The Columbian

Sip, sample, and nibble your way around downtown Vancouver during the Aug. 17 Sip & Stroll.

Try this: Sip & Stroll, movie night and more car shows

August 15, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

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Lean in closely to make out the name “Fillmore” on this glazed clay pipe fragment, held in the gloved hands of Meagan Huff, curator at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Archaeologists have found thousands of pipe fragments in and around the fort site, including “president pipes” dated to election campaigns of the 1840s and 1850s, Huff said.

Fort Vancouver’s presidential pipes were the election swag of the 1840s and 1850s

August 15, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

In presidential races of yore — before the advent of T-shirts, hats, signs and bumper stickers — voters indicated their preferences through the pipes they smoked, puffing tobacco between their favorite presidential wannabes’ ears. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Pleasant afternoons might transition to a little rain

August 15, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

Did you miss the sunshine on Monday and Tuesday? Outside of a few meager sunbreaks, skies remained overcast due to a strong infusion of marine air off the Pacific. This is our natural air conditioning, and I heard from many people that it was quite welcome. Read story

Substance use disorder professional Amie-Jo Brassfield sits in her office where she meets with youth at the Cowlitz Indian Tribe Health and Human Services office in Hazel Dell. The tribe recently started offering behavioral health services to youth there.

Cowlitz tribe again offering youth addiction treatment in Hazel Dell, one of few places in the county that treats youth

August 14, 2024, 5:10pm Clark County Health

After a pause during the pandemic due to a lack of providers, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe now offers addiction treatment for youth at its Hazel Dell office. The clinic is one of few in Clark County that treats children and teenagers with substance use disorders. Read story

Travelers move around the new main terminal of Portland International Airport on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, at PDX. Opening the new main terminal to the public marked the end of phase 1 of the PDX Next project, with phase 2 and the completion of all construction scheduled to wrap up in Spring 2026.

Major phase of Portland airport terminal expansion opens to travelers, featuring new security and more eateries

August 14, 2024, 4:58pm Business

Travelers passing through Portland International Airport on Wednesday were the first to glimpse a reconstructed main terminal that resembles a Pacific Northwest forest. Read story

Highway 14 reopens to commercial traffic after semi fire closed I-84 in Oregon

A semi hauling cardboard bales caught fire Tuesday night along Interstate 84 near Hood River, Ore., forcing the freeway to close.

State Highway 14 was closed overnight to all commercial vehicle traffic over 10,000 GVW between Evergreen Boulevard and the Hood River Bridge due to a wildfire near Hood River, Ore., according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. It reopened this morning. Read story

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