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Clark County News

Mobile home fire caused by youngster with lighter

October 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver firefighters quickly doused a fire in a room of a mobile home in the Maple Tree neighborhood Tuesday evening. Read story

Vancouver school candidates differ on Common Core

October 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Kathy Gillespie and Lisa Phifer Ross will face each other for a seat on the Vancouver Public Schools board. Meanwhile, incumbent Mark F. Stoker is unopposed for re-election to his seat. Read story

Clark County Arts Commission to meet Oct. 22

October 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Clark County Arts Commission will hold its monthly meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 22. Read story

Barracks association to host Halloween ball

October 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Barracks Military Association will host a Halloween costume ball fundraiser on Oct. 19. Read story

Vancouver man pleads guilty to having child porn

October 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing child porn he accessed through a peer network on the Internet. Read story

Jim Walker, left, and John Mettler Jr., background center, service equipment while harvesting corn Wednesday at a Ridgefield farm.

Farmers harvest corn crop in Ridgefield

Jim Walker, left, and John Mettler Jr., background center, service equipment while harvesting corn Wednesday at a Ridgefield farm.

October 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

RIDGEFIELD -- Harvest season has begun for a group of Ridgefield farmers. Read story

The Clark County Food Bank is celebrating nutrition month with a countywide recipe contest.

Families, food banks fear food stamp cuts

The Clark County Food Bank is celebrating nutrition month with a countywide recipe contest.

October 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Food pantries in Clark County and across the nation are bracing for a huge uptick in hunger, as a scheduled reduction of food stamps benefits is set to take effect on Nov. 1. Read story

NW Natural requests 1.2% residential rate increase

October 9, 2013, 5:00pm Business

Northwest Natural Co. has requested the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission's approval of a rate increase that will average about 1.2 percent for residential customers beginning in November. Read story

The Columbia's River Hanford Reach in central Washington is known for producing some gargantuan fall chinook.

Monster fall chinook all about percentages

The Columbia's River Hanford Reach in central Washington is known for producing some gargantuan fall chinook.

October 9, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The more 6-year-old fish in the run the better the chances of catching a 50-pounder Read story

Demonstrators protesting what they say are low wages and improper treatment for fast-food workers march in downtown Seattle on Aug. 1. Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn said Wednesday he thought $15 was a &quot;fair starting point&quot; for the minimum wage discussion. McGinn challenger Ed Murray recently announced that he would push for a $15 minimum wage but planned to proceed with a phased-in approach.

$15 minimum wage gains steam

Demonstrators protesting what they say are low wages and improper treatment for fast-food workers march in downtown Seattle on Aug. 1. Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn said Wednesday he thought $15 was a &quot;fair starting point&quot; for the minimum wage discussion. McGinn challenger Ed Murray recently announced that he would push for a $15 minimum wage but planned to proceed with a phased-in approach.

October 9, 2013, 5:00pm Business

SEATTLE -- The idea of a $15 minimum wage continues to build momentum in the Seattle area, with Mayor Mike McGinn saying he would support an effort to set the standard even higher. Read story