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First-graders walk back to their classrooms after enjoying a meal of green eggs and ham at Marrion Elementary School on Tuesday morning in Vancouver. The school kicked off Read Across America week with a colorful breakfast, donated by Beaches Restaurant & Bar, in honor of Dr. Seuss’ beloved children’s books. Beaches owner Mark Matthias and a team of volunteers have been feeding green eggs and ham to students for 23 years.

Vancouver students do like green eggs and ham

February 27, 2018, 9:40pm Clark County News

The kids will eat them in the gym, they will eat them on a whim, as Beaches cooks green eggs and hams, for Vancouver students and their fams. Read story

Women’s clothing store employee accused of stealing

February 27, 2018, 9:38pm Clark County News

An assistant manager of a women’s clothing store in Vancouver is accused of stealing more than $5,000 from the store since its opening in the fall. Read story

Reward grows to $30,000 for info to capture bank robber

February 27, 2018, 9:29pm Clark County News

Officials have raised the reward for information on a knife-wielding bank robber who ripped off banks around the Portland and Vancouver areas to $30,000. Read story

FISH Westside Food Pantry of Vancouver’s downtown facility. The board of FISH has hired the Clark County Food Bank’s James Fitzgerald to be the nonprofit’s first paid, professional executive director.

FISH of Vancouver hires executive director

February 27, 2018, 5:54pm Business

James Fitzgerald will become FISH Westside Food Pantry of Vancouver’s first paid, professional executive director. Read story

Vancouver man, 83, ID’d as homicide victim

February 27, 2018, 10:13am Clark County News

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the homicide victim killed overnight Monday in an industrial area of Vancouver as 83-year-old Benjamin O. Lyons. Read story

Weather Eye: Weak warm front may bring us snow flurries

February 27, 2018, 6:04am Clark County News

Our weather is still hanging onto the coattails of winter with more low elevation snow late Sunday into early Monday. Not a real sticking snow at city levels but a dusting in some locations. And of course, the rain turned back to snow in our foothills. Read story

Error delays Vancouver City Council appeal hearing on day center

The former Washington Fish and Wildlife Building has been purchased by the city of Vancouver to turn into a new day center for the homeless. Construction is on hold until an appeal of the decision is complete.

February 26, 2018, 10:07pm Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council was set to embark on a first-of-its-kind hearing Monday evening and consider an appeal of its Jan. 8 decision to purchase the former Washington Fish and Wildlife building at 2018 Grand Blvd. for $4.3 million. Read story