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Washington State Rep. Paul Harris speaks to a table of people Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, at Brewed Awakenings in northeast Vancouver. Harris and State Sen. Sen. Lynda Wilson met with constituents to hear their concerns while the legislature is not in session.

Vancouver Rep. Paul Harris announces bid for state Senate

March 7, 2024, 12:09pm Clark County News

Vancouver Republican Rep. Paul Harris announced Thursday that he is running for the Washington state Senate in the 17th District. Read story

Washington's snowpack is in bad shape this year and many areas are facing drought conditions.

WA’s lackluster snowpack draws concerns, especially on the Olympic Peninsula

March 7, 2024, 7:36am Latest News

Not since 2015 has Washington’s snowpack fallen so far below normal. Read story

Adam Atchison lived in his car for almost a year before moving to the city of Vancouver’s Hope Village transitional shelter. In October, he moved into an affordable unit.

Stepping stones to a home: Vancouver man finds affordable housing after living in his car

March 7, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News

The first meal Adam Atchison cooked in his new home was a rib-eye steak and a baked potato with all the fixings. But it was a long journey to get to that kitchen. Read story

A sandwich board advertises the benefits of using an EBT card at the Vancouver Farmers Market.

Vancouver Farmers Market, Papa Murphy’s see impact after rollback in food stamps

March 7, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

After a rollback in food stamps one year ago, people have had fewer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to spend at local businesses. Read story

Relocated by the Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group, a beaver swims the headwaters of the Yakima River. Today’s “beaver believers” are working to move dam-building beavers to places where their labor helps restore wetlands and salmon.

“Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America” author coming to Vancouver

March 7, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

that pleasant, low-key, increasingly hipster city on the mouth of the Columbia River — a current New York Times bestseller has the town’s absentee founder and namesake smelling less like a rose and more like a wet beaver. Read story

Weather Eye: We may finally hit the 50 degree mark Friday

The National Weather Service in Portland on Wednesday afternoon ended their forecast discussion with this ray of hope: “For those sun seekers, forecast analysis is hinting on a high-pressure ridge building which would dry conditions out once again and bring warmer temperatures to the region.” Read story

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