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Smoke clouds the view in Skamania County off Franz Road.

Eagle Creek Fire jumps Columbia River, evacuations in Skamania Countyvideo icon

Smoke clouds the view in Skamania County off Franz Road.

September 5, 2017, 12:15pm Clark County News

Forty homes were evacuated in Skamania County after the Eagle Creek Fire in Oregon apparently jumped the Columbia River and prompted evacuations. Read story

Gracie Stenlund, a student at Hockinson Intermediate School, waits to depart after school on Thursday. Enrollment in the Hockinson School District has declined since the housing market crashed, which means it receives less state funding. The district staggered school schedules to cut the number of bus runs to save $250,000.

Clark County schools open; some activities postponed for ash, weather

Gracie Stenlund, a student at Hockinson Intermediate School, waits to depart after school on Thursday. Enrollment in the Hockinson School District has declined since the housing market crashed, which means it receives less state funding. The district staggered school schedules to cut the number of bus runs to save $250,000.

September 5, 2017, 10:17am Clark County News

All Clark County schools are open as normal in light of the Eagle Creek Fire now burning in Skamania County Read story

Indian Heaven Wilderness closed for East Crater Fire

September 5, 2017, 9:05am Clark County News

The Indian Heaven Wilderness in the southern Gifford Pinchot National Forest is closed to the public because of an approximately 1,000-acre wildfire dubbed the East Crater fire, burning near East Crater, a small peak in the interior of Indian Heaven Wilderness The U.S. Forest Service announced the closure… Read story

Weather Eye: Expect more heat, thick smoke; chance of rain Thursday

September 5, 2017, 6:01am Clark County News

One year ago I opened this column with these words, “The last holiday of summer certainly wasn’t a sunny hot weekend but all in all not too bad. Looking back over the past ten years, the chances of rain are about 50 percent. It has rained five out of ten… Read story

Many views of previous Campfires &amp; Candlelight events at Fort Vancouver.

Living-history event returns to Sept. 9, 1845

Many views of previous Campfires &amp; Candlelight events at Fort Vancouver.

September 5, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life

Our local map was something of a work in progress 172 years ago, as people considered one of the most fundamental aspects of any location. Read story

Hundreds gather on the pedestrian sidewalk of the Interstate 5 Bridge on Monday to join hands and say the Serenity Prayer in celebration of their recovery from addiction.
There used to be a Columbia Arts Center in downtown Vancouver, but it struggled for years, got sold in 2000 and went back to being a church. Arts boosters have been dreaming about similar but better facility ever since.

Ideas sought for arts spaces in Clark County

There used to be a Columbia Arts Center in downtown Vancouver, but it struggled for years, got sold in 2000 and went back to being a church. Arts boosters have been dreaming about similar but better facility ever since.

September 4, 2017, 5:18pm Clark County Life

The gateway problem for many creative artists is space. Space costs money. Artists tend not to have a whole lot of that stuff. Read story

A smokey haze falls over Vancouver Lake as people enjoy the sandy beach and cool water on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.

Gorge fires, heat bring bad air to Clark County

A smokey haze falls over Vancouver Lake as people enjoy the sandy beach and cool water on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.

September 4, 2017, 4:54pm Clark County Health

Wildfires in the Columbia River Gorge continued to blaze Monday, blanketing the region in a haze as temperatures hit the 90s for the fourth consecutive day. Read story

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1 arrested, 1 critically injured in Vancouver stabbing

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September 4, 2017, 1:00pm Clark County News

One man is in critical condition and another is in jail after a stabbing at a home in Vancouver’s Ogden neighborhood. Read story

Holiday Closures: Labor Day

September 4, 2017, 9:42am Clark County News

What’s open and closed for Labor Day: Read story