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Camas Mayor Shannon Turk speaks to a packed crowd at a Camas ward meeting at the Camas-Washougal Fire Department Station 42 Thursday night. It was the first chance residents had to speak to a bulk of the city council since residents resoundingly defeated a $78 bond measure in Tuesday&#039;s election.

Camas ward meeting: Councilors listen after bond’s big defeat

Camas Mayor Shannon Turk speaks to a packed crowd at a Camas ward meeting at the Camas-Washougal Fire Department Station 42 Thursday night. It was the first chance residents had to speak to a bulk of the city council since residents resoundingly defeated a $78 bond measure in Tuesday&#039;s election.

November 8, 2019, 8:40pm Clark County News

Shannon Turk isn’t sure if she won her re-election campaign for the Camas mayoral seat, but she knows the city needs to start the mending process after a tense three-month stretch leading up to Tuesday’s election. Read story

Jan Trygg of Vancouver drops off her ballot on foot at the downtown drop-off box on Tuesday morning.

Perkins still leads Rivard in close Evergreen schools race

Jan Trygg of Vancouver drops off her ballot on foot at the downtown drop-off box on Tuesday morning.

November 8, 2019, 6:33pm Clark County News

With available ballots dwindling, it appears high school teacher Bethany Rivard is unlikely to surpass incumbent Rob Perkins in the race for Evergreen Public Schools Board of Directors. Read story

Rivard gains in Evergreen Public Schools race

November 7, 2019, 10:18pm Clark County News

Evergreen Public Schools board challenger Bethany Rivard is seeing a last-minute surge of support, putting her within 200 votes of defeating incumbent Rob Perkins. Read story

Woodland Police Sgt. Jim Keller has been with the department 14 years.

Woodland: Cop levy fails; Wile holds port; Chapman keeps council seat

Woodland Police Sgt. Jim Keller has been with the department 14 years.

November 7, 2019, 9:33am Clark County News

Woodland-area residents Tuesday rejected a permanent property tax increase to hire and equip three more officers, and Mayor Will Finn says that will necessitate “difficult conversations” about how much service the department will be able to provide. Read story

Jan Trygg of Vancouver drops off her ballot on foot at the downtown drop-off box on Tuesday morning.

Latest count: Top vote-getters maintain leads in races around Clark County

Jan Trygg of Vancouver drops off her ballot on foot at the downtown drop-off box on Tuesday morning.

November 6, 2019, 6:58pm Clark County News

It’s been a busy year for Shauna Walters, and it looks like 2020 should be even busier. Read story

A voter heads to a ballot drop box Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, in Seattle. Voters in Washington state have a crowded ballot to fill out for this week&#039;s election, with a referendum on affirmative action and an initiative on the price of car tabs among the things they are being asked to decide.

$30 car tab measure passes in Washington, billions to be cut

A voter heads to a ballot drop box Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, in Seattle. Voters in Washington state have a crowded ballot to fill out for this week&#039;s election, with a referendum on affirmative action and an initiative on the price of car tabs among the things they are being asked to decide.

November 6, 2019, 5:05pm Editor's Choice

SEATTLE -- Washington voters have approved a measure cutting car tabs to $30, heartily endorsing an idea that has been around for decades in a move that will cut billions of dollars from transportation budgets and leave governments scrambling for a way to pay for road paving, light rail and… Read story

Election workers including Jan Reese open ballots at the King County Elections headquarters in Renton on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019.

Affirmative action referendum losing in Washington state

Election workers including Jan Reese open ballots at the King County Elections headquarters in Renton on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019.

November 6, 2019, 2:05pm Election

More than two decades after Washington voters banned affirmative action in the state, a ballot measure seeking to amend that law was losing in early returns. Read story

Sarah Fox, from left, Erik Paulsen and Ty Stober were all winning their Vancouver City Council races in initial election results Tuesday night.

Fox leads Stewart in Vancouver City Council contest

Sarah Fox, from left, Erik Paulsen and Ty Stober were all winning their Vancouver City Council races in initial election results Tuesday night.

November 5, 2019, 10:50pm Clark County News

Initial election results for Vancouver City Council showed that Sarah Fox prevailed over Jeanne Stewart in the race for Position 6, and that incumbents will retain the three other seats up for re-election Tuesday. Read story

Sproul leads winds of change in Vancouver Public Schools

November 5, 2019, 10:47pm Clark County News

Voters in the Vancouver Public Schools district signaled their desire for change in Tuesday’s election, with challenger Kyle Sproul toppling 29-year incumbent Dale Rice. Read story

Jack Burkman was well ahead of challenger Dan Barnes in the Port of Vancouver commissioner race Tuesday night.

Burkman takes big lead in Port of Vancouver race

Jack Burkman was well ahead of challenger Dan Barnes in the Port of Vancouver commissioner race Tuesday night.

November 5, 2019, 10:26pm Clark County News

Jack Burkman, a former Vancouver city councilor, emerged as the apparent winner Tuesday in the Port of Vancouver commission race. Read story