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People ride the Ring of Fire ride in 2023 at the Clark County Fair.

A fair like never before: Clark County Fair adds new elements and keeps staples

August 1, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Fan favorites Butterfly Adventures and Pirate’s Parrot Show are back at the Clark County Fair. But expect new elements this year, too, including a dinosaur exhibit, thrilling carnival ride and an extended rodeo experience. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Higher temperatures, humidity return for weekend

August 1, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

The warmth is back with us and so is the humidity. Moisture from earlier in the week and infiltration of southerly flow aloft and weak onshore air will keep our dew points higher than average. The overnight lows the next two nights will be on the warm side. Read story

Jordan Chiles, of the United States, performs on the balance beam during the women's artistic gymnastics team finals round at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France.

Vancouver’s Naydenov Gymnastics cheers for Prairie grad Jordan Chiles as she wins Olympic gold

July 31, 2024, 5:48pm Clark County News

A Vancouver native and Prairie High School grad helped bring home the gold for the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team at the women’s team final Tuesday. Read story

Tony Tommasini, from left, Doug Kreuzer and Kari Dupler of the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership conduct an amphibian study as part of the fish habitat restoration efforts at the East Fork Lewis River in March. Clark County recently finalized the purchase of nearly 125 acres needed for the $20 million habitat restoration project.

Clark County buys Ridgefield Pits, opening the way for a $20M restoration project

July 31, 2024, 4:03pm Clark County News

Clark County officially owns the Ridgefield Pits, a former gravel-mine site central to a $20 million habitat restoration project on the East Fork Lewis River. Read story

Ballots are processed by the Clark County Elections Office in March. The Elections Office says that while there may be some instances of noncitizerns registering to vote, which is illegal, the number is very small.

Are noncitizens using Washington driver’s licenses to illegally register to vote in Clark County?

July 31, 2024, 3:10pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Washington is one of 19 states, along with the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, that allows some or all undocumented residents to obtain a driver’s license or state-issued identification. Some worry this practice lets noncitizens register and vote in federal, state or local elections. Read story

Wildfires burn more than 2 million acres nationwide; 182,000 burning in Washington

The Big Horn fire is burning on 50,000 acres in the eastern Columbia River Gorge between Goldendale and Boardman.

July 31, 2024, 7:48am Latest News

As of Monday morning, there are 102 large active wildfires being managed nationwide, burning an estimated 2 million acres according to the National Interagency Fire Center. In Washington, there are around 182,300 acres burning. Read story

Popovers, aka Yorkshire pudding, are best savored with friends and family

Popovers and Yorkshire puddings are essentially the same thing, except Yorkshire puddings are traditionally cooked in roast beef drippings.

The kindest person I’ve ever known was my friend Shoshana’s mother, Deanna. She passed away at about the same time my mother did. Shoshana and I attended back-to-back memorial services and stood near each other as we shared poignant memories about our mothers. At Deanna’s memorial, I relayed a story… Read story

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