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Yoga instructor, Mikeila Nienaber, in black, leads, from left, Elizabeth Merrill of Hockinson, Earl Ford of Vancouver, and Cherryl Burkey of Vancouver in a yoga demonstration at the Fourth Plain Multicultural Festival at Fort Vancouver High School. The event brought together organizations and businesses from the Fourth Plain corridor for an afternoon of festivities.

Fourth Plain Multicultural Festival finds new site, fans

July 30, 2017, 7:14pm Clark County News

Music pumped over a field crowded with vendors and booths at the Fourth Plain Multicultural Festival on Sunday, marking the Vancouver festival’s return after a brief hiatus. Read story

Jaslynn Johnson, 4, of Vancouver cools off while joining family members and kids of all ages in the fountain at Esther Short Park recently. At top, bare feet and rolled-up jeans were in style as visitors cooled off at the park. Residents will be looking for relief from the heat this week as high temperatures are expected.

Heat wave rolls in with triple-digit days forecast for week

July 30, 2017, 6:36pm Clark County Life

This week’s weather forecast brings to mind a nihilist’s favorite Cards Against Humanity white card: “The inevitable heat death of the universe.” Read story

Mother Joseph was the driving force behind The Academy

Off Beat: Nun’s wit, moxie got better of Wild West desperadoes

July 30, 2017, 5:21pm Clark County News

Mother Joseph is in the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame, although she is known more for building Providence Academy. Read story

The Clark County Sheriff's Office is seeking this man, who allegedly used a Clark County man's identity to write fraudulent checks.

Clark County Sheriff’s Office seeks check fraud suspect

July 30, 2017, 12:56pm Clark County News

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as it investigates about three months of alleged check fraud. Read story

A bird's eye view from the top of the grain silos at the Port of Vancouver shows the 100-year-old port's waterfront property overlooking the Columbia River as it flows downstream.

Donors weigh in on port commissioner race

July 30, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

The battle lines have been drawn in the proxy war over the proposed Vancouver Energy oil terminal that is the Port of Vancouver Commissioner District 1 election, and the oil money has chosen a side. Read story

Weather Eye: Keep cool; August will roll in with bang, heat wave

Some like it hot and some like it not. So, I guess it is turn for those that like it hot. Triple-digit high temperatures are on their way. It was just last week we were talking about how nice the summer has been and only two days with highs at… Read story

Annual festival celebrates lavender’s many uses

Lavender leans against a log during the annual Lavender Festival at the Heisen House Vineyards in Battle Ground on Saturday.

In 2002, Michele Bloomquist purchased a farm outside of Battle Ground that she described as neglected and forgotten. She said the “For Sale” sign for the property had fallen into a nearby ditch and it had become so overgrown with blackberry bushes that they stood taller than her head. Read story