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The fate of the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program is uncertain as the November election looms.

Could the November election spell trouble for the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement project?

The fate of the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program is uncertain as the November election looms.

August 17, 2024, 6:14am Business

The Columbia River Crossing project probably wouldn’t have died in the Legislature in 2013 if not for just a handful of Clark County voters. Read story

Barbara James, Fort Vancouver High School Class of 1981, left, joins metal detectorist Craig Nichols, revisit the spot where Nichols found her class ring at Wintler Park. Nichols recovered and returned the ring that had been missing for 42 years.

A Fort Vancouver grad lost her cherished class ring in 1982; 42 years later it was returned to her

Barbara James, Fort Vancouver High School Class of 1981, left, joins metal detectorist Craig Nichols, revisit the spot where Nichols found her class ring at Wintler Park. Nichols recovered and returned the ring that had been missing for 42 years.

August 17, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

Forty-two years ago, Fort Vancouver High School graduate Barbara Pederson spent a day on the beach at Wintler Park. Before sunbathing, she took off her class ring — a precious graduation present from her parents — and put it in her bag. She didn’t want an unsightly tan line on… Read story

From the Newsroom: We’re putting digital first

August 17, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

For at least 10 years, all of the journalism experts and academics have been telling newspaper editors, “Put digital first!” I don’t disagree with that, and we have done a lot already. Next week we’ll be taking another trip down that highway, one that may be noticed by our print… Read story

A collection of artifacts, photographs and newspaper archives from the mid-1920s showcasing schools in the region's small-schools league that formed in 1924.

Trico League has lasting legacy of 100 years

A collection of artifacts, photographs and newspaper archives from the mid-1920s showcasing schools in the region's small-schools league that formed in 1924.

August 17, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

Sitting in a seventh-row church pew at a funeral Washougal’s mayor dubbed one of the largest the town had seen, Frederick Lash reached for his open-faced pocket watch when a familiar voice asked, “This spot here, is it open?” Read story

“We are dedicated to supporting future leaders within our nonprofit sector, especially for our culturally specific and by/for organizations, small nonprofits and grassroots organizations,” The Firstenburg Foundation Executive Director Jennifer Rhoads said.

Greater Vancouver Chamber announces new program to support nonprofit leaders

“We are dedicated to supporting future leaders within our nonprofit sector, especially for our culturally specific and by/for organizations, small nonprofits and grassroots organizations,” The Firstenburg Foundation Executive Director Jennifer Rhoads said.

August 17, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

Starting in October, the Greater Vancouver Chamber will offer a new training program to support nonprofit leaders across Southwest Washington. Read story

PeaceHealth&rsquo;s Memorial campus was once a hospital. PeaceHealth plans to demolish the building at 3400 Main St., Vancouver, and build a 60,000-square-foot rehabilitation facility in its place.

PeaceHealth plans to build inpatient rehab hospital at Vancouver site of old Memorial Health Center

PeaceHealth&rsquo;s Memorial campus was once a hospital. PeaceHealth plans to demolish the building at 3400 Main St., Vancouver, and build a 60,000-square-foot rehabilitation facility in its place.

August 17, 2024, 6:07am Business

PeaceHealth is looking to build a 50-bed, inpatient rehabilitation hospital on Main Street, according to pre-planning documents submitted to the city of Vancouver. Read story

Camas City Hall.

Camas faces $7.9M budget shortfall in 2025-26

Camas City Hall.

August 17, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

The city of Camas faces an almost $8 million shortfall in the 2025-26 budget. Read story

Westlie Ford in Washougal is hopeful that improving technology and the state&rsquo;s new rebate program will spur electric vehicle sales, which have been dropping in recent years.

Washington rebates boost EV sales at Washougal dealership

Westlie Ford in Washougal is hopeful that improving technology and the state&rsquo;s new rebate program will spur electric vehicle sales, which have been dropping in recent years.

August 17, 2024, 6:06am Business

Like many car dealerships across the country, Westlie Ford in Washougal has seen decreased customer demand for electric vehicles in the past few years. Read story

Frank Lackaff operated a saloon at 500 Washington St. in downtown Vancouver, as seen in this photo taken in about 1906. A blacksmith shop on the right is in a building that still stands. Today the site of the saloon is home to a business called REV Rides.

Clark County history: The trouble with saloons and liquor

Frank Lackaff operated a saloon at 500 Washington St. in downtown Vancouver, as seen in this photo taken in about 1906. A blacksmith shop on the right is in a building that still stands. Today the site of the saloon is home to a business called REV Rides.

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

In the years leading up to Prohibition, the “dry” Clark County contingent saw saloons as chambers of criminality, where prostitution, gambling, brawling and even murder took place. They believed crimes extended beyond saloon walls, harming the community. The “wets,” of course, saw the saloons otherwise. Read story

Check It Out: Take to the skies with books

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

Welcome aboard, ladies and gentleman, this is your librarian writing on behalf of National Aviation Day, celebrated on August 19th. My angle of attack for today’s column is to provide a cockpit view of American aviation history through books. This is a topic near and dear to me for several… Read story