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Liz Pike meets with The Columbian Editorial Board in October 2016.

Rep. Liz Pike announces retirement from politics

Liz Pike meets with The Columbian Editorial Board in October 2016.

January 13, 2018, 12:18pm Clark County News

Rep. Liz Pike, R-Camas, announced late Friday evening she is withdrawing from the race for Clark County council chair. She will finish her term as representative for the 18th District and retire from politics, according to an open letter Pike posted on Facebook. Pike first announced… Read story

Police hurt in Jantzen Beach crash

January 13, 2018, 7:32am Clark County News

Two Portland police officers were injured early Saturday on Interstate 5 at Jantzen Beach. According to a police news release, at 12:46 a.m. officers were called to the northbound lanes of the freeway, just south of the bridge, after witnesses reported a possible drunk driver blocking the right lane with… Read story

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Morning Press: Ridgefield woman’s weight loss, hacked social media, I-205 interchange

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January 13, 2018, 6:05am Clark County News

Here are some of the stories that grabbed readers' attention this week. Read story

King’s Way Christian Schools first-graders Meah Carlson, left, and Cali Creagan, right, pack bags full of popcorn to sell Thursday during the marketplace section of the school’s new yearlong MicroSociety project. The curriculum puts students in charge of running a country over the course of the year.

King’s Way curriculum challenges students to build society from scratch

King’s Way Christian Schools first-graders Meah Carlson, left, and Cali Creagan, right, pack bags full of popcorn to sell Thursday during the marketplace section of the school’s new yearlong MicroSociety project. The curriculum puts students in charge of running a country over the course of the year.

January 13, 2018, 6:04am Clark County News

‘MicroSociety’ puts students in charge of running a country Read story

Megan Rugh, left, resource guide for The Arc of Southwest Washington, helps her client, Sondra Thompson, play bingo at the Luepke Center. Guides like Rugh help people stay engaged in the community.

New thrift store appears on horizon for The Arc

Megan Rugh, left, resource guide for The Arc of Southwest Washington, helps her client, Sondra Thompson, play bingo at the Luepke Center. Guides like Rugh help people stay engaged in the community.

January 12, 2018, 7:23pm Clark County News

If all goes as planned, Vancouver Plaza will get a new thrift store this spring run by and benefiting The Arc of Southwest Washington. Read story

Jamason Lindeman of Robertson and Olson Construction, left, and metal artist Dave Frei of Cobalt Designworks, consider the final placement of “Bubbles,” a metal sculpture that’ll contribute some deep blue to the Washington Street sidewalk outside the new Uptown Apartments.

Putting public art in its place in Vancouver

Jamason Lindeman of Robertson and Olson Construction, left, and metal artist Dave Frei of Cobalt Designworks, consider the final placement of “Bubbles,” a metal sculpture that’ll contribute some deep blue to the Washington Street sidewalk outside the new Uptown Apartments.

January 12, 2018, 5:14pm Clark County News

On a chilly, gray Vancouver morning, the disk of powder-blue bubbles looked “just beautiful” from any angle, according to designer Jennifer Corio. Read story

Skylar Stevens of Washougal, left, joins her mom, Melissa Stevens, right, as they prepare to be sentenced in Clark County Superior Court on Friday for the death of their dog. Both women will be screened to see if they are eligible for work release confinement.

Mother, daughter get work release confinement for dog’s death

Skylar Stevens of Washougal, left, joins her mom, Melissa Stevens, right, as they prepare to be sentenced in Clark County Superior Court on Friday for the death of their dog. Both women will be screened to see if they are eligible for work release confinement.

January 12, 2018, 2:08pm Clark County News

A mother and daughter were sentenced Friday in Clark County Superior Court to 30 and 45 days of work release confinement, respectively, for letting a dog starve and freeze to death in a shop attached to the garage of a Washougal home. Read story

Extra patrols watch for pedestrian safety in Uptown Village

January 12, 2018, 1:08pm Clark County News

The Target Zero Traffic Safety Task Force sent extra patrols Thursday to Vancouver’s Uptown Village area, specifically Main Street, to crack down on pedestrian safety laws. Read story

Vincent Trevino, 23, was found by officers in the Image neighborhood on Dec. 30; he died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Clark County Medical Examiner. Vancouver police are now asking for the public's help in solving his death.

Vancouver police ask for help in solving Image area homicide

Vincent Trevino, 23, was found by officers in the Image neighborhood on Dec. 30; he died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Clark County Medical Examiner. Vancouver police are now asking for the public's help in solving his death.

January 12, 2018, 9:27am Clark County News

The Vancouver Police Department is working with Crime Stoppers of Oregon to help solve a December 2017 homicide in Vancouver. Read story

Sign installation to close section of 1-84 in Portland starting Friday night

January 12, 2018, 8:59am Clark County News

The Oregon Department of Transportation says Interstate 84 in Portland between two major freeways will be closed to traffic in both directions starting Friday at 11 p.m. Officials warned drivers to expect delays and use alternate routes. Read story