missed this week. Read story

City of Vancouver seeking applications for lodging-tax projects

September 8, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

Applications for projects seeking funding under the city of Vancouver lodging tax grant program open up Sept. 17. Read story