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Woodland residents appeared to vote in favor of the district&#039;s replacement maintenance and operations levy, which will be used to improve career and technical programs, such as Woodland High School&#039;s culinary class, seen here in November.

Levy votes in 3 of 4 smaller school districts appear to be passing

Woodland residents appeared to vote in favor of the district&#039;s replacement maintenance and operations levy, which will be used to improve career and technical programs, such as Woodland High School&#039;s culinary class, seen here in November.

February 14, 2017, 10:29pm Clark County News

It was a mostly warm and supportive election night for smaller school districts in Clark County on Tuesday. Read story

To deal with crowding, all Ridgefield schools have modular classrooms, such as these at View Ridge Middle School. Passage of Tuesday&#039;s bond measure will allow the district to deal with crowding by moving students from View Ridge to a new fifth-through-eighth-grade campus.

Ridgefield voters say yes to schools

To deal with crowding, all Ridgefield schools have modular classrooms, such as these at View Ridge Middle School. Passage of Tuesday&#039;s bond measure will allow the district to deal with crowding by moving students from View Ridge to a new fifth-through-eighth-grade campus.

February 14, 2017, 10:15pm Clark County News

Ridgefield School District’s $78 million bond issue is passing with 68 percent of votes in favor after results from the special election came in Tuesday night. Read story

Sen. Rivers’ bill seeks recognition for Bigfoot

February 14, 2017, 9:05pm Clark County News

Sen. Ann Rivers wants to see Bigfoot — also called Sasquatch or Forest Yeti — recognized as the state’s official cryptid. Read story

Vancouver bond vote teeters short of validation

February 14, 2017, 8:17pm Clark County News

Late votes will determine the fate of a $458 million Vancouver bond issue, but voters favored most issues Tuesday night. Read story

Shaun Johnson listens to the prosecution&#039;s opening statements during her retrial for vehicular assault Tuesday morning in Clark County Superior Court.

Vehicular assault retrial begins

Shaun Johnson listens to the prosecution&#039;s opening statements during her retrial for vehicular assault Tuesday morning in Clark County Superior Court.

February 14, 2017, 8:15pm Clark County News

The lawyer for a woman being retried in a 2013 car crash that seriously injured a Battle Ground teen says the prosecution can’t prove beyond a reasonable doubt his client was driving under the influence of methamphetamine at the time. Read story

Chad Sleight

Sleight named to District Court bench

Chad Sleight

February 14, 2017, 6:56pm Clark County News

The Clark County council on Tuesday evening appointed criminal defense attorney Chad Sleight to succeed retiring District Court Judge James Swanger on the bench. Read story

Ashly Oliver-Edwards, right, hugs her son, Mazzeo Sanchez, 12, after he recounted coming face-to-face with a man who entered their Vancouver apartment last week and armed himself with a knife. The man was later shot and killed by police. Oliver-Edwards, her four children and roommate Roger Duffey were displaced by the ordeal and are staying at a Vancouver hotel.

Man, roommate’s children fend off armed intruder

Ashly Oliver-Edwards, right, hugs her son, Mazzeo Sanchez, 12, after he recounted coming face-to-face with a man who entered their Vancouver apartment last week and armed himself with a knife. The man was later shot and killed by police. Oliver-Edwards, her four children and roommate Roger Duffey were displaced by the ordeal and are staying at a Vancouver hotel.

February 14, 2017, 6:00pm Clark County News

When 12-year-old Mazzeo Sanchez woke up early Friday morning to a door closing, he thought it was his mom leaving for work. Read story

An entrance to the Port of Vancouver.

Port of Vancouver approves new CEO’s compensation package

An entrance to the Port of Vancouver.

February 14, 2017, 5:45pm Business

Julianna Marler’s role as CEO of the Port of Vancouver was cemented Tuesday when the board of commissioners voted 2-1 to approve the terms of her employment. Read story

No injuries, but traffic mess, after car hits school bus near Skyview High School

February 14, 2017, 2:16pm Clark County News

A driver wedged his sedan under an unloaded school bus near Skyview High School not long before classes ended Tuesday, disrupting traffic but resulting in no significant injuries. Read story

Vancouver man arrested in Oregon burglary

February 14, 2017, 1:14pm Clark County News

Oregon deputies arrested two people, including a Vancouver man, Friday as the suspects tried to leave the scene of a burglary in Oregon. Read story