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Damion Jiles, left, will challenge incumbent Republican Paul Harris for his 17th District House seat.

Ridgefield man to run for Harris’ House seat

Damion Jiles, left, will challenge incumbent Republican Paul Harris for his 17th District House seat.

March 19, 2018, 5:14pm Clark County News

Damion Jiles, a resident of Ridgefield and former candidate for school board, has announced that he will run for the House seat currently held by state Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver. Read story

Washington initiative aims to ban local soda taxes

March 19, 2018, 9:34am Election

A group backed by the soda industry is seeking to bar cities and counties in Washington state from imposing their own taxes on sodas or other sweetened beverages through a proposed statewide initiative. Read story

Campaign Trail: County Auditor

March 13, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

County Auditor: Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey’s re-election campaign will host its 19th annual Pre-St. Paddy’s Day on Thursday. Read story

Peter Harrison Candidate drops out of 3rd District congressional race

Harrison drops out of 3rd District congressional race

Peter Harrison Candidate drops out of 3rd District congressional race

March 12, 2018, 7:08pm Clark County News

Peter Harrison is no longer giving Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, a run for her money. Read story

New Clark County council members John Blom, left, and Eileen Quiring listen during a Jan. 17 meeting in council chambers.

Quiring running for Clark County council chair

New Clark County council members John Blom, left, and Eileen Quiring listen during a Jan. 17 meeting in council chambers.

March 2, 2018, 12:14pm Clark County News

Clark County Councilor Eileen Quiring has announced she’s challenging county council Chair Marc Boldt for his position in elections that’ll be held later this year. Read story

Tanisha Harris has announced she is running for state representative in District 17 against incumbent Vicki Kraft.

Tanisha Harris announces run for 17th District

Tanisha Harris has announced she is running for state representative in District 17 against incumbent Vicki Kraft.

February 20, 2018, 2:43pm Clark County News

Tanisha Harris, a child advocate who previously ran unsuccessfully for Clark County Council, has announced that she’s running for state Legislature. Read story

Third-graders eat lunch in a crowded classroom at Pleasant Valley Primary in March. The school is among those the Battle Ground Public Schools has been hoping to replace with a bond measure.

Battle Ground schools bond 224 votes shy of victory

Third-graders eat lunch in a crowded classroom at Pleasant Valley Primary in March. The school is among those the Battle Ground Public Schools has been hoping to replace with a bond measure.

February 15, 2018, 7:00pm Clark County News

Less than 250 votes separate Battle Ground Public Schools from a victory on its bond measure. But it appears there are only an estimated 300 votes left to be tallied countywide, according to Thursday returns. Read story

Evergreen Superintendent John Steach sports a pin supporting Evergreen Public Schools' $695 million bond measure.

District bonds gain ground in latest election results

Evergreen Superintendent John Steach sports a pin supporting Evergreen Public Schools' $695 million bond measure.

February 14, 2018, 4:09pm Clark County News

Two of Clark County’s largest districts gained ground in their respective bond measures to build and renovate schools, according to results released Wednesday afternoon. But only one, it appears, will pass. Read story

Third graders eat lunch in a crowded classroom at Pleasant Valley Primary in March.  The school is among those the Battle Ground Public Schools hopes to replace with a bond measure in April.

Battle Ground schools appear to again fail to pass bond measure

Third graders eat lunch in a crowded classroom at Pleasant Valley Primary in March.  The school is among those the Battle Ground Public Schools hopes to replace with a bond measure in April.

February 13, 2018, 10:44pm Clark County News

It’s disappointment again for Battle Ground Public Schools, where voters appeared to be turning down a $224.9 million school bond that would replace facilities the district has said are desperately in need of repair. Read story

Elizabeth Schalk, from left, administrative assistant to Evergreen Superintendent John Steach, Steach’s wife, Heather, and Sue Steinbrenner, director of facilities for Evergreen Public Schools, wait to hear the results of the district’s $695 million bond measure from John Steach, on phone, while at Hopworks Urban Brewery in Vancouver on Tuesday. Steach was on the phone with Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey, learning that 60.12 percent of voters supported the construction bond, which would replace schools, build a new school and make districtwide improvements.

Close vote on Evergreen schools bond measure

Elizabeth Schalk, from left, administrative assistant to Evergreen Superintendent John Steach, Steach’s wife, Heather, and Sue Steinbrenner, director of facilities for Evergreen Public Schools, wait to hear the results of the district’s $695 million bond measure from John Steach, on phone, while at Hopworks Urban Brewery in Vancouver on Tuesday. Steach was on the phone with Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey, learning that 60.12 percent of voters supported the construction bond, which would replace schools, build a new school and make districtwide improvements.

February 13, 2018, 10:24pm Clark County News

It was too close to call for Evergreen Public Schools’ bond resolution Tuesday night, when voters were only narrowly approving hundreds of millions of dollars in schools facilities spending over the next two decades. Read story