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COVID-19 cases still on the increase at Larch Corrections Center

(The Columbian files)

February 19, 2022, 5:56am Clark County Health

The Washington Department of Corrections reported Friday there are 97 active COVID-19 cases among incarcerated individuals at Larch Corrections Center. The number of active cases among staff — six — has remained the same since Monday. Read story

Happy Juice owner Ashley Lingle serves customers at her drive-thru.

Working in Clark County: Ashley Lingle, owner of Happy Juice Drive-Thru

Happy Juice owner Ashley Lingle serves customers at her drive-thru.

February 19, 2022, 5:30am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Being the head of a small business has its ups and downs, and Ashley Lingle loves every minute of it. Read story

The Clark County Courthouse.

Ridgefield child molester sentenced to 16.5 years

The Clark County Courthouse.

February 18, 2022, 6:01pm Clark County News

A Ridgefield man previously convicted of raping a young girl was sentenced Friday to 16½ years in prison for molesting another girl. Read story

A boy was wounded in the arm during an apparent dispute among rival gangs Friday afternoon near Heritage High School, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office.

Boy shot in arm during gang fight in Orchards area

A boy was wounded in the arm during an apparent dispute among rival gangs Friday afternoon near Heritage High School, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office.

February 18, 2022, 3:24pm Clark County News

A boy was shot in the arm during an apparent dispute among rival gangs Friday afternoon near Heritage High School. Read story

Police officers attempted to stop a black 2000 Ford Mustang in the area of Northeast Sandy Boulevard and Interstate 205 in Portland. A police chase ensued, and an officer used a spike strip to flatten multiple tires on the Mustang on the onramp for westbound Interstate 84 from Northeast 39th Avenue. The chase continued onto Interstate 5 and north into Vancouver.

3 arrested after chase from Portland into Vancouver, manhunt

Police officers attempted to stop a black 2000 Ford Mustang in the area of Northeast Sandy Boulevard and Interstate 205 in Portland. A police chase ensued, and an officer used a spike strip to flatten multiple tires on the Mustang on the onramp for westbound Interstate 84 from Northeast 39th Avenue. The chase continued onto Interstate 5 and north into Vancouver.

February 18, 2022, 2:55pm Clark County News

Three people were arrested Thursday night after allegedly shooting at a Portland police officer, leading police on a chase into Vancouver and prompting a large manhunt in the Minnehaha area. Read story

Chief Master Sgt. E.E. "Van" Valkenberg holds a picture of himself on Air Force One as he reflected on his past at his Vancouver home in 2011. Valkenberg was a radio operator in World War II and served in the U.S. Navy toward the end of the war. Soon after, he joined the Air Force where he served in the Korean War, the Cuban missile crisis and the Vietnam War.

Vancouver native soared high as chief communications officer aboard Air Force One

Chief Master Sgt. E.E. "Van" Valkenberg holds a picture of himself on Air Force One as he reflected on his past at his Vancouver home in 2011. Valkenberg was a radio operator in World War II and served in the U.S. Navy toward the end of the war. Soon after, he joined the Air Force where he served in the Korean War, the Cuban missile crisis and the Vietnam War.

February 18, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

E.E. “Van” Valkenberg, a veteran who had been chief communications officer aboard Air Force One, died at the age of 95 on Feb. 7. Read story

Vancouver Specialty and Rehabilitative Care (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

2 Vancouver long-term care facilities to open non-COVID units

Vancouver Specialty and Rehabilitative Care (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

February 18, 2022, 6:03am Business

Two Vancouver long-term care facilities are opening units to treat non-COVID patients who no longer need acute care. The units are an effort to ease the strain on Clark County hospitals that have been stretched thin by the omicron surge. Read story

Clark Public Utilities to offer electric car chargers, rebates online

February 18, 2022, 5:57am Clark County News

Clark Public Utilities announced this week the opening of an online marketplace where customers can buy Enel X JuiceBar electric vehicle chargers with an instant $500 rebate. Read story

Clark County seeks applicants for Commission on Aging

February 18, 2022, 5:56am Clark County News

Clark County is accepting applications for three positions on the Commission on Aging. Each position is for a three-year term beginning June 1 through May 31, 2025. Applicants can reside anywhere in Clark County. Read story

First-grader Mia Pierce, 6, bundles up in a coat before attending hybrid classes at Crestline Elementary School on Tuesday morning. Evergreen Public Schools, plus other area school districts, welcomed more students into classrooms for hybrid learning -- the first time they&#039;ve been in a classroom since COVID-19 shut schools down in March. Hockinson and Washougal welcomed first-, second- and third-graders.

Clark County school districts to follow state, county guidance on masks

First-grader Mia Pierce, 6, bundles up in a coat before attending hybrid classes at Crestline Elementary School on Tuesday morning. Evergreen Public Schools, plus other area school districts, welcomed more students into classrooms for hybrid learning -- the first time they&#039;ve been in a classroom since COVID-19 shut schools down in March. Hockinson and Washougal welcomed first-, second- and third-graders.

February 17, 2022, 7:02pm Clark County News

Clark County school districts will continue to follow county and state health and safety protocols in the coming weeks before the statewide mask mandate ends on March 21, officials say. Read story