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Energy Adviser: Counselors can lead you to energy savings

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

‘What’s the best thing I can do to lower my power bill?” Read story

Gardening with Allen: Law of the harvest still matters

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

Every few years I like to revisit the law of the harvest because it is such an important law we learn in gardening that applies to all aspects of life. Simply stated it is “we harvest what we plant.” But gardeners know it is much more than that, because there… Read story

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

Weather Eye: Vancouver’s dry spell will end today in dramatic fashion

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

August 17, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

As of this writing Friday afternoon, Vancouver has achieved 18 days without measurable rainfall. That will change today. Read story

Cougar spotted in Vancouver’s Fruit Valley area, according to state Department of Fish and Wildlife

August 16, 2024, 2:39pm Clark County News

A cougar has been spotted roaming around the Fruit Valley area of Vancouver. Read story

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A crowd of thrill seekers enjoy rides and games at the Clark County Fair on Aug. 5.

Clark County Fair sees an increase in fairgoers and success with dinosaurs and a new app

Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files
A crowd of thrill seekers enjoy rides and games at the Clark County Fair on Aug. 5.

August 16, 2024, 1:17pm Clark County News

Attendance at the 2024 Clark County Fair rose slightly this year thanks to high interest in motor sports events on the fair’s closing weekend, organizers said. Read story

Costco has announced a late August opening date for it's Ridgefield warehouse.

Costco announces opening date in Ridgefield

Costco has announced a late August opening date for it's Ridgefield warehouse.

August 16, 2024, 1:16pm Business

Ridgefield’s new 160,000-square-foot Costco warehouse will open Aug. 29, according to the retailer’s website. Read story

Salmon Creek ballfields, greenway trail reopen after sewer leak

August 16, 2024, 11:10am Clark County News

The Vancouver Girls Softball Association fields on the Salmon Creek Greenway and the greenway trail have reopened after being closed due to a sewer line overflow. Read story

Clark County Public Health offers sexually transmitted infection testing weekly in Vancouver.

Clark County Public Health provides free services for testing, prevention of sexually transmitted infections

Clark County Public Health offers sexually transmitted infection testing weekly in Vancouver.

August 16, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health

As local and national rates of syphilis remain high, Clark County Public Health is reminding residents of several free services it provides for sexually transmitted infection prevention and testing. Read story

Clark Public Utilities employee Jacob Bishop reads a meter in this 2019 photo. The utility is in the process of implementing a new advanced metering system.

Clark Public Utilities sets sights on advanced metering for Clark County customers

Clark Public Utilities employee Jacob Bishop reads a meter in this 2019 photo. The utility is in the process of implementing a new advanced metering system.

August 16, 2024, 6:07am Business

When candidates running for Clark Public Utilities commissioner began debating policy initiatives at a recent Columbian Editorial Board meeting, they lingered on an obscure topic: advanced metering. Read story

Washington State University professor Michael Goldsby believes that beer could save democracy by opening people to conversations.

Washington State University professor believes beer could save democracy

Washington State University professor Michael Goldsby believes that beer could save democracy by opening people to conversations.

August 16, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

We live in an increasingly polarized society seeded by social media that encourages angry discourse. There are few opportunities for face-to-face political discussions with supporters of the rival party. Even when in a room together, civil discussion seems a thing of the past. Read story