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Ally Orr, 22, has raised over $100,000 for her newly founded "Women in STEM, Medicine and Law Scholarship" at Boise State University. The scholarship was created after a professor at the school made a series of sexist remarks at a national convention, sparking outrage among students on campus.

Prairie grad gets national attention for scholarship spurred by professor’s sexist remarks

Ally Orr, 22, has raised over $100,000 for her newly founded "Women in STEM, Medicine and Law Scholarship" at Boise State University. The scholarship was created after a professor at the school made a series of sexist remarks at a national convention, sparking outrage among students on campus.

February 15, 2022, 6:01am Clark County News

Vancouver’s Ally Orr is a trailblazer. Read story

COVID-19 outbreak grows at Larch Corrections Center

February 14, 2022, 6:53pm Clark County Health

The number of active COVID-19 cases jumped to 41 among incarcerated individuals at Larch Corrections Center, a nearly 193 percent increase since Friday, according to a Monday bulletin from the Washington Department of Corrections. Read story

Encouraging messaging sits on the ground outside a row of pallet homes Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, at the Stay Safe Community in east Vancouver.

Former Golden Skate site proposed as 2nd supported homeless community

Encouraging messaging sits on the ground outside a row of pallet homes Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, at the Stay Safe Community in east Vancouver.

February 14, 2022, 6:40pm Clark County News

The city of Vancouver proposed Monday to select the former Golden Skate property as the location for its second supportive community for people experiencing homelessness. Read story

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3 hurt in Highway 14 crash recovering

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February 14, 2022, 6:11pm Clark County News

Three people in a Jeep that was hit head-on Saturday afternoon on state Highway 14 were still recovering Monday at local hospitals. Read story

Facilities manager PJ Hoshowski climbs a ladder to adjust a welcome sign inside the greenhouse at Hawthorne Gardening Company.

Hawthorne lays off 150 at Vancouver site

Facilities manager PJ Hoshowski climbs a ladder to adjust a welcome sign inside the greenhouse at Hawthorne Gardening Company.

February 14, 2022, 5:50pm Business

Hawthorne Gardening Co.’s west Vancouver facility has laid off 150 employees as part of a restructuring of the indoor gardening company. Read story

Known as Fairgate Estate in Camas' Prune Hill neighborhood, the property has been used as a bed and breakfast, wedding venue and assisted living center.

Camas drug treatment and recovery center wins challenge

Known as Fairgate Estate in Camas' Prune Hill neighborhood, the property has been used as a bed and breakfast, wedding venue and assisted living center.

February 14, 2022, 4:52pm Clark County News

A Clark County Superior Court judge has upheld a land use decision by Camas that will pave the way for the Discover Recovery substance abuse treatment and recovery facility to operate in the city’s Prune Hill neighborhood. Read story

nLIGHT engineering technician Erica Williams works on a qualifying tool for production use at nLIGHT in Vancouver in April 2018.

nLIGHT buys Plasmo

nLIGHT engineering technician Erica Williams works on a qualifying tool for production use at nLIGHT in Vancouver in April 2018.

February 14, 2022, 4:50pm Business

Camas-based semiconductor and fiber lasers company nLIGHT announced Monday that it has acquired an Austrian-based company called Plasmo. Read story

Workers begin construction on a state-of-the-art music facility at Meadow Glade Adventist Elementary School, a 125-year-old school in Battle Ground. The school received a $400,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust to help fund the project.

Murdock grants build success for three Clark County nonprofits

Workers begin construction on a state-of-the-art music facility at Meadow Glade Adventist Elementary School, a 125-year-old school in Battle Ground. The school received a $400,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust to help fund the project.

February 14, 2022, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

The Vancouver-based M.J. Murdock Charitable MurdockTrust had a record year of giving in 2021, investing $110 million in organizations across the Northwest, including nearly $610,000 in Clark County. Read story

Ali Sharp serves main courses at George's Molon Lav?. For workers and restaurant owners, Valentine's Day is a happy occasion. "It's a great morale booster for staff," said Anthony Anton, chief executive at the Washington Hospitality Association.

Clark County restaurants say Viva la Valentine’s Day!

Ali Sharp serves main courses at George's Molon Lav?. For workers and restaurant owners, Valentine's Day is a happy occasion. "It's a great morale booster for staff," said Anthony Anton, chief executive at the Washington Hospitality Association.

February 13, 2022, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Valentine’s Day is for romance — dazzling flowers, bubbly Champagne, thoughtful gifts and loving glances. Read story

Weather Eye: 60 degrees today; what a difference a year can make

February 13, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

We may as well review January’s rainfall from around the area before the next batch of showers arrives shortly: Rob Starr, Cougar, 19.16 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 6.87 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lakeshore, 4.94 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights, 7.76 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 6.55 inches; Bob Mode, Minnehaha,… Read story