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Jerry and James Lanz encourage others to become organ donors. According to the National Kidney Foundation, one kidney can filter enough blood to keep your body functioning normally.

Vancouver man gave his brother a kidney in 1971, since then, ‘we got the chance to spend a lot more time together’

March 23, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Health

Sunlight peeked through the gaps of a large tree in Vancouver’s Esther Short Park as James and Jerry Lanz wrapped their arms around each other. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Our rain gauges will get filled up for the rest of March

March 23, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

Let’s begin by reviewing last month’s rainfall around the area from your friends and neighbors: Bob Starr, Cougar, 12.15 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 5.58 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lakeshore, 3.89 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights, 6.11 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 5.04 inches; Bob Mode, Minnehaha, 3.69 inches; Irv St.… Read story

Evergreen Public Schools superintendent John Boyd listens to community feedback in March 2023 during an Evergreen Public Schools meeting at Evergreen Public Schools headquarters.

Evergreen Public Schools final plan for cuts includes 22 elementary teacher librarians

March 22, 2024, 3:19pm Clark County News

Evergreen Public Schools’ final recommended budget reduction plan cuts $18.7 million for the 2024-2025 school year with 124 positions lost across the district. Read story

Kevin West, a captain with the Camas-Washougal Fire Department, is facing murder charges in connection with the death of his wife, Marcelle West.

Camas-Washougal fire battalion chief faces murder allegation in wife’s January death

March 22, 2024, 12:11pm Clark County News

A Camas-Washougal Fire Department battalion chief was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder Friday in the January death of his wife, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Read story

Michael Grilliot, senior research scientist and operations manager, watches a drone flying over the Oso landslide as part of the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure RAPID Facility, funded by the National Science Foundation, Friday, March 8, 2024. The team was scouting in preparation of a "production" LiDAR drone flight scheduled for the following week, designed to monitor the landslide's changes.

For Oso landslide survivors, ‘Hope walks with the hurting’

March 22, 2024, 7:42am Latest News

Ron Thompson drives his pickup a few times a week to this sacred place and waits with a heavy heart, a mental trove of stories and a green bag of laminated photos. In the meantime, he picks up barely noticeable trash, a garbage picker in one hand and his cane… Read story

Beer and a burger? From Vancouver to Washougal, these taprooms have you covered

MMMerica burger at Heathen Brewing Feral Public House.

March 22, 2024, 6:04am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

When they first opened taprooms, craft brewers were reluctant to go into the food business. Many just served snacks or relied on nearby food trucks to feed their customers. I’m grateful that some have decided to make great burgers to accompany their well-crafted brews. Read story

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