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From the Newsroom: Ready for another slice of news

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

The election night suspense in the newsroom is over: The pizza came from Domino’s. Read story

Construction crews work at Crown Park in Camas on June 24. Park impact fees, paid by new development, help fund park and recreation upgrades that will accommodate new users and a growing population.

Camas council raises impact fees on new homes larger than 2600 square feet, adds fees to business developments

Construction crews work at Crown Park in Camas on June 24. Park impact fees, paid by new development, help fund park and recreation upgrades that will accommodate new users and a growing population.

August 10, 2024, 6:08am Business

The Camas City Council this week approved changes to the city’s park impact fees, which will charge developers more for larger homes and create new categories for accessory dwelling units and commercial-industrial developments. Read story

The Vancouver Clinic (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Vancouver Clinic to end contract with Wellpoint on Sept. 1

The Vancouver Clinic (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

August 10, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health

The contract between Vancouver Clinic and Medicaid insurance provider Wellpoint will expire Sept. 1. Read story

Check It Out: Get ready to play, soak up sun in sand

August 10, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Life

Need an excuse to go to the beach? If the answer is yes, this is a perfect time to grab a picnic basket and a beach blanket because Play in the Sand Day is taking place this month. A beach outing offers multiple benefits. Searching for seashells by the seashore… Read story

The Chuukese organization, Sakura 39ers Youth Association, aims to reduce cultural barriers for Chuukese immigrants in Vancouver.

Vancouver Chuukese community strives to bridge barriers, foster culture

The Chuukese organization, Sakura 39ers Youth Association, aims to reduce cultural barriers for Chuukese immigrants in Vancouver.

August 10, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

Moving to Vancouver gives many Chuukese immigrants culture shock. This is a very different place from Chuuk, a cluster of volcanic islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. Read story

Gardening with Allen: Raising mowing height may help

August 10, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

My lawn is not doing well in this hot weather. It is brown in spots and generally off color even though I am watering regularly. Is there anything else I can do? Read story

The 3,700-square-foot Pittock-Leadbetter House is a Camas landmark. The Queen-Anne-style structure was built in 1901 for Oregonian Publisher Henry Pittock&rsquo;s daughter and son-in-law.

Clark County history: John Roffler came from humble beginning to build the Pittock-Leadbetter House

The 3,700-square-foot Pittock-Leadbetter House is a Camas landmark. The Queen-Anne-style structure was built in 1901 for Oregonian Publisher Henry Pittock&rsquo;s daughter and son-in-law.

August 10, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

In 1889, a Minnesota widow, Katharina Roffler, and her four children moved into a small homesteader’s cabin near the split at La Camas and Fern roads, where they lived until 1895. From that tiny home came the boy who would someday build the grandest homes in Camas. Read story

Weather Eye: Temperatures continue downtrend as smoke clears

August 10, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

What can I say about Thursday’s weather? It was unpleasant with afternoon temperatures in the mid-90s, smoke and haze from wildfires and some humidity to boot. For me, it was a stay inside with the air conditioning type day. Skies on Friday were still hazy with additional high clouds moving… Read story

A one lane crosses a clear water dam in North Cascades National Park, east of Mount Baker.

The ‘most underrated’ national park is finally getting its due. Some say that’s a problem

A one lane crosses a clear water dam in North Cascades National Park, east of Mount Baker.

August 10, 2024, 6:00am Life

As of 2016, North Cascades National Park hadn’t seen 30,000 visitors in a given year since the late 1990s. A typical year for the park saw around 20,000 visitors come through its gates, compared to the millions of annual visitors that Washington’s two other national parks, Mount Rainier and Olympic… Read story

Lauren Neustadter, from left, Jennifer Garner, Laura Dave, and Josh Singer attend a special screening and discussion of the Apple TV+ limited series "The Last Thing He Told Me" at the 92nd Street Y on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in New York.

Author Laura Dave to speak at library’s Authors and Illustrators Dinner fundraiser

Lauren Neustadter, from left, Jennifer Garner, Laura Dave, and Josh Singer attend a special screening and discussion of the Apple TV+ limited series "The Last Thing He Told Me" at the 92nd Street Y on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in New York.

August 10, 2024, 6:00am Clark County Life

Bestselling author Laura Dave will speak at Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation’s 22nd Authors and Illustrators Dinner and Silent Auction fundraiser. Read story