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Clark County News

Lutherans help Washougal Community Center become a shelter

February 7, 2018, 10:07pm Churches & Religion

When a fire ripped through the Gorge last summer, Washougal sprang into action. The community center opened as an evacuation site and residents quickly pulled together emergency supplies. Fast-forward to winter, and the small city is preparing for the worst in a different way. Read story

Men gather in the courtyard with volunteers at St. Paul Lutheran Church, one of two Lutheran churches in Vancouver that hosts the Winter Hospitality Overflow shelter program. Lutheran churches have a strong local presence in sheltering homeless people.

Lutheran churches provide shelter in winter

Men gather in the courtyard with volunteers at St. Paul Lutheran Church, one of two Lutheran churches in Vancouver that hosts the Winter Hospitality Overflow shelter program. Lutheran churches have a strong local presence in sheltering homeless people.

February 7, 2018, 10:02pm Churches & Religion

It's the middle of winter, so St. Paul and St. Andrew Lutheran churches open their doors each night to house homeless people, as they have every winter for 15 years. A few other local churches shelter people on especially miserable nights. Two of those churches are also Lutheran. Read story

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Clark County residents use more water than U.S. average

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February 7, 2018, 8:24pm Clark County News

Keeping with a long-running trend, Clark County residents are using less water on a daily basis than they have in years past. But they’re still using more than the average American. Read story

Other driver in school bus crash cited for reckless driving

February 7, 2018, 8:11pm Clark County News

The driver who police say struck a school bus returning Hudson’s Bay High School students from school Tuesday was cited for reckless driving, according to a police spokeswoman. Read story

Orchards Elementary School first-grader Uma Solomon hammers together a chicken brooder during class at the elementary school in Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon. The first-graders split into groups and worked with Heritage High School students to build brooders — incubated homes for newly hatched chickens — together.

Students study chicken life cycle, design brooders … and wait

Orchards Elementary School first-grader Uma Solomon hammers together a chicken brooder during class at the elementary school in Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon. The first-graders split into groups and worked with Heritage High School students to build brooders — incubated homes for newly hatched chickens — together.

February 7, 2018, 7:47pm Clark County News

There’s a few things you need to know about chickens when you’re waiting for them to hatch, according to 6-year-old Theron Gough. Read story

The entrance to a gravel pit owned by the Zimmerly family outside of Washougal that’s been the cause of neighbors’ headaches is seen in February 2018.

County tells gravel pit to cease mining operations

The entrance to a gravel pit owned by the Zimmerly family outside of Washougal that’s been the cause of neighbors’ headaches is seen in February 2018.

February 7, 2018, 7:09pm Clark County News

Clark County has issued a letter directing the operator of a gravel pit near Washougal to cease mining operations after failing to obtain necessary permits. Read story

Search teams find missing man’s body in Lewis River; no crime suspected

February 7, 2018, 2:13pm Clark County News

Search teams looking for a man missing from the Lewis River RV Park for several days found his body early Wednesday in the Lewis River, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they did not suspect foul play. Read story

Mykel Peterson, 4, died following a dental procedure.

Dentists charged with unprofessional conduct in child’s death

Mykel Peterson, 4, died following a dental procedure.

February 7, 2018, 1:39pm Clark County Health

State health officials are alleging unprofessional conduct by two Vancouver dentists linked to the death of 4-year-old Mykel Wayne Peterson. Read story

Canadian meat packer recalls pork shipped to Washington, Oregon

February 7, 2018, 12:21pm Clark County News

Federal health officials say a Canadian meat packing company has recalled thousands of pounds of raw pork products shipped to stores and restaurants in Washington and Oregon. Read story

Apartment fire in White Salmon affects up to 40 people

February 7, 2018, 11:15am Clark County News

The fire chief of White Salmon says a fire there Tuesday morning caused significant damage to an apartment building and affected as many as 40 people. Read story