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Clark County News

Energy Adviser: Public power was hard won

August 22, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Clark Public Utilities is owned by you, the customer. You elect commissioners who run the utility, Public Utility District No. 1 of Clark County. Being not for profit, locally owned and controlled by customers is the key difference between public and private utilities. Read story

Give a tree or shrub the space to mature to its natural size; prune to enhance its true shape.

The Garden Life: Thoughtful planting keeps pruning light

Give a tree or shrub the space to mature to its natural size; prune to enhance its true shape.

August 22, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The first rule of pruning is to plant the correct plant in the correct place. Do not attempt to keep a tree or shrub a different size than it was meant to be. If you're moving into an established garden, wait a year or two to prune. I prefer to… Read story

Garden calendar

August 22, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Send information to homeandgarden@columbian.com. Read story

Ask the gardening expert

August 22, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

There are several kinds of tall grasses growing in my mom's garden. We don't know what any of them are, but they look nice. She has been working to keep all the plants healthy and the weeds out of her garden. The only problem seems to be with the taller… Read story

Talking Points: Hey, there are other rivalries in baseball

August 22, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

What's the buzz from the world of sports? Here are some items that will have people talking: Dodgers-Giants rivalry; Mariners needs; 2013 football recruiting Read story

If you haven't worried about back-to-school shots since your tween or teen was entering kindergarten, better put vaccines on the to-do list.

Health officials promote vaccines

If you haven't worried about back-to-school shots since your tween or teen was entering kindergarten, better put vaccines on the to-do list.

August 22, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

In the waning days of summer, Clark County health officials are urging parents to not only equip their children with notebooks and pencils as they return to school but also with up-to-date vaccinations. Read story

A pickup truck rear-ended a car Wednesday afternoon on East Fourth Plain Boulevard near the Interstate 5 northbound offramp.

UPDATE: Rear-end accident sends three to hospital

A pickup truck rear-ended a car Wednesday afternoon on East Fourth Plain Boulevard near the Interstate 5 northbound offramp.

August 22, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Officials said a one-ton pickup rear-ended a car Wednesday afternoon on East Fourth Plain Boulevard near the Interstate 5 northbound offramp, sending three to local hospitals. Read story

Fire damages mobile home in Orchards area

August 22, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A fire damaged the underside of a mobile home Wednesday evening at the Sunrise Acres mobile home park in Orchards. Read story

Boxes of cold medicines are seen behind a Portland pharmacy counter in 2005.

Tracking system stymies meth

Boxes of cold medicines are seen behind a Portland pharmacy counter in 2005.

August 22, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

In nine months, a statewide tracking system has blocked more than 13,000 sales of over-the-counter medicines with ingredients used to make methamphetamine. Read story

The Vancouver Mall Community Library will shrink by half in 2013, library officials announced.

Library asks all to check out new service

The Vancouver Mall Community Library will shrink by half in 2013, library officials announced.

August 22, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Members of the public are invited to discuss the conversion of the Vancouver Mall Community Library into a facility that will reopen in the spring as The Mall Library Connection. Read story