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A fire engine is pictured at the Camas-Washougal Fire Department Station 42 in Camas.

Camas eyes $35M plan for Camas-Washougal Fire Department

April 13, 2022, 6:03am Clark County News

Camas officials are one step closer to approving a Camas-Washougal Fire Department capital facilities plan showing the fire department will require roughly $35 million worth of fire station and apparatus improvements and replacements over the next decade. Read story

Clark County Commission on Aging to focus on connectivity

April 13, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Health Free

The Clark County Commission on Aging’s focus this year is on “Innovation through Connection” and the need to connect people to resources, information and each other. Read story

Underlying the shiny, brassy sound of the many marching bands in the Hazel Dell Parade is the organizational labor and data mangament of of Jody and Matt Gohlke at Music World.

Hazel Dell Parade of Bands returns in May

April 13, 2022, 6:01am Clark County Life Free

The Hazel Dell Parade of Bands will return May 21 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

Vancouver Public Schools District Resource Officer Tony Jacobs, center, tells a crowd of Vancouver School of Arts and Academics students on Tuesday that he is retiring at the end of the school year.

Vancouver Public Schools’ singing resource officer Tony Jacobs to retire

April 13, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

“I came in with the roar, you know I had to go out with one too.” Read story

Monday's snow brought down enough trees in Blandford Canyon to force Vancouver to close South Blandford Drive until the roadway can be cleared, as seen Tuesday morning. Top: Blandford Drive between MacArthur and Evergreen boulevards remains closed due to downed tree limbs and debris blocking the street. Vancouver Public Works expects the road to remain closed for several days.

Clark County crews clean up in wake of snowstorm

April 12, 2022, 6:57pm Clark County News

It may be spring on the calendar, but someone forgot to tell Mother Nature. A Monday storm that dropped a few inches of snow in some areas of Clark County and as much as a foot of snow in others may have cleared out, but more snow could be on… Read story

Weather Eye: Chilly weather most of week with chance of more snowflakes

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Quite an interesting and robust snow event we had early Monday, wasn’t it? When I wrote my Sunday column Saturday afternoon, forecast models had a hint of wet snow showers scattered about but not until Sunday afternoon, before they had developed a tight closed low off the Oregon Coast to… Read story

Lewis River Golf Course’s new owner plans property updates

Woodland's Lewis River Golf Course at 3209 Old Lewis River Road was purchased late last year by Princess Cheese, LLC. The company says it will update the property with plans to reinvest in its recreational character in the future.

April 12, 2022, 6:04am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Woodland’s Lewis River Golf Course at 3209 Old Lewis River Road was purchased late last year by Princess Cheese, LLC. The golf course had been under the ownership of the Stading family for three generations. Read story