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One set of housing recommendations is specific to Highway 99, which would exempt some affordable housing projects from certain design standards and would apply new development standards instead.

Clark County housing advisory group outlines options

One set of housing recommendations is specific to Highway 99, which would exempt some affordable housing projects from certain design standards and would apply new development standards instead.

January 25, 2022, 6:45pm Clark County News

Tuesday was the county Housing Options Study and Action Plan advisory group’s final meeting before making its recommendations to the Clark County Council and planning commission. The group has identified 51 near- and long-term recommendations, each of which are divided into four categories: housing options, affordable housing, programs and partnerships,… Read story

Stephen Chan of Mighty Bowl, left, serves up a lunch order as owner Steve Valenta chats with a customer in downtown Vancouver. In the fourth quarter of last year, Valenta's costs for food increased 24 percent. They had been steadily rising throughout the pandemic. His costs for to-go packaging rose 60 percent.

Clark County restaurant profits sink as omicron surges

Stephen Chan of Mighty Bowl, left, serves up a lunch order as owner Steve Valenta chats with a customer in downtown Vancouver. In the fourth quarter of last year, Valenta's costs for food increased 24 percent. They had been steadily rising throughout the pandemic. His costs for to-go packaging rose 60 percent.

January 25, 2022, 6:43pm Business

Steve Valenta has spent 10 years pouring his life’s savings, his energy and his care into his Mighty Bowl restaurant in downtown Vancouver — to great success. But it’s not enough. His restaurant is running out of money. Read story

Man suffers burns to hands in barn fire north of Washougal

January 25, 2022, 4:33pm Clark County News

A man suffered burns to his hands after the outbuilding he was staying in caught fire Tuesday morning north of Washougal. Read story

A truck driver travels north on the Interstate Bridge.

Vancouver council steps up timeline for I-5 Bridge planning

A truck driver travels north on the Interstate Bridge.

January 25, 2022, 4:21pm Clark County News

Discussions between the Vancouver City Council and Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Program staff are soon to be underway as they assess design alternatives before summer — a major step in the multiyear bridge project. Read story

Vancouver Public Schools had to close the COVID-19 testing site outside the Jim Parsley Center on Tuesday because of lack of staffing.

Staffing shortages affect Vancouver Public Schools’ COVID-19 test site

Vancouver Public Schools had to close the COVID-19 testing site outside the Jim Parsley Center on Tuesday because of lack of staffing.

January 25, 2022, 4:20pm Clark County Health Free

Vancouver Public Schools closed its COVID-19 testing center at the Jim Parsley Center Complex in Vancouver at noon Tuesday due to a staffing shortage. Read story

The Vancouver Fire Department battled an apartment fire in the Ogden neighborhood on Monday night.

Vancouver firefighters battle third-floor apartment blaze

The Vancouver Fire Department battled an apartment fire in the Ogden neighborhood on Monday night.

January 25, 2022, 7:18am Clark County News

The Vancouver Fire Department responded to an apartment fire in the Ogden neighborhood Monday night after witnesses reported dense smoke coming from a unit. Read story

The ZoomInfo logo adorns a wall at the company's downtown Vancouver offices.

Vancouver-based ZoomInfo expands operations into Europe

The ZoomInfo logo adorns a wall at the company's downtown Vancouver offices.

January 25, 2022, 6:05am Business

Vancouver’s ZoomInfo recently announced the company, which specializes in market software, data and intelligence, will expand its operations into Europe. Read story

Race for Warmth returns for eighth year

January 25, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News

Runners and walkers are invited to participate in this year’s eighth annual Race for Warmth. The entire $30 registration fee will go directly to Operation Warm Heart, which help people in need pay their utility bill. Read story

Mill Plain onramp to I-205 meter activated

January 25, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News

A ramp meter began regulating traffic at the Mill Plain Boulevard onramp to northbound Interstate 205 on Monday. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Overnight fog, mostly sunny afternoons rest of week

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

January 25, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News

I guess you could say we are in the middle of the winter doldrums with high pressure dominating our current weather scene. Dry January weather Monday brought freezing temperatures and even some freezing fog. A few of you told me it looked like a light snowfall outside early in the… Read story