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Tj Carlyson, math teacher at iTech Preparatory, cheers while riding his unicycle past a crowd of teachers In front of the Vancouver Public Schools' Administration Building on Friday afternoon, Aug. 31, 2018.

VPS, union take war of words public

Tj Carlyson, math teacher at iTech Preparatory, cheers while riding his unicycle past a crowd of teachers In front of the Vancouver Public Schools' Administration Building on Friday afternoon, Aug. 31, 2018.

August 31, 2018, 4:10pm Clark County News

Vancouver Public Schools and its union are throwing public barbs, each issuing letters to the community after ongoing negotiations yielded no salary deal after three days of striking. Read story

Cheerleaders from Hockinson High School show their support for teachers striking outside Hockinson Middle School as the pep band plays the high school's fight song Friday morning, Aug. 31, 2018.

Teachers in Clark County districts finish first week of school on picket lines

Cheerleaders from Hockinson High School show their support for teachers striking outside Hockinson Middle School as the pep band plays the high school's fight song Friday morning, Aug. 31, 2018.

August 31, 2018, 1:20pm Clark County News

Corey McEnry didn’t tell his students to show up, but he was happy to see them at the picket line in front of Hockinson School District offices Friday morning. Read story

Skateboarder struck by 2 vehicles in Vancouver remains in critical condition

August 31, 2018, 9:51am Clark County News

A skateboarder struck by two vehicles Thursday afternoon south of the Washington State University Vancouver campus remains in critical condition, according to a Clark County deputy. Read story

Public comment sought on state roads strategy

August 31, 2018, 6:03am Clark County News

The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council plans to host an open house for the public to learn about and comment on the draft Washington Transportation Plan - 2040 and Beyond, released by the Washington State Transportation Commission. Read story

Kaiser Permanente grant aids Free Clinic

August 31, 2018, 6:02am Clark County Health

The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington has received $25,000 from Kaiser Permanente to aid the clinic's specialty care program, according to a Free Clinic press release. Read story

Fundraiser to defray Vancouver teen’s medical costs

August 31, 2018, 6:01am Clark County Health

Vancouver resident Jade Samples, 17, is in need of a life-saving kidney transplant, and there will be a fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Wendy's, 11505 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver, to help with transplant-related expenses. Read story

The Port of Vancouver is viewed from the fire boat Discovery on the Columbia River earlier this month. In 2017, 84 percent of the materials it handled were exports.

Port of Vancouver eyes tariffs cautiously

The Port of Vancouver is viewed from the fire boat Discovery on the Columbia River earlier this month. In 2017, 84 percent of the materials it handled were exports.

August 31, 2018, 6:00am Business

The Port of Vancouver has enjoyed several years of record-setting commodity movements with international customers, but new tariffs between the United States and other nations are threatening that local prosperity. Read story

Eastbound vehicles line up just behind the crosswalk along state Highway 500 at the intersection of Northeast Stapleton Road and Northeast 54th Avenue during rush hour earlier this year. Some people worry the Washington State Department of Transportation’s plan to close the crossing for several years while it waits to secure funding to build a new, likely above-grade crossing, will temporarily put pedestrians in harm’s way.

Plan to nix crosswalk on Highway 500 draws criticism

Eastbound vehicles line up just behind the crosswalk along state Highway 500 at the intersection of Northeast Stapleton Road and Northeast 54th Avenue during rush hour earlier this year. Some people worry the Washington State Department of Transportation’s plan to close the crossing for several years while it waits to secure funding to build a new, likely above-grade crossing, will temporarily put pedestrians in harm’s way.

August 30, 2018, 9:16pm Clark County News

As the Washington Department of Transportation moves forward with a plan to reconfigure two crash-prone intersections on state Highway 500 in October, pedestrian and bicycling advocates say the agency is moving at an unusually brisk pace and leaving some road users stranded in the process. Read story

An excavator rests Thursday at the site of Clark County Fire District 6’s new Station 63. The new two-story station will be more than 17,000 square feet and will include the first training facility in the fire district.

Work on new Fire District 6 station to start soon

An excavator rests Thursday at the site of Clark County Fire District 6’s new Station 63. The new two-story station will be more than 17,000 square feet and will include the first training facility in the fire district.

August 30, 2018, 8:50pm Clark County News

Nearly two years after purchasing a couple of properties in Salmon Creek, Clark County Fire District 6 is getting ready to break ground on a new, larger station. Read story

La Center woman gets four months in hit-run

August 30, 2018, 7:54pm Clark County News

A La Center woman who shoved her sister from her car and then dragged her down the road after she became entangled in the seat belt was sentenced Thursday to four months in jail. Read story