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An aerial view of the Washougal quarry near the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. The county has received 22 applications for surface mining zoning, which would significantly expand the county&rsquo;s mining operations, similar to the Washougal quarry, if approved.

Clark County has 22 requests for new surface mines; 20 are from the same company

An aerial view of the Washougal quarry near the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. The county has received 22 applications for surface mining zoning, which would significantly expand the county&rsquo;s mining operations, similar to the Washougal quarry, if approved.

October 28, 2024, 12:09pm Business

The number of surface mining operations in Clark County could significantly increase in the coming years. The county received 22 requests, all but two from the same company, for surface mining zoning in northern and eastern rural areas of the county. Read story

Specialized Housing Executive Director Brian McCarl, right, talks to a crowd full of community members and state leaders including Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, and Clark County Treasurer Alishia Topper on Wednesday in Felida.

Nonprofit breaks ground on senior apartments in Felida after four years of planning

Specialized Housing Executive Director Brian McCarl, right, talks to a crowd full of community members and state leaders including Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, and Clark County Treasurer Alishia Topper on Wednesday in Felida.

October 28, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Health

As excavators scooped up dirt, community leaders celebrated a unique development that will help Clark County seniors age in place. Read story

Washougal school buses wait to collect students in 2018.

Washougal schools transportation director says school year off to a smooth start

Washougal school buses wait to collect students in 2018.

October 28, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

David Tsao couldn’t pass up an opportunity to do some recruiting while offering an update on the Washougal School District’s transportation department during a school board meeting earlier this month. Read story

System dispatchers monitor the grid at the Bonneville Power Administration&rsquo;s Ross Complex. Growing demand for power in the region and state mandates requiring carbon-free energy in the future complicate the administration&rsquo;s work. The administration can&rsquo;t guarantee a carbon-free product. Utilities across the region may need to find their own energy sources in the future to make up the difference.

Electricity equilibrium? Finding power for the Pacific Northwest in the future ‘will be a significant challenge’

System dispatchers monitor the grid at the Bonneville Power Administration&rsquo;s Ross Complex. Growing demand for power in the region and state mandates requiring carbon-free energy in the future complicate the administration&rsquo;s work. The administration can&rsquo;t guarantee a carbon-free product. Utilities across the region may need to find their own energy sources in the future to make up the difference.

October 26, 2024, 6:14am Business Subscriber Exclusive

From their control center at the Ross Complex in Vancouver, Bonneville Power Administration dispatchers manage the region’s electricity supply and demand in real time. Read story

Sculptor James Lee Hansen works on a sculpture called &ldquo;The Sky Skipper&rdquo; in 2017 at his home studio near Daybreak Park.

Cosmic questions: Clark County sculptor Hansen wins Lifetime Achievement Award

Sculptor James Lee Hansen works on a sculpture called &ldquo;The Sky Skipper&rdquo; in 2017 at his home studio near Daybreak Park.

October 26, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Strange bronze creatures and shiny abstract shapes roost on James and Jane Hansen’s rolling acreage. Smaller beings from the same imaginary kingdom live alongside the Hansens inside their vibrantly artistic home. Read story

In the past year alone, 127 newspapers have shut their doors, leaving counties all over the United States with no local new outlet in their area.

From the Newsroom: Local news still declining

In the past year alone, 127 newspapers have shut their doors, leaving counties all over the United States with no local new outlet in their area.

October 26, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

Just when dark evenings and misleading political ads were making me glum, along comes Northwestern University’s annual report, “The State of Local News.” It made me feel even worse. Read story

Noble Ketola and his dog Ruby pose with his bag for the day.

Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge event gives kids a shot at duck hunting

Noble Ketola and his dog Ruby pose with his bag for the day.

October 26, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

In the half-light of dawn three mallards came swinging in over the decoys. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Did you wake up to frost on pumpkins – or tomatoes?

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

October 26, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

We finally had frost on the pumpkin for the first time this fall or as many of you informed me, frost on the tomatoes. Low temperatures the past couple of days ranged from 28 to 32 degrees in the outlying regions of Clark County. Others closer to downtown Vancouver escaped… Read story

Vancouver Barracks commander George C. Marshall&rsquo;s gracious handling of the unexpected landing of the Chkalov transpolar flight prevented cracking the emerging but fragile U.S.-Soviet relations in 1937 and presaged his skill as U.S. secretary of state after World War II.

Clark County History: Gen. Marshall’s short Vancouver stay presaged his greatness

Vancouver Barracks commander George C. Marshall&rsquo;s gracious handling of the unexpected landing of the Chkalov transpolar flight prevented cracking the emerging but fragile U.S.-Soviet relations in 1937 and presaged his skill as U.S. secretary of state after World War II.

October 26, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Life

While serving as an instructor for the Illinois National Guard, Col. George C. Marshall, then 55, felt of “little importance to the Army.” He’d plateaued at colonel, and his future appeared mediocre. Then, the Army promoted him to brigadier general in October 1936 and posted him to the Vancouver Barracks. Read story

Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey opens a box containing archives of voter registration forms at the Clark County Elections Office. Kimsey’s office handles paperwork for voter registration, which is now becoming increasingly political.

Three people have filed most of the more than 100 voter challenges in Clark County in 2023 and 2024

Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey opens a box containing archives of voter registration forms at the Clark County Elections Office. Kimsey’s office handles paperwork for voter registration, which is now becoming increasingly political.

October 26, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

The 2022 and 2024 voter-registration challenges for 18th Legislative District candidate John Ley have been in the spotlight in recent months, but it’s certainly not the only voter-registration challenge the county has received. Read story