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Keith Martin of Greshman with a fin-clipped chinook caught at Buoy 10.

Buoy 10 chinook season to continue through Sunday

Keith Martin of Greshman with a fin-clipped chinook caught at Buoy 10.

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

Anglers are having an excellent fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River Read story

Shoppers peruse the aisles at a Walmart in Bristol, Pa.

Wal-Mart to extend health care to workers’ partners, including same-sex

Shoppers peruse the aisles at a Walmart in Bristol, Pa.

August 26, 2013, 5:00pm Business

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the largest private employer in the country, plans to start offering health coverage next year to domestic partners of full-time employees -- including those in same-sex relationships. Read story

Committee OKs school spending report for state court

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

OLYMPIA -- A committee overseeing progress on paying the full cost of basic education for kids in public school voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a draft of its latest progress report to the state Supreme Court. Read story

Suspects arrested for kidnapping, assault, robbery

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

Two men, including one from Washougal, have been arrested on charges including kidnapping, assault and robbery. According to a press release from the Skamania County Sheriff's Office, Markus L. Bedell, 25 of Washougal, and Charles W. Sample, 32 of Vancouver, were arrested for allegedly kidnapping at gunpoint Vancouver resident Robert… Read story

Artist Maria Repetto and downtown Camas art gallery owners Sharon Ballard and Marquita Call (left to right) hold the photograph that is the inspiration for the first mural that will be part of the Camas-Washougal Mural Project. The image of downtown Camas was taken in 1911 or 1912 from Northwest Sixth Avenue and Division Street, according to the picture's owner Brent Erickson. The mural will be painted by Repetto and mounted on a 3 foot by 30 foot space above the entry to the Ballard &amp; Call Fine Art Gallery.

Showcasing Camas history

Artist Maria Repetto and downtown Camas art gallery owners Sharon Ballard and Marquita Call (left to right) hold the photograph that is the inspiration for the first mural that will be part of the Camas-Washougal Mural Project. The image of downtown Camas was taken in 1911 or 1912 from Northwest Sixth Avenue and Division Street, according to the picture's owner Brent Erickson. The mural will be painted by Repetto and mounted on a 3 foot by 30 foot space above the entry to the Ballard &amp; Call Fine Art Gallery.

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

A renowned Camas artist will soon begin the work of creating the city's first outdoor mural in recent history. Maria Repetto will paint the 3 foot by 30 foot mural, which will be mounted on the facia above the Ballard & Call Fine Art Gallery, located at 408 N.E. Fourth… Read story

Washougal council votes on C-Tran board issue

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

Washougal wants to level the playing field when it comes to the composition of the C-Tran board. Read story

Kalle Fletcher, of Washougal, suggested shaving her mother's head in August 2010 when Paula Thomason started to lose some of her hair because of chemotherapy. Thomason lost her battle against lung cancer Jan. 7, 2011, at the age of 63.  &quot;There were so many times over the course of my mom's illness that I felt helpless to stop all that was happening to her and ease her pain,&quot; Fletcher said.

Walk will raise money for lung cancer research

Kalle Fletcher, of Washougal, suggested shaving her mother's head in August 2010 when Paula Thomason started to lose some of her hair because of chemotherapy. Thomason lost her battle against lung cancer Jan. 7, 2011, at the age of 63.  &quot;There were so many times over the course of my mom's illness that I felt helpless to stop all that was happening to her and ease her pain,&quot; Fletcher said.

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

A local resident plans to take part in a 5K lung cancer walk, in honor of her mother, who died with the disease. Kalle Fletcher, of Washougal, and her daughters Emerson, 5, and Elliot, 3, will participate in the National Lung Cancer Partnership's 'Free to Breathe' event in Tacoma, Saturday,… Read story

Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze after a truck carrying hay caught on fire on Aug.

Hay fire shuts down Highway 14

Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze after a truck carrying hay caught on fire on Aug.

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

A hay truck fire that closed down both lanes of Highway 14 near the Pendleton Woolen Mills on Aug. 20 is likely due to a mechanical issue. According to Camas-Washougal Fire Chief Nick Swinhart, a hot exhaust pipe from the engine may have ignited the hay, based on observations at… Read story

Drew Clarkson leads the Papermakers in a rally cry at the start of football practice Thursday.

Defining a hero

Drew Clarkson leads the Papermakers in a rally cry at the start of football practice Thursday.

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

Drew Clarkson is the definition of a hero in the eyes of his Camas High School teammates and coaches. The 6-foot, 3-inch, 275-pound left tackle had surgery in March to remove a tumor in his right testicle. He also endured four rounds of chemotherapy to remove the stage 2 cancer… Read story

Quarterback Chase Duey delivers a pass from the orange Washougal &quot;W.&quot; The Panthers play their first football game on the new turf at Fishback Stadium Friday, Sept. 6.

Washougal football team breaks in new turf

Quarterback Chase Duey delivers a pass from the orange Washougal &quot;W.&quot; The Panthers play their first football game on the new turf at Fishback Stadium Friday, Sept. 6.

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

There's new turf in town, at it belongs to the Washougal Panthers. As the football players began their first practice of the season Wednesday, head coach Bob Jacobs gave them a little advice. "As you guys step foot on that field for the first time, I want you to think… Read story