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Clark County News

Energy Adviser: Energy-saving tips for renters

September 25, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

If you're a renter, it can be hard to make big strides in energy savings. But you can take small ones. As a renter, you're among the third of Clark County folks paying an average of nearly $900 a month to a landlord. So cutting even a few energy dollars… Read story

Overflowing with 'Lilliput' Zinnias, my neighbors John and Lucia get the prize for most charming annual flower bed.

The Garden Life: A note of grace and charm for the fall garden

Overflowing with 'Lilliput' Zinnias, my neighbors John and Lucia get the prize for most charming annual flower bed.

September 25, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

In my garden, the Japanese anemones continue their long season of bloom in the established perennial borders. Their appearance coincides with the shorter days and cooler temperatures of fall. Like their fellow late-season compatriots, the rudbeckias and echinaceas, they continue through the autumn season and have been known to meet… Read story

Investment firm pays $4.6M for Best Western near Westfield Vancouver mall

September 25, 2013, 5:00pm Business

The Best Western Plus near Westfield Vancouver mall has sold for $4.6 million to Virk Properties, a California-based hotel investment company. The 75-unit facility was sold by longtime owner Patco Investment Inc. The property is located in close proximity to seven other hotels at 9420 N.W. Vancouver Mall Drive, off… Read story

Ridgefield plastics plant to add 10 workers, equipment

September 25, 2013, 5:00pm Business

Elkhart Plastics Inc., a subsidiary, Ridgefield-based Portland Plastics, plans to expand by adding new equipment and personnel to its Ridgefield plant in October. About 10 workers will be hired to operate the machinery, which includes two independent arm rotational molding machines earmarked for the Ridgefield facility at 6111 S. Sixth… Read story

Share some soup, help the homeless on Oct. 5

September 25, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The 12th annual Share-a-Bowl fundraising dinner will feature gourmet soups created by local chefs and unique artisan soup bowls that go home with diners. Read story

Construction crews use heavy machinery to rip out a freeway onramp that passes over Interstate 205 near Northeast 20th Avenue on Wednesday night in Salmon Creek.

Ramp coming down in Salmon Creek area as I-205 closures continue

Construction crews use heavy machinery to rip out a freeway onramp that passes over Interstate 205 near Northeast 20th Avenue on Wednesday night in Salmon Creek.

September 25, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Work to tear down an old freeway onramp in the Salmon Creek area is continuing tonight, completely closing a section of Interstate 205 for a third consecutive night. Read story

Museum’s ‘Vet Ink’ exhibit ends Friday

September 25, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The "Vet Ink" exhibit -- a display of military-themed tattoos -- will end at 4 p.m. Friday at the Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St. Read story

Battle Ground, Prairie high theater programs set to diverge

September 25, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Drama and musicals have become so popular in Battle Ground that a combined program at Battle Ground and Prairie high schools is splitting in two. Read story

Northbound I-5 bridge lifts planned Thursday

September 25, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Maintenance work on the Interstate 5 Bridge will cause occasional lifts on the northbound span Thursday, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. Read story

Karin Pearson-King, right, walks with friend Gudrun Spies-Seyfarth, who is visiting from Nittenau, Germany, on a path in Lewisville Park near Battle Ground. &quot;We go there to walk because it's such a beautiful place,&quot; the Vancouver woman said.

County to leave Vancouver-Clark Parks & Recreation

Karin Pearson-King, right, walks with friend Gudrun Spies-Seyfarth, who is visiting from Nittenau, Germany, on a path in Lewisville Park near Battle Ground. &quot;We go there to walk because it's such a beautiful place,&quot; the Vancouver woman said.

September 25, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Clark County commissioners on Wednesday made the breakup official: the county is leaving Vancouver-Clark Parks & Recreation and starting its own department. Read story