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President Barack Obama talks to Vancouver residents Thomas Bieniewicz, 10, and his father, Col. Mike Bieniewicz, left, after arriving at the Oregon Air National Guard Base in Portland on Tuesday.

Vancouver boy meets a ‘really nice guy’ in Obama

President Barack Obama talks to Vancouver residents Thomas Bieniewicz, 10, and his father, Col. Mike Bieniewicz, left, after arriving at the Oregon Air National Guard Base in Portland on Tuesday.

July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver's Thomas Bieniewicz had a nice moment with Barack Obama in Portland on Tuesday and declared the president a "really nice guy." Read story

Memorial service set for Mandy Lathim

July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A memorial service will be held Saturday for Mandy Lathim, 18, the Vancouver woman who died after suffering major injuries from a July 3 car crash on Interstate 5 in northern California. Read story

Mike Williams, 36, right, guides Nate Eterno, 35, near left, Steven Reese, 65, and Shawn Eten, 24, through the technicalities of setting up a highline tension rope system.

Volcano Rescue Team puts training to good use

Mike Williams, 36, right, guides Nate Eterno, 35, near left, Steven Reese, 65, and Shawn Eten, 24, through the technicalities of setting up a highline tension rope system.

July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

YACOLT -- At 10 a.m. on a Saturday, it is a training day for the Volcano Rescue Team. The mission is to set up one of the most complicated rope systems used to rescue someone stuck in a canyon: a highline. By late afternoon, they will be on a real… Read story

Interim director named for WSUV College of Ed.

July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Suzanne Smith, academic director for Human Development at Washington State University Vancouver, will also be the interim academic director for the College of Education, WSUV announced Tuesday. Read story

Hospital to hold benefit for abused-child work

July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Tickets are on sale for a luncheon fundraiser to benefit the Child Abuse Assessment Team at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. Read story

An old telephone, probably from the 1920s, is one of hundreds of items found at the Telephone Pioneer Museum in downtown Eugene, Ore.

Before cutting landline, people consider emergencies

An old telephone, probably from the 1920s, is one of hundreds of items found at the Telephone Pioneer Museum in downtown Eugene, Ore.

July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Mary White, 77, of Vancouver briefly flirted with the idea of canceling her landline and relying only on her cellphone until she did some research that gave her pause. Read story

Candidate David Madore said he apologized to Clark County Commissioner Marc Boldt for including a false claim in a flier that Boldt has doubled the size of government. During Boldt's time in office, the county budget has decreased along with the number of county employees.

Madore apologizes to Boldt for false claim in mailer

Candidate David Madore said he apologized to Clark County Commissioner Marc Boldt for including a false claim in a flier that Boldt has doubled the size of government. During Boldt's time in office, the county budget has decreased along with the number of county employees.

July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver Republican David Madore, a candidate for Clark County commissioner, claimed in bold-faced type that the incumbent, Commissioner Marc Boldt, "has doubled the size of government during his terms in office." Read story

Ex-prosecutor accused of soliciting prostitutes

July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A Clark County deputy prosecuting attorney who resigned last month was charged Tuesday with the attempted patronizing of a prostitute. Read story

Mary Handy of Washougal takes a dare to ride a mini bicycle from Henrik Bothe, right, who was hired to keep a the crowd entertained at a New Seasons job fair at Life Point Church in September. Handy, who moved to the area from Idaho to be closer to family, quit her job at a convenience store when she moved two months ago and has been looking for a new job.

Local jobs market continues its slow growth in June

Mary Handy of Washougal takes a dare to ride a mini bicycle from Henrik Bothe, right, who was hired to keep a the crowd entertained at a New Seasons job fair at Life Point Church in September. Handy, who moved to the area from Idaho to be closer to family, quit her job at a convenience store when she moved two months ago and has been looking for a new job.

July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Clark County's job market showed no signs of speeding up in June, the region's labor economist reported Tuesday. Read story

President Barack Obama visits with military veterans Dean Dilley, left, Mark Peterson, background, right, and Thomas Foeller, right, during a stop to the Gateway Breakfast House in Portland today.

UPDATE: President leaves Portland, headed for Seattle

President Barack Obama visits with military veterans Dean Dilley, left, Mark Peterson, background, right, and Thomas Foeller, right, during a stop to the Gateway Breakfast House in Portland today.

July 24, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

PORTLAND (AP) -- Advocates demanding tougher gun-control laws were among several dozen demonstrators who greeted President Barack Obama outside a fundraising stop in Oregon on Tuesday. Read story