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This week in Clark County history, June 21

June 21, 2024, 5:22am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania speaks with Clark County first responders about their child care needs at Vancouver City Hall on Thursday morning.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez hosts roundtable with first responders to discuss child care access

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania speaks with Clark County first responders about their child care needs at Vancouver City Hall on Thursday morning.

June 20, 2024, 5:30pm Clark County News

First responders face exceptional difficulties accessing child care. In Clark County only about 23.59 percent of child care needs are being met, according to the state Department of Children, Youth & Families. Read story

Thai Lee, left, and wife Bao Vang of Mountain View Farm display bouquets of colorful flowers for customers at the East Vancouver Farmers Market on Thursday morning.

‘Almost romantic vibe’: East Vancouver Farmers Market open for the season

Thai Lee, left, and wife Bao Vang of Mountain View Farm display bouquets of colorful flowers for customers at the East Vancouver Farmers Market on Thursday morning.

June 20, 2024, 3:40pm Business

After 10 years, the East Vancouver Farmers Market has gained a following among the city’s east-side residents looking to grab a few market items and play at the nearby Columbia Tech Center Park. Read story

Could the Columbia Palisades mixed-used development be the perfect location for a new performing arts center in Clark County? Organizers think so.

After years looking at downtown, the dream of a Clark County performing arts center moves to east Vancouver

Could the Columbia Palisades mixed-used development be the perfect location for a new performing arts center in Clark County? Organizers think so.

June 20, 2024, 2:30pm Business

make that decades — of unsuccessful attempts to bring a concert hall and performing arts center to downtown Vancouver, project boosters are looking east. Read story

This graphic from the June 2024 CDM Smith report gives an overview of how retail delivery fees work.

To help fund roads, WA lawmakers eye fee on delivery of online purchases

This graphic from the June 2024 CDM Smith report gives an overview of how retail delivery fees work.

June 20, 2024, 2:19pm Business

A fee tacked onto the delivery of many retail and online purchases could generate millions of dollars a year for maintaining city and county roads in Washington. Read story

Authorities investigate Monday morning at the scene along Northeast Andresen Road where a Vancouver police officer fatally shot a man who had reportedly brandished a gun.

40-year-old Vancouver man fatally shot by police on Andresen Road identified

Authorities investigate Monday morning at the scene along Northeast Andresen Road where a Vancouver police officer fatally shot a man who had reportedly brandished a gun.

June 20, 2024, 12:50pm Clark County News

The man fatally shot by Vancouver police early Monday was identified by the Clark County Medical Examiner as a 40-year-old Vancouver man. Read story

A motorist prepares to head southbound on Interstate 5 from the Northeast 179th Street interchange in Ridgefield on Monday morning. The state plans to install roundabouts there.

Ridgefield roundabouts slated for 179th Street; WSDOT seeks residents’ input through survey

A motorist prepares to head southbound on Interstate 5 from the Northeast 179th Street interchange in Ridgefield on Monday morning. The state plans to install roundabouts there.

June 20, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News

The Washington State Department of Transportation is moving forward with a project that will introduce roundabouts at the on- and offramps to Interstate 5 at Northeast 179th Street, near the Clark County Fairgrounds. Read story

The Vancouver Barracks bandstand is one of the landmarks on the new National Park Service free, self-guided cellphone tour.

Find hidden stories of familiar grounds with Fort Vancouver’s self-guided tour

The Vancouver Barracks bandstand is one of the landmarks on the new National Park Service free, self-guided cellphone tour.

June 20, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site’s parade grounds hold special significance in the region’s history. Its verdant, treeless expanse and gentle southward slope make it one of Vancouver’s best vantage points. It’s easy to wonder about the generations who have been here before us, gazing upon the same landmarks and geographical… Read story

A member of the Turma da Paz de Madureira, or TPM, samba school plays a drum during a rehearsal in preparation for Rio's Carnival parade, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. TPM is the first all-female samba school in Rio.
Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad conductor Brad Johnston rides a car while working near St. Johns Road in 2023. For the past 18 months, the Friends of Clark County and Friends of Central Vancouver have been organizing opposition to the rail operator.

Two groups work to educate Clark County residents on environmental issues around county’s short railroad

Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad conductor Brad Johnston rides a car while working near St. Johns Road in 2023. For the past 18 months, the Friends of Clark County and Friends of Central Vancouver have been organizing opposition to the rail operator.

June 20, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

Some call them environmental champions. Others have less complimentary names. For the past 18 months, members of Friends of Clark County and Friends of Central Vancouver have been on a mission to educate residents about issues surrounding the county-owned short line railroad. Read story