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National Park Service employees Stephen Phelan, left, and Cary Porter set a fence post Thursday at Vancouver's Old Apple Tree Park.

Old Apple Tree, new fence

National Park Service employees Stephen Phelan, left, and Cary Porter set a fence post Thursday at Vancouver's Old Apple Tree Park.

September 26, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

A permanent fence is going up around the Old Apple Tree, to help preserve the living legacy of Vancouver's Hudson's Bay era. Read story

Vancouver Fire Department's Tom Cook collects a donation from a motorist on Northeast 78th Street near Interstate 5 in Hazel Dell on Thursday as part of &quot;Fill the Boot,&quot; which raises money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Firefighters ask residents to Fill the Boot

Vancouver Fire Department's Tom Cook collects a donation from a motorist on Northeast 78th Street near Interstate 5 in Hazel Dell on Thursday as part of &quot;Fill the Boot,&quot; which raises money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

September 26, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Off-duty firefighters from the Vancouver Fire Department and Clark County Fire District 6 spent four hours Thursday, boots in hand, collecting money at a Hazel Dell intersection and will be out there again today from noon to 4 p.m. Read story

Pedestrian, bicyclist count to aid planning

September 26, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Washington State Department of Transportation will be counting pedestrians and bicyclists Tuesday through Thursday around Vancouver. The sixth annual survey counts the number of people bicycling and walking on trails, bike lanes and sidewalks in cities across the state. Read story

$115,000 raised for child abuse team

September 26, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

An annual luncheon raised $115,000 for Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center's Child Abuse Assessment Team. Read story

Small businesses in 36 states facing Obamacare delay

September 26, 2013, 5:00pm Business

WASHINGTON -- In the latest setback for the rollout of Obamacare, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that small businesses in 36 states can't enroll their workers into health coverage through the new federally run insurance marketplaces until at least Nov. 1 -- one month later… Read story

Coho tangle-net fishing coming to lower Columbia

September 26, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Commercials to use small-mesh nets for eight days from Warrior Rock to the coast Read story

The revised Columbia River Crossing hasn't yet cleared all the needed hurdles to be considered financially viable, Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler said in a letter to state leaders Thursday.

Oregon treasurer: CRC still has work to do

The revised Columbia River Crossing hasn't yet cleared all the needed hurdles to be considered financially viable, Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler said in a letter to state leaders Thursday.

September 26, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The revised Columbia River Crossing hasn't yet cleared all the needed hurdles to be considered financially viable, Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler said in a letter to state leaders Thursday. Read story

A Nike One golf ball.

Nike 1Q net income jumps

A Nike One golf ball.

September 26, 2013, 5:00pm Business

BEAVERTON, Ore. -- Strong demand for Nike's shoes and apparel in North America and Europe, as well as price increases in regions around the world, helped the athletic goods maker's net income rise 38 percent in the fiscal first quarter. Read story

Capital One seeks to fill jobs at Tigard call center

September 25, 2013, 5:00pm Business

Capital One Financial Corp. will hold a job fair from noon to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in Lake Oswego, Ore., to recruit 120 associates for its call center in Tigard, Ore. Read story

U.S. job market may be picking up

September 25, 2013, 5:00pm Business

WASHINGTON -- The job market is sending signs that it may be strengthening. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits has sunk to its lowest point in six years because few companies are laying anyone off anymore. Read story