The Columbian

With rolled oats, apples, applesauce, cranberries, pecans and maple syrup, this baked oatmeal is a sweet way to start your day.

Prepare to seize the day, even when you don’t want to, with Apple Cranberry Baked Oatmeal

October 9, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

I’ll tell you a secret: I very nearly didn’t show up for my first day at The Columbian. After several years of working part-time at home, I didn’t know whether I still had the interpersonal skills or temperament to work in an office. Read story

An apple cider margarita was one of the drinks available at the Sept. 21, 2024, launch party for Garden to Glass, a new Washougal business offering a dry-hire mobile bar for parties and events.

Garden to Glass mobile bar launches in Washougal; booze not included

October 9, 2024, 6:02am Business

A few years ago, Baiylie Bancroft had a revelation while making drinks for a get-together at her Washougal home. Read story

Transportation continues to be the main source of greenhouse gas emissions in Vancouver, according to a report recently released by the city.

Transportation continues to be main source of greenhouse gas emissions in Vancouver

October 8, 2024, 5:39pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Transportation and travel are responsible for half of Vancouver’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to the city’s recently released greenhouse gas inventory. The city undertook the assessment as part of its plan to become carbon neutral by 2040. Read story

Lashay Gates, left, aunt of Layla Stewart, reads a victim impact statement as she joins her mom, Kristie Mays, grandmother of Layla Stewart, while Kirkland Warren is sentenced to life in prison for her death and the the deaths of her mom, Meshay Melendez, at the Clark County Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 8, 2024.

Kirkland Warren gets life in prison in murders of Meshay Melendez and daughter Layla Stewart

October 8, 2024, 5:30pm Clark County News

Although Kirkland Warren will serve a life sentence in prison, friends and family of the Vancouver mother and daughter he shot to death in March 2023 say they don’t feel justice was served. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, from left, debates the issues with challenger Joe Kent at KATU studios in Portland on Monday night, Oct. 7, 2024.

Gluesenkamp Perez and Kent spar as poll shows rematch is a dead heat

October 8, 2024, 3:17pm Clark County News Free

Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican Joe Kent’s contrasting personalities and policies came into sharper focus during a debate Monday as a new poll showed their race to represent southwest Washington in Congress in a dead heat. Read story

Proposed Vancouver budget includes 5 new taxes and job cuts as city faces $43 million deficit

A view of Main Street in downtown Vancouver. New taxes proposed to balance the city's budget include a tax on parking and one on admissions or movie tickets.

To close a projected $43 million budget deficit, outgoing Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes’ recommended 2025-2026 budget proposes five new taxes, including on movie tickets and parking, as well as cutting the equivalent of nine full-time jobs. Read story

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