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This week in Clark County history, Oct. 18

October 18, 2024, 5:30am 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

Contributed by Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office
The former La Center police station now serves as a satellite office for the Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office. The city now has a formal contract in place with the sheriff&rsquo;s office, which will provide full-time police services.

There’s a new sheriff in town: La Center contracts with Clark County for police services

Contributed by Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office
The former La Center police station now serves as a satellite office for the Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office. The city now has a formal contract in place with the sheriff&rsquo;s office, which will provide full-time police services.

October 17, 2024, 4:38pm Clark County News

After more than a year of negotiations, the city of La Center has a formal contract for full-time police services with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Read story

Maple Grove Primary School fourth-graders Mya Bagent, left, and Lincoln MacDonald, both 9, take shelter under their desks during an earthquake drill in Battle Ground on Thursday morning. The pair are among the students who took part in the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill, which took place at 10:17 a.m. statewide.

Drop, cover and hold on: Battle Ground students take part in Great Washington ShakeOut

Maple Grove Primary School fourth-graders Mya Bagent, left, and Lincoln MacDonald, both 9, take shelter under their desks during an earthquake drill in Battle Ground on Thursday morning. The pair are among the students who took part in the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill, which took place at 10:17 a.m. statewide.

October 17, 2024, 4:09pm Clark County News

Fourth-graders at Maple Grove Primary School quietly pushed out their chairs and calmly crouched under their desks as they prepared for the Great Washington ShakeOut on Thursday. Read story

A pedestrian looks at a Vancouver Police car blocking the intersection of Esther Street and West Columbia Way on Aug. 9 in Vancouver.

State audit found Vancouver lacking when it came to police inventory controls

A pedestrian looks at a Vancouver Police car blocking the intersection of Esther Street and West Columbia Way on Aug. 9 in Vancouver.

October 17, 2024, 4:04pm Clark County News

State auditors dinged the city of Vancouver for not having systems in place to adequately track Vancouver Police Department equipment, such as firearms. Read story

Former Battle Ground High School teacher Kevin Weeks was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in an Oregon prison for first-degree online sexual corruption of a child.

Former Battle Ground teacher sentenced on child sexual corruption charges in Oregon

Former Battle Ground High School teacher Kevin Weeks was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in an Oregon prison for first-degree online sexual corruption of a child.

October 17, 2024, 1:36pm Clark County News

A former Battle Ground High School teacher was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison for trying to meet with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl for a sexual encounter in Albany, Ore. Read story

(The Columbian files)

70% of Washington public school students now have access to free meals

(The Columbian files)

October 17, 2024, 11:34am Latest News

Nearly 800,000 kids are eating free meals in school after the Legislature expanded access — but the state will need to come up with more money if it wants to continue the program. Read story

Clark County Public Health warns against rising cases of whooping cough as kids return to school.

How bad is WA’s whooping cough outbreak? Clark County has the most cases at 318

Clark County Public Health warns against rising cases of whooping cough as kids return to school.

October 17, 2024, 7:38am Clark County Health

The U.S. is seeing a spike in cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, this year, as case numbers rebound from their lowest levels in decades during the pandemic. In Washington, cases haven’t just returned to their pre-pandemic levels, they’ve exceeded them. Read story

Skyview head football coach Steve Kizer, center, laughs on Sept. 13, 2024, after Skyview&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s win against Graham-Kapowsin at Kiggins Bowl.

Steve Kizer reflects on his long career of coaching Skyview football

Skyview head football coach Steve Kizer, center, laughs on Sept. 13, 2024, after Skyview&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s win against Graham-Kapowsin at Kiggins Bowl.

October 17, 2024, 7:06am Latest News

In 1981, a young Steve Kizer got his start coaching football by overseeing defensive backs at Western Washington University for $1,000. Read story

The brass section of the Southwest Washington Wind Symphony packs a harmonious punch during a concert Oct. 21. (Zachary C.

‘Cool collaboration’: Pair of concerts celebrate milestones for Vancouver performing arts groups

The brass section of the Southwest Washington Wind Symphony packs a harmonious punch during a concert Oct. 21. (Zachary C.

October 17, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Two Vancouver performing arts groups are celebrating milestones this year. Vancouver Master Chorale is continuing its 75th anniversary season with a full-length performance of Verdi’s “Requiem,” while Southwest Washington Wind Symphony will kick off its 20th anniversary year with a concert appropriately titled “Celebrations.” Read story

Donna Goddard, the county&rsquo;s permanent fire marshal, takes a break Wednesday morning at the county&rsquo;s Ridgefield office.

‘It’s a role I take very seriously’: New Clark County fire marshal Goddard aims to boost staffing

Donna Goddard, the county&rsquo;s permanent fire marshal, takes a break Wednesday morning at the county&rsquo;s Ridgefield office.

October 17, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Clark County’s newest fire marshal has worn several hats during her decades with the county, and there’s no plans to change that any time soon. Read story