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The first two buildings in the Port of Woodland&rsquo;s Rose Way Industrial Park are ready to be leased.

Port of Woodland in growth mode; Rose Way Industrial Park could employ hundreds when completed

The first two buildings in the Port of Woodland&rsquo;s Rose Way Industrial Park are ready to be leased.

June 5, 2024, 3:29pm Business

Decades of effort by Port of Woodland officials is coming to a head next week, as the port is set to officially open the first two of its buildings at the Rose Way Industrial Park. Read story

Nurses at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center picket outside the hospital on Thursday morning, April 18, 2024.

PeaceHealth nurses will vote on contract that includes raises but doesn’t increase staffing levels

Nurses at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center picket outside the hospital on Thursday morning, April 18, 2024.

June 5, 2024, 12:02pm Business

Nurses at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center will vote Thursday on a contract that includes higher wages but does not increase minimum staffing requirements at the Vancouver hospital. Read story

Washington will soon join 10 states across the country that have laws preventing children younger than18 from getting married. The bill was first introduced last year by Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, but stalled in the Senate.

Hundreds of new laws will take effect in Washington on June 6, from bans on child marriage to octopus farming

Washington will soon join 10 states across the country that have laws preventing children younger than18 from getting married. The bill was first introduced last year by Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, but stalled in the Senate.

June 5, 2024, 7:52am Editor's Choice

New limits on carrying guns openly in public, loosened restrictions on police pursuing suspects, a shorter time period for mortuaries to store unclaimed human remains, and a ban on octopus farming. Read story

Vancouver City Hall (The Columbian files)

Inflation, slowing growth cited as $43M budget deficit looms for Vancouver in 2025

Vancouver City Hall (The Columbian files)

June 5, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Facing a projected $43 million deficit in 2025, the city of Vancouver will have to make budget cuts for the first time in a decade due to inflation and slowing growth, according to City Manager Eric Holmes. Read story

Contributed by the city of Ridgefield
California burger chain In-N-Out submitted an application Feb. 16 for a Ridgefield location, shown in this rendering. Clark County has recently experienced an influx of California transplants, both people and businesses. In-N-Out, Trader Joe&rsquo;s, Mountain Mike&rsquo;s Pizza and Daiso are expanding here. (Associated Press files)

As more California transplants find fertile soil in Clark County, Golden State retailers are following

Contributed by the city of Ridgefield
California burger chain In-N-Out submitted an application Feb. 16 for a Ridgefield location, shown in this rendering. Clark County has recently experienced an influx of California transplants, both people and businesses. In-N-Out, Trader Joe&rsquo;s, Mountain Mike&rsquo;s Pizza and Daiso are expanding here. (Associated Press files)

June 5, 2024, 6:04am Business

Clark County has long attracted newcomers from California but has recently experienced a surge. Is that what’s attracted the wave of California-based retailers, including In-N-Out, that are expanding here? Read story

Here&rsquo;s a graphic that shows the overall design of the Heights Bike Garden.

Grow your cycling skills at Heights Bike Garden set to open at old Tower Mall site

Here&rsquo;s a graphic that shows the overall design of the Heights Bike Garden.

June 5, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

A paved but off-street and carless space where cyclists can safely practice their riding skills is coming to the vacant Tower Mall redevelopment site in central Vancouver. A grand opening of the new Heights Bike Garden is set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 5411 E. Mill Plain… Read story

Strawberry cake mix, fresh rhubarb, ripe strawberries and cream magically create a custard-like layer of goodness.

Pretty in Pink: Strawberry Rhubarb Cake makes the most of seasonal flavors

Strawberry cake mix, fresh rhubarb, ripe strawberries and cream magically create a custard-like layer of goodness.

June 5, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

I first tasted rhubarb on a dare. The family next door to my childhood home had a son my age and sometimes we’d talk to each other through the fence between our yards. One day I went outside and there was Adam, holding what looked like a super-sized stalk of… Read story

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe received $1.7 million to build a 100-kilowatt solar array and battery energy storage system on administrative and clinic buildings from a state grant. The array will power the building and provide supplemental power for electric vehicle charging.

Cowlitz tribe among groups awarded millions from state for clean-energy projects

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe received $1.7 million to build a 100-kilowatt solar array and battery energy storage system on administrative and clinic buildings from a state grant. The array will power the building and provide supplemental power for electric vehicle charging.

June 4, 2024, 5:56pm Clark County News

The Washington Department of Commerce awarded more than $47 million in clean-energy grants to Southwest Washington cities, counties, public utilities and recognized tribes in two separate rounds of awards late last week. Read story

FILE - The Washington state Capitol building is pictured, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash. A new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a &quot;forced outing&quot; measure will be allowed to take effect this week after a court commissioner on Tuesday declined to issue an emergency order temporarily blocking it.

Washington parental rights law criticized as a ‘forced outing’ measure is allowed to take effect

FILE - The Washington state Capitol building is pictured, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash. A new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a &quot;forced outing&quot; measure will be allowed to take effect this week after a court commissioner on Tuesday declined to issue an emergency order temporarily blocking it.

June 4, 2024, 5:32pm Latest News

A new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a “forced outing” measure will be allowed to take effect this week after a court commissioner on Tuesday declined to issue an emergency order temporarily blocking it. Read story

Vancouver- based Murdock Charitable Trust awards grants

June 4, 2024, 5:00pm Clark County News

Murdock Charitable Trust awards grants Read story