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Checker Kim Benson, left, chats with colleague Danny Alder of Ridgefield as he drops by the Salmon Creek Albertsons on his day off. Alder, a childhood cancer survivor, was recently honored for 22 years of employment at Albertsons.

Pioneering bone marrow transplant helps patient beat the odds

Checker Kim Benson, left, chats with colleague Danny Alder of Ridgefield as he drops by the Salmon Creek Albertsons on his day off. Alder, a childhood cancer survivor, was recently honored for 22 years of employment at Albertsons.

August 7, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Health

By the time Danny Alder was 9 years old, he had already endured a cancer diagnosis and six years of off-and-on chemotherapy. He underwent radiation and experienced cardiac arrest and respiratory arrest — caused by the cancer-fighting drugs — but still had cancer. Read story

A thick blanket of invasive English Ivy and blackberry bushes cover the boots of Tom Dwyer at Fisher Creek in June 15.

Volunteers remove ivy from city parks

A thick blanket of invasive English Ivy and blackberry bushes cover the boots of Tom Dwyer at Fisher Creek in June 15.

August 7, 2017, 6:04am Clark County News

The most attractive characteristics of English ivy are arguably what makes it such a pervasive problem. Read story

Catch up on the news.

Morning Press: Officer-involved shootings; Making goat cheese; La Center gets shovel ready

Catch up on the news.

August 7, 2017, 6:02am Clark County News

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

Vancouver man cited in Portland rally violence

August 6, 2017, 10:10pm Clark County News

Portland police officers arrested three, citing a Vancouver man for disorderly conduct, after competing rallies at Tom McCall Waterfront Park dissolved into a melee between right- and left-wing protesters Sunday afternoon. Read story

Two-vehicle crash on Hwy 503 injures four

August 6, 2017, 10:10pm Clark County News

Four were hurt after a sedan pulling onto state Highway 503 north of Amboy crashed into a pickup Sunday afternoon. Read story

The moon slides across the sun, showing a blazing halo of light, during an annular eclipse viewed from a waterfront park in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Monday. Millions of Asians watched as a rare &quot;ring of fire&quot; eclipse crossed their skies early Monday.

Eclipse safety, history talks scheduled

The moon slides across the sun, showing a blazing halo of light, during an annular eclipse viewed from a waterfront park in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Monday. Millions of Asians watched as a rare &quot;ring of fire&quot; eclipse crossed their skies early Monday.

August 6, 2017, 9:45pm Clark County News

A couple of knowledgable skywatchers, including a Camas High grad, will set the stage in public presentations this week for what is being called the Great American Eclipse. Read story

David Tormala fiddles during the Washington Old Time Fiddlers’ Association’s Washington State Fiddle Championships at the Clark County Fair Sunday. David competed in the junior-junior category, for kids 9-12 years old.

Musicians in state fiddle competition keeping traditional music alivevideo icon

David Tormala fiddles during the Washington Old Time Fiddlers’ Association’s Washington State Fiddle Championships at the Clark County Fair Sunday. David competed in the junior-junior category, for kids 9-12 years old.

August 6, 2017, 9:13pm Clark County Life

This year is the first at the 149-year-old Clark County Fair for the Washington State Fiddle Championship, which drew fiddle players from around the region to compete. Read story

A soldier receives tobacco from home in a copy of an advertisement in The Columbian during World War I.

Off Beat: Homefront bolstered WWI troops with tobacco, gum

A soldier receives tobacco from home in a copy of an advertisement in The Columbian during World War I.

August 6, 2017, 5:43pm Clark County News

As American troops settled into their trenches 100 years ago, the Vancouver Daily Columbian’s front page reported on the ebb and flow of the war in Europe. Read story

Fire burns a house at 806 N.W. 16th Ave. in Battle Ground early Sunday morning.

Early morning fire scorches exterior of Battle Ground house

Fire burns a house at 806 N.W. 16th Ave. in Battle Ground early Sunday morning.

August 6, 2017, 11:03am Clark County News

Fire damaged the exterior of a house in Battle Ground early Sunday morning but did not penetrate into the building itself, according to Clark County Fire District 3. Read story

Police utilize extreme risk protection orders

August 6, 2017, 6:06am Clark County News

When police were called to a residence in Vancouver’s Maplewood neighborhood on June 12, they were familiar with the address — it’s one they had been called to at least five times in the past three days. Read story