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A cast of book characters helped celebrate Friday's grand opening of the new Ridgefield Community Library, including 10-year-old Iris Taylor dressed as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, and her sister, Guinevere Taylor, 14, dressed as the Queen of Hearts. About 500 attended the opening of the nearly 8,000-square-foot library at 210 Main Ave. in Ridgefield.

Crowd of hundreds celebrates new library building in Ridgefield

A cast of book characters helped celebrate Friday's grand opening of the new Ridgefield Community Library, including 10-year-old Iris Taylor dressed as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, and her sister, Guinevere Taylor, 14, dressed as the Queen of Hearts. About 500 attended the opening of the nearly 8,000-square-foot library at 210 Main Ave. in Ridgefield.

July 9, 2021, 5:20pm Clark County News

Minutes into her exploration of the new Ridgefield Community Library, Luci Groesbeck scoured the shelves, then found a comfy spot on a plush sofa. Read story

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Woodland man sentenced to 8 years for child pornography

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July 9, 2021, 4:46pm Clark County News

A convicted sex offender was sentenced Friday to eight years and 10 months in prison for paying a 16-year-old girl to send him sexually explicit photos of herself on social media. Read story

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Inmate that escaped Clark County Jail recaptured

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July 9, 2021, 2:04pm Clark County News

An inmate escaped Friday morning from the Clark County Jail and was arrested about a mile and a half northeast of the jail about four hours later, according to a Clark County Sheriff's Office news release. Read story

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One dead in shooting at home east of Battle Ground

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July 9, 2021, 11:35am Clark County News

One man was killed in a shooting late Thursday after a confrontation in a rural residential area east of Battle Ground, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Read story

Superintendent Mike Merlino opens up a public forum in May 2019 for community members to voice their input on the district budget reductions at Heritage High School in Vancouver.

Review of Evergreen Public Schools finds lack of trust, divide among district’s leadership

Superintendent Mike Merlino opens up a public forum in May 2019 for community members to voice their input on the district budget reductions at Heritage High School in Vancouver.

July 9, 2021, 6:10am Clark County News

An independent review of Evergreen Public Schools’ senior-level leadership this spring described a lack of trust and a divide among staff, causing a “chilling effect on climate and culture” within the central office at Clark County’s largest school district. Read story

Washington added nearly twice as many people in 2020 as originally expected. Clark County saw the second-highest population growth in the state; among cities, Vancouver was No. 2 and Ridgefield was No. 10.

Clark County’s population grows by 13,600, 2nd largest gain in state

Washington added nearly twice as many people in 2020 as originally expected. Clark County saw the second-highest population growth in the state; among cities, Vancouver was No. 2 and Ridgefield was No. 10.

July 9, 2021, 6:07am Clark County News

Southwest Washington is among the fastest-growing regions in the state, according to new data released by the Washington Office of Financial Management. Read story

A local developer has bought the former Spanky's Legendary Consignment building in downtown Vancouver and plans to renovate it into a restaurant and office space. The structure has been vacant since 2008 and has become a prominent downtown eyesore.

Owner plans renovation of former Spanky’s downtown Vancouver building

A local developer has bought the former Spanky's Legendary Consignment building in downtown Vancouver and plans to renovate it into a restaurant and office space. The structure has been vacant since 2008 and has become a prominent downtown eyesore.

July 9, 2021, 6:05am Business

More than 12 years after the closure of the downtown branch of Spanky’s Legendary Consignment, the business’s former home is set to receive a major overhaul. Read story

Sue Neal, executive director of Battle Ground HealthCare, looks over a rapid disinfector ultraviolet light sterilizer that helps fight COVID-19. The free clinic provides a range of health care services, which will be expanded at the new location.

Battle Ground HealthCare plans move, expansion

Sue Neal, executive director of Battle Ground HealthCare, looks over a rapid disinfector ultraviolet light sterilizer that helps fight COVID-19. The free clinic provides a range of health care services, which will be expanded at the new location.

July 9, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Health

A free health clinic that serves hundreds of north Clark County residents is moving into a larger building, allowing the organization to expand services. Read story

Vancouver man gets 10 years for sexually explicit messages, trying to meet officer posing as girl

July 8, 2021, 5:24pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Thursday for sending sexually explicit messages to an officer posing online as a 13-year-old girl and then traveling to Oregon to meet up with the fictitious teen, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon. Read story

The site of a June 28 fire that burned down a vacant home and the surrounding brush. The cause of the fire is officially undetermined, although the Vancouver Fire Marshal's Office determined the fire started on the exterior of the house.

House fire on Evergreen Highway during heat wave started on exterior

The site of a June 28 fire that burned down a vacant home and the surrounding brush. The cause of the fire is officially undetermined, although the Vancouver Fire Marshal's Office determined the fire started on the exterior of the house.

July 8, 2021, 3:59pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office was unable to determine the cause of a June 28 fire that destroyed a house at 18337 S.E. Evergreen Highway on the hottest day in Vancouver’s recorded history. Read story