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Crowds pass rides, food and exhibits as they stroll among the attractions at the Clark County Fair on Monday afternoon.

County fair down to homestretch

Crowds pass rides, food and exhibits as they stroll among the attractions at the Clark County Fair on Monday afternoon.

August 10, 2018, 8:59pm Clark County News

The 2018 Clark County Fair has two days remaining of its 10-day run, and there is plenty left for fairgoers to enjoy. Read story

Marc Boldt is In third place in the council chair race and faces seemingly impossible odds as of Friday's vote count.

Chances for Boldt, Moeller all but gone

Marc Boldt is In third place in the council chair race and faces seemingly impossible odds as of Friday's vote count.

August 10, 2018, 8:46pm Clark County News

The electoral prospects for two established Clark County politicians dwindled Friday afternoon after the release of the most recent vote count. Read story

Vancouver native Janice Arnold, left, a leading felt artist and the creator of what she thinks is surely the largest single slab of handmade felt in America, leads a felt embroidery workshop at the Providence Academy building. Visitors learned about the history of feltmaking and stitched silk images of local maps by Arnold’s late father, cartographer Phil Arnold, into the border of her Monster Felt.

Monster Felt project a convergence of stitches, steps in Vancouver woman’s life

Vancouver native Janice Arnold, left, a leading felt artist and the creator of what she thinks is surely the largest single slab of handmade felt in America, leads a felt embroidery workshop at the Providence Academy building. Visitors learned about the history of feltmaking and stitched silk images of local maps by Arnold’s late father, cartographer Phil Arnold, into the border of her Monster Felt.

August 10, 2018, 8:14pm Clark County News

When Janice Arnold was a little child, she and her whole family used to spend their weekends surveying Clark County: Driving around and measuring roads for father Phil Arnold, who worked with his kids’ calculations, a slide rule and India ink to make maps that are still treasured around here. Read story

Visibility might not be good, but air quality is

August 10, 2018, 6:43pm Clark County Health

Maybe you’ve noticed recently while crossing the Interstate 5 Bridge on your morning commute that you can’t see any mountains. Read story

Klineline Pond warning lifted

August 10, 2018, 12:52pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health has lifted the swim beach warning at Klineline Pond after the latest test results didn’t show elevated levels of bacterial contamination, according to a Public Health press release. Public Health closed Klineline Pond Tuesday after routine testing discovered elevated levels of E. Coli bacteria. After more… Read story

Campaign Manager Wyatt Arnall, from left, Carolyn Long, Democratic candidate for the 3rd Congressional District, and Campaign Consultant Parker Butterworth react to the election results at the Clark County Public Service Center on Tuesday night.

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Campaign Manager Wyatt Arnall, from left, Carolyn Long, Democratic candidate for the 3rd Congressional District, and Campaign Consultant Parker Butterworth react to the election results at the Clark County Public Service Center on Tuesday night.

August 10, 2018, 9:33am Clark County News

About 2,200 ballots are still left to count in Clark County from Tuesday’s primary, but the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is already throwing support behind Carolyn Long. Read story

2018 Excellence Award honorees announced

August 10, 2018, 6:02am Clark County News

Local organizations will be honored at an award ceremony at the Heathman Lodge on Sept. 13, Nonprofit Network Southwest Washington announced Thursday. Read story

Clark County Fair results Aug. 10

August 10, 2018, 6:01am Clark County News

Clark County fair results Read story

Janaye Bol, 6, of Graham, left in blue, escapes from the heat with a cold cup of water with her sisters, Adrienne, 4, and Mackensie, 9, at the Clark Public Utilities booth at the Clark County Fair on Thursday afternoon. Janaye said she was having a good time at the fair despite the heat and appreciated having the free fans and water to cool off.

Clark Public Utilities helps fairgoers keep cool

Janaye Bol, 6, of Graham, left in blue, escapes from the heat with a cold cup of water with her sisters, Adrienne, 4, and Mackensie, 9, at the Clark Public Utilities booth at the Clark County Fair on Thursday afternoon. Janaye said she was having a good time at the fair despite the heat and appreciated having the free fans and water to cool off.

August 9, 2018, 9:29pm Clark County News

It’s been another sweltering year out at the Clark County Fair. Luckily for fairgoers, Clark Public Utilities is there to help them beat the heat, serving up ice-cold cups of water. It’s something they’ve been doing for more than 25 years, giving away tens of thousands of cups every fair. Read story

At least seven ballots mailed in the 2018 primary election were mistakenly delivered to the sender instead of the Clark County Auditor’s Office.

7 ballots mistakenly returned to senders

At least seven ballots mailed in the 2018 primary election were mistakenly delivered to the sender instead of the Clark County Auditor’s Office.

August 9, 2018, 7:47pm Clark County News

Once or twice each election cycle, a mailed ballot is diverted from its destination — the Clark County Auditor’s Office — and sent back home. Read story