The Columbian

Dental assistant Kate Hernandez, left, works with patient Gerardo Vazquez of Vancouver with Dr. Natalia Sakun at the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington’s dental van on Thursday morning. The clinic will begin renovations on its building in spring 2025.

Free Clinic of Southwest Washington will get a $1.5 million upgrade in the spring

October 7, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Health

The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington’s building will undergo a $1.5 million renovation in the spring. Read story

The National Weather Service in Portland said the strange odor that covered Southwest Washington on Tuesday night was first reported between Kelso and Vancouver.

Last month’s odor in Southwest Washington remains a mystery

October 6, 2024, 1:55pm Clark County News

Officials say the source of the smell that reportedly caused headaches and sore throats from Kelso to Portland last week is still undetermined. Read story

Lewis Record stands on his porch at his mobile home in Fruit Valley. Record is against adding more housing to Fruit Valley until the city does something to improve the neighborhood’s air quality.

Should Vancouver fix the air quality issues in Fruit Valley before adding more housing?

October 5, 2024, 6:14am Business

Lewis Record, 80, remembers the whisper of swaying branches and crisp scent of the air as he picked prunes in Fruit Valley in the 1950s. Read story

Fort Vancouver is celebrating its bicentennial.

200 years of community: Fort Vancouver’s multicultural history highlighted during bicentennial events

October 5, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

The end of this year and the whole of next year will be big ones for the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Read story

Anglers try their hand for coho and Chinook at the mouth of the White Salmon River. While the tributaries are heating up, anglers continue to take chinook and coho in the main stem Columbia River.

With large early runs of coho salmon, anglers hope for big late run, too

October 5, 2024, 6:13am Latest News Subscriber Exclusive

Coho returns to the Columbia River have been way above the projection, with the fish pushing into areas where they are rarely seen, and delighting anglers. Read story

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