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County GOP chairman survives no-confidence vote

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September 10, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

Two meetings in the last week have resulted in calls for Clark County Republican Party Chairman David Gellatly to step down, in the latest in a series of struggles to control the local party. Read story

Weather Eye: Warm spell, then clouds, light showers by week’s end

September 10, 2017, 6:03am Clark County News

We enjoyed cooler temperatures Friday with a high of 76 in Vancouver. Clouds darkened the skies, but most of the smoke blew out. Read story

Agendas for the week’s government meetings

September 10, 2017, 6:02am Clark County News

Agendas for the week's government meetings Read story

Vancouver man dies in head-on crash

September 9, 2017, 10:09pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was killed Saturday evening in a head-on collision in east Vancouver, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Thomas Back, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 6:31 p.m. crash on the 16800 block of Northeast 39th Street, according to a statement from… Read story

Volunteers remove the top layer of grass to make way for a soft-surface trail Saturday morning at Raymond E. Schaffer Park in Vancouver. Vancouver Parks and Recreation and Washington Trails Association led the volunteer effort as a part of the annual Clark County Connects Day of Service.

Volunteers spruce up parks, gardens, community centers on Day of Service

Volunteers remove the top layer of grass to make way for a soft-surface trail Saturday morning at Raymond E. Schaffer Park in Vancouver. Vancouver Parks and Recreation and Washington Trails Association led the volunteer effort as a part of the annual Clark County Connects Day of Service.

September 9, 2017, 6:05pm Clark County News

Many people driving by the 10 acres of fenced land near Vancouver Mall wouldn’t think to stop at the undeveloped natural area. But the efforts of a few dozen volunteers on Saturday may change some minds. Read story

Andy Matarrese sprays foam around a piece of logging equipment that caught fire in 2012. Matarrese was a wildlands firefighter before becoming a reporter.

Clark Talks: Firefighter turned reporter talks on latest podcast

Andy Matarrese sprays foam around a piece of logging equipment that caught fire in 2012. Matarrese was a wildlands firefighter before becoming a reporter.

September 9, 2017, 3:51pm Clark County News

In this week’s episode of Clark Talks, Katie Gillespie and Dameon Pesanti talk with Columbian reporter Andy Matarrese about his experience as a former wildlands firefighter and the current state of fires in the Columbia River Gorge. Read story

Fire burns on the flank of Archer Mountain in western Skamania County in this photo released Saturday by the state Department of Natural Resources.

Cooler conditions aid efforts to contain Gorge wildfires

Fire burns on the flank of Archer Mountain in western Skamania County in this photo released Saturday by the state Department of Natural Resources.

September 9, 2017, 10:46am Clark County News

The Archer Mountain Fire in Skamania County remained at 209 acres as of early Saturday as weather conditions continued to favor firefighting efforts against it and the Eagle Creek Fire in Oregon. Read story

Marian Markley, 77, left, walks Thursday with her daughter Val Dewitz, 44, at Dewitz’s home in Ridgefield. Markley was adopted at birth, but with the help of Dewitz, they were able to locate and meet Markley’s biological sister last month in California.

Ridgefield woman helps mom, 77, locate biological siblings

Marian Markley, 77, left, walks Thursday with her daughter Val Dewitz, 44, at Dewitz’s home in Ridgefield. Markley was adopted at birth, but with the help of Dewitz, they were able to locate and meet Markley’s biological sister last month in California.

September 9, 2017, 6:06am Clark County News

In the 1940s, adoption records were automatically sealed. This meant that no matter how much Marian Markley wanted to find her birth mother, there was no informational path she could travel. As time passed, and Markley aged, her determination grew. She turned to her daughter, Val Dewitz, for help. Read story

Catch up on the news.

Morning Press: Eagle Creek Fire, poor air quality, robbery retrial

Catch up on the news.

September 9, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

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

Grandparents breakfast planned Sunday

September 9, 2017, 6:03am Clark County News

 Fort Vancouver Kiwanis will celebrate Grandparents' Day with a pancake breakfast and photo shoot Sunday. Read story