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Clark County News

Nordberg first to challenge Arp in Hockinson race

October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Ron Arp, a member of the Hockinson School Board since 2008 and its chairman since 2009, has drawn a challenger for the first time -- inadvertently, you might say. Kathy Nordberg, a retired Hockinson classroom teacher with 30 years experience, is running for Arp's four-year post -- but, she confessed,… Read story

An artist's rendering of the proposed Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River.

Advisory votes get mixed reviews

An artist's rendering of the proposed Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River.

October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A set of advisory votes next month will allow Clark County residents to weigh in directly on light rail, bus rapid transit and three proposed bridges across the Columbia River. Read story

Weather Eye: Here’s hoping for a fine autumn interlude this week

October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

I thought I'd take a trip over the long holiday weekend and ended up on Whidbey Island, an old haunt of mine for getting away from it all. The weather on the drive up Friday from Vancouver was interesting, to say the least. Read story

In July, Wal-Mart opened its first area Walmart Neighborhood Market in the Vancouver Plaza shopping center between Fourth Plain Boulevard and state Highway 500.

Retail giant Walmart planting its footprint in Battle Ground

In July, Wal-Mart opened its first area Walmart Neighborhood Market in the Vancouver Plaza shopping center between Fourth Plain Boulevard and state Highway 500.

October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Business

It's a bright October afternoon, and Battle Ground's main drag is bumper to bumper as residents make their rounds to stores and restaurants along the commercial corridor. Read story

Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, right, and his challenger, councilman Bill Turlay.

Mayoral candidates vary on vision

Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, right, and his challenger, councilman Bill Turlay.

October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

In the past four years, the city of Vancouver has cut operational costs, improved its credit rating, landed major employers such as PeaceHealth, Integra and Farwest Steel Corp. and started a $40 million waterfront access project to transform the city's west end. Read story

Head dive officer Gavin Wuttken, rear, helps Tacoma News Tribune reporter Stacia Glenn into shark-infested waters Thursday at the Point Defiance Zoo &amp; Aquarium as she got an up-close and personal view of sharks during a underwater cage dive, part of the zoo's new &quot;Eye-To-Eye Shark Dive&quot; adventure.

You can swim with sharks at Tacoma zoo

Head dive officer Gavin Wuttken, rear, helps Tacoma News Tribune reporter Stacia Glenn into shark-infested waters Thursday at the Point Defiance Zoo &amp; Aquarium as she got an up-close and personal view of sharks during a underwater cage dive, part of the zoo's new &quot;Eye-To-Eye Shark Dive&quot; adventure.

October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

TACOMA -- Sharks might have a bad rap with some but officials at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium insist it's the sharks that usually face danger when they cross paths with humans. Read story

Check it out: Pumpkins carve out key place

October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Want the scoop on pumpkins? Have I got the solution for you! Best of all, you won't even need a spoon -- just a few hours to sit back, relax, and read Cindy Ott's "Pumpkin," an intriguing history of everyone's favorite orange orb. Read story

Strictly Business: Promise, prosperity in forecast

October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Business

Columbian's Economic Forecast Breakfast, an annual January event, has rolled with our county's rising and sinking tides over many years. Read story

Holiday closures: Columbus Day

October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

What's open and what's closed Monday for Columbus Day: Read story

Portland's Mamadou &quot;Futty&quot; Danso (98), here against Vancouver's Darren Mattocks, has been a solid defender.

Timbers have been consistent on defense

Portland's Mamadou &quot;Futty&quot; Danso (98), here against Vancouver's Darren Mattocks, has been a solid defender.

October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A win and the Timbers jump ahead of the Sounders in the fight for the top spot in the Western Conference. Read story