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Clark County News

Liquor licenses

July 22, 2012, 5:00pm Business

The following have applied to the Washington state Liquor Control Board: Read story

Real estate roundup

July 22, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Recent commercial real estate transactions as reported by area brokerage firms. Read story

Talayna Dunaway, 7, of Battle Ground, does her best to stay atop a mechanical bull while her grandfather David Green watches from the background at Harvest Days in Battle Ground on Sunday July 22, 2012.

Harvest Days shows Battle Ground as a family-size town

Talayna Dunaway, 7, of Battle Ground, does her best to stay atop a mechanical bull while her grandfather David Green watches from the background at Harvest Days in Battle Ground on Sunday July 22, 2012.

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

Ask locals what they love about their city and the answers are remarkably similar. "The people, so wonderfully friendly and supportive," said April Henkel, 41, as she took in vendor booths at Sunday's final day of Harvest Days. Read story

When Linda Slattery arrived in August 2011 to be the new superintendent in the Mount Pleasant School District in unincorporated Washougal, her goals for the year were to continue to keep the budget balanced, and to support teachers and parents in their efforts with students.

Rebellion roils Mount Pleasant school board

When Linda Slattery arrived in August 2011 to be the new superintendent in the Mount Pleasant School District in unincorporated Washougal, her goals for the year were to continue to keep the budget balanced, and to support teachers and parents in their efforts with students.

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

One month after board members unsuccessfully urged her to resign, Dolores Nelson's status as president of the five-member Mount Pleasant School Board will be up for review at Tuesday night's meeting. Board member Thomas Schlatter said Friday that the agenda will be revised to include the vote after the meeting… Read story

Steven Lane/The Columbian
A wetland mitigation project connected to the widening of Highway 502 between Interstate 5 and Battle Ground, is underway near Northeast 67th Avenue. On Friday, WSDOT employees Angie Haffie, left, and Michelle Jacobs-Brown netted fish, frogs and other critters from Mill Creek to be relocated away from the project.

Highway 502 workers get their feet wet

Steven Lane/The Columbian
A wetland mitigation project connected to the widening of Highway 502 between Interstate 5 and Battle Ground, is underway near Northeast 67th Avenue. On Friday, WSDOT employees Angie Haffie, left, and Michelle Jacobs-Brown netted fish, frogs and other critters from Mill Creek to be relocated away from the project.

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

The widening of state Highway 502 near Battle Ground isn't scheduled to begin in earnest until next year, but there's plenty of dirt moving at the site this summer. Read story

Thousands join Relay for Life to fight cancer

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

More than 2,000 people participated in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of Vancouver at Columbia River High School over the weekend, raising more than $225,000. Read story

Cars from several generations were among the hundreds on view during Saturday's Cruisin' the Gut event on Vancouver's Main Street.

Appetite growing for Cruisin’ the Gut

Cars from several generations were among the hundreds on view during Saturday's Cruisin' the Gut event on Vancouver's Main Street.

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

Cruisin' the Gut was big Saturday night on Vancouver's Main Street. But was it as big as the 2011 event? Read story

Off Beat: Local volunteers discouraged from carrying weapons on patrol

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

When neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman allegedly shot and killed Trayvon Martin in February, it raised a lot of questions. When we wrote a story on a local neighborhood patrol program, we failed to mention that a similar confrontation isn't likely to happen here, according to officials. Read story

Fire Captain Abe Rommel steers the rescue boat along the Ridgefield marina and monitors the boat's depth sounder to avoid areas where the water is too shallow.

County firefighters’ boat ready for river rescues

Fire Captain Abe Rommel steers the rescue boat along the Ridgefield marina and monitors the boat's depth sounder to avoid areas where the water is too shallow.

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

The 19-foot rescue boat took a few minutes to get going. The engine whined like a car not wanting to start. Once it roared to life, Fire Capt. Abe Rommel slowly pulled out from the 5 Mill St. dock, next door to Ridgefield Kayak Rentals. Read story

City seeks new member for parks advisory commission

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

The city of Vancouver is seeking city residents to fill a midterm vacancy on the Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission. Read story