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Clark County News

Weather Eye: After swelter, welcome back, marine layer

June 21, 2018, 6:04am Clark County News

I have mentioned this many times over the years, that June can be a cloudier month than May. So, keeping in fashion, we have marine air and clouds today and Friday. Hopefully they clear a bit in the afternoon hours, but some areas in Western Washington may not. Read story

‘Straight Grain’ paper topic of museum talk

June 21, 2018, 6:03am Clark County News

Meagan Huff, an assistant curator at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, will discuss an early-20th-century local newspaper written by and for soldiers on July 12 at the Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver. Read story

Tammy Chalcroft poses for a portrait at Clark College. Chalcroft and her family lost their home in 2010 and have been battling homelessness ever since. “We had our place at the table,” she said.

Clark graduation part of positive outlook for homeless woman

Tammy Chalcroft poses for a portrait at Clark College. Chalcroft and her family lost their home in 2010 and have been battling homelessness ever since. “We had our place at the table,” she said.

June 21, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

Tammy Chalcroft is always careful to park in the shade during summer. Sometimes she even drives out of her way to an isolated spot, opening the door of the recreational vehicle she calls home so her five cats, Skitty, Roxy, Panda Bear, Shogun and Joker, can march outside and cool… Read story

Vongxay Kikdavong of Vancouver, originally from Laos, stocks the shelves with mango juice and coconut water at Tola Angkor Asian Market in Vancouver in January.

Asians fastest-growing racial group in county

Vongxay Kikdavong of Vancouver, originally from Laos, stocks the shelves with mango juice and coconut water at Tola Angkor Asian Market in Vancouver in January.

June 20, 2018, 10:23pm Clark County News

Asians are the fastest-growing racial group in Clark County, mirroring a nationwide trend, according to new U.S. Census data. Read story

Man accused of drunkenly entering wrong home, stripping for bed

June 20, 2018, 8:13pm Clark County News

A La Center man is accused of drunkenly entering the wrong residence, charging at the occupants with a hatchet and stripping down to his underwear to go to sleep in the homeowner’s bed, court records say. Read story

Mike Stromme

Washougal union gives outgoing superintendent vote of no confidence

Mike Stromme

June 20, 2018, 6:14pm Clark County News

The Washougal Association of Educators sent out a release Tuesday night expressing a “vote of no confidence” for Superintendent Mike Stromme, who is stepping down as superintendent this month to return to Vancouver Public Schools, where he will become the associate superintendent for administrative services. Read story

Crews battle structure fire early Wednesday in the 22600 block of Northeast 68th Street in the Proebstel area east of Vancouver.

Fire damages vehicle, building east of Vancouver

Crews battle structure fire early Wednesday in the 22600 block of Northeast 68th Street in the Proebstel area east of Vancouver.

June 20, 2018, 9:30am Clark County News

Fire crews knocked down a large blaze in a detached garage Wednesday morning at a home in the Proebstel area east of Vancouver. Read story

Clark College graduate Jonathan Dutson, on campus Thursday afternoon, is one of 700 students expected to graduate this week. Dutson overcame abuse as a child to earn his degree in machining technology.

Dreamer, survivor ready to graduate from Clark College

Clark College graduate Jonathan Dutson, on campus Thursday afternoon, is one of 700 students expected to graduate this week. Dutson overcame abuse as a child to earn his degree in machining technology.

June 20, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

Jonathan Dutson long dreamed of moving to the Pacific Northwest, where its lush greenery offered a respite from the scorching Arizona sun he grew up beneath. But Dutson was looking as much for a new home as he was looking for an escape. Read story

Emergency food, shelter program announces availability of funds

June 20, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

The Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program, through the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, has been entrusted to aid existing local programs that provide services to the hungry and homeless population. Terms of the grant dictate that local agencies chosen to receive funds must be private… Read story

The Robert L. Harris Juvenile Justice Center in Vancouver.

Audit faults juvenile detention facility on overtime pay

The Robert L. Harris Juvenile Justice Center in Vancouver.

June 20, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

Staff overtime and operating costs at the Clark County Juvenile Detention Facility have risen even as the population of detainees has decreased. Read story