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Herrera Beutler relieved at passage of infrastructure bill

U.S. Rep.

August 10, 2021, 8:54pm Clark County News

A spokesperson for Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, said the congresswoman was “relieved” to see that the version of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday “sticks to traditional infrastructure” like roads and broadband. Read story

Vancouver Police Chief James McElvain speaks with an audience member during a forum on the department’s use-of-force policies in September 2019 evening at Clark College’s Foster Hall.

Vancouver police struggling to hire and retain enough officers, chief says

Vancouver Police Chief James McElvain speaks with an audience member during a forum on the department’s use-of-force policies in September 2019 evening at Clark College’s Foster Hall.

August 9, 2021, 9:56pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Police Department is struggling to hire and retain enough officers due in part to the current political climate, according to VPD Chief James McElvain. Read story

Vancouver City Hall (iStock.com)

City of Vancouver working on plan to reduce carbon emissions before 2050

Vancouver City Hall (iStock.com)

August 8, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

At Vancouver City Hall, work is underway to develop a new plan to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. On that front, the city is not alone — across the Pacific Northwest, comparable municipalities like Spokane, Tacoma and Bend, Ore., have passed or are working on their own version… Read story

Elections office employee Brian Hopper sorts envelopes containing returned ballots at the elections office on Tuesday morning.

La Center City Council race comes down to just 2 votes

Elections office employee Brian Hopper sorts envelopes containing returned ballots at the elections office on Tuesday morning.

August 6, 2021, 4:02pm Clark County News

With nearly all the ballots counted from Tuesday’s primary election, the races and candidates are set for November. Read story

Woodland to put transportation district tax on ballot

August 4, 2021, 6:03am Clark County News

Woodland voters will see a familiar issue return to the ballot in November: the Transportation Benefit District. Read story

Anne McEnerny-Ogle and Earl Bowerman

McEnerny-Ogle has big lead in early returns for Vancouver mayor

Anne McEnerny-Ogle and Earl Bowerman

August 3, 2021, 10:15pm Clark County News

Vancouver voters whittled down the hopefuls for mayor and city council Tuesday night, selecting opposing candidates that will pose clear ideological contrasts in November’s general election. Read story

Michelle Belkot and Sandra Zavala-Ortega

Vancouver school board race close in early returns

Michelle Belkot and Sandra Zavala-Ortega

August 3, 2021, 10:01pm Clark County News

Just 64 votes separate the top candidates vying for a seat on the Vancouver school board. Read story

Yacolt, nearby residents backing North Country levy

August 3, 2021, 9:37pm Clark County News

Voters showed strong support for funding North Country EMS Tuesday, but not enough people have voted to assure the measure’s passage. Read story

Empty ballots are pictured at the Clark County Elections Office on Tuesday morning, Aug. 3, 2021.

McEnerny-Ogle, Harless, Perez, Paulsen leading in Vancouver races

Empty ballots are pictured at the Clark County Elections Office on Tuesday morning, Aug. 3, 2021.

August 3, 2021, 8:21pm Clark County News

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle appears set to face former county GOP chair Earl Bowerman in November’s general election, as first results from Tuesday’s primary were released this evening. Read story

Elections office employee Josie Karling inspects ballots at the Clark County Elections Office on Tuesday morning.

Clark County elections office counting on security

Elections office employee Josie Karling inspects ballots at the Clark County Elections Office on Tuesday morning.

August 3, 2021, 7:02pm Clark County News

New to the Clark County elections office this year are little cages that surround the computers and locks on USB ports. It’s the latest upgrade to an already secure ballot counting and processing system with many checks – a process that nationally has come under scrutiny since the last presidential… Read story