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Clark County News

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

Weather Eye: Vancouver should see its highest-ever temperatures today

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

June 27, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

We entered this excessive heat wave as forecasted by the computer models several days ago. I haven’t seen so many models all being so agreeable. We have never experienced such high temperatures here, and the records go back to the late 1800s. Read story

Kindergarten teacher Katie Plamondon, from left, leads students Phoenix Winmil, 5, Wes Charuchinda, 5, Emery Thomas, 6, and Jay Chou, 6, into the building for their second day of classes at Sifton Elementary School last Sept. 22. Smaller districts are exploring permanent remote options for families who choose them.

Clark County school districts: Remote learning options are here to stay

Kindergarten teacher Katie Plamondon, from left, leads students Phoenix Winmil, 5, Wes Charuchinda, 5, Emery Thomas, 6, and Jay Chou, 6, into the building for their second day of classes at Sifton Elementary School last Sept. 22. Smaller districts are exploring permanent remote options for families who choose them.

June 27, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

The new way forward in the fast-growing Ridgefield School District now includes the power of online curriculum. Read story

Boxes of "Mini Canister Shell" fireworks sit on shelves inside TNT Fireworks Warehouse.

Heat, drought ignite concerns about fireworks in Clark County

Boxes of "Mini Canister Shell" fireworks sit on shelves inside TNT Fireworks Warehouse.

June 27, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

Fireworks sales for Fourth of July begin Monday in unincorporated Clark County, though a recent heat wave and drought conditions have raised concerns. Read story

Clark College names new head of operations

June 27, 2021, 5:49am Clark County News

Clark College announced Friday the hiring of Galina Burley as its executive vice president of operations. Read story

Columbia Springs receives grant to help rebuild West Biddle Lake Dam

June 27, 2021, 5:48am Clark County News

Columbia Springs, a Vancouver environmental education center, received a $1.8 million grant from the state’s capital budget to replace its West Biddle Lake Dam. Read story

Vancouver-based ZoomInfo launches recruiter platform

June 27, 2021, 5:48am Clark County Business

Vancouver-based business marketing intelligence company ZoomInfo announced Thursday that it has launched a new platform called ZoomInfo Recruiter, aimed at helping corporate recruiting teams identify and connect with talent to fill openings. Read story

Waterax wins $241,125 federal contract

June 27, 2021, 5:47am Clark County Business

Waterax has been awarded a $241,125 federal contract from the Defense Logistics Agency in Philadelphia, Pa., for pumps and compressors, according to a Friday press release. Read story

82-unit senior housing building planned in Vancouver

June 27, 2021, 5:46am Clark County Business

A developer has submitted a preliminary application to build an 82-unit affordable senior housing building called Laurel Manor on Northeast 66th Avenue in Vancouver, to the south of state Highway 500 near Northeast Andresen Road. Read story

Industrial buildings planned at Port of Vancouver’s Centennial Industrial Park

June 27, 2021, 5:46am Clark County Business

A developer has submitted a preliminary application to build a pair of industrial buildings on a roughly 3.25-acre site at the Port of Vancouver’s Centennial Industrial Park that would be used by a company called Nu-Tech Machining and other future tenants. Read story

Insitu awarded contract from U.S. Navy

June 27, 2021, 5:46am Clark County Business

Insitu, a Boeing subsidiary headquartered in Bingen, has been awarded a $989,500 federal contract from the U.S. Navy for miscellaneous aircraft components and accessories, according to a Friday press release. Read story