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The CASEE building houses the district office for Battle Ground Public Schools.

Four run for Battle Ground school board Position 1

The CASEE building houses the district office for Battle Ground Public Schools.

July 7, 2021, 6:05am Clark County News

One candidate is a retired educator. Another served in the U.S. Coast Guard. Both say their backgrounds make them fit to serve on the Battle Ground school board. Read story

Bill Eling, from left, Tim Hawkins and Teresa VanNatta are candidates for the Hockinson School District board.

Three vying for Hockinson School Board Position 1

Bill Eling, from left, Tim Hawkins and Teresa VanNatta are candidates for the Hockinson School District board.

July 5, 2021, 3:49pm Clark County News

Addressing Hockinson School District’s lower enrollment post-COVID-19 is a priority among the challengers vying for the Hockinson School Board Position 1. Read story

Top row from left: Marilyn Dale-Boerke, Shawn High, Alicia King, Leslie Lewallen. Bottom row from left: Jennifer McDaniel, Georl Niles, Gary Perman, John Svilarich.

Camas City Council candidates address leadership turnover

Top row from left: Marilyn Dale-Boerke, Shawn High, Alicia King, Leslie Lewallen. Bottom row from left: Jennifer McDaniel, Georl Niles, Gary Perman, John Svilarich.

July 2, 2021, 5:21pm Clark County News

The eight candidates running in Camas City Council primary races have offered several ideas to prevent continued turnover of city leadership. Read story

3rd District Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, center, participates in a press conference regarding law enforcement issues Thursday in Fairview, Ore.

Herrera Beutler joins Oregon events to oppose defunding police

3rd District Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, center, participates in a press conference regarding law enforcement issues Thursday in Fairview, Ore.

July 1, 2021, 7:42pm Clark County News

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, made a rare public visit to the Portland metro area Thursday to warn against defunding and demoralizing law enforcement. Read story

Miguel Viveros Chavez, resident at Caples Terrace, left, chats with Sen. Maria Cantwell after speaking to members of the media about the federal debate over infrastructure at Caples Terrace in Vancouver on Wednesday morning.

Cantwell visits Vancouver to push affordable housing program

Miguel Viveros Chavez, resident at Caples Terrace, left, chats with Sen. Maria Cantwell after speaking to members of the media about the federal debate over infrastructure at Caples Terrace in Vancouver on Wednesday morning.

June 30, 2021, 8:00pm Business

Sen. Maria Cantwell visited Vancouver on Wednesday to advocate for increases to a federal program that encourages construction of affordable housing units. Read story

Boxes of "Mini Canister Shell" fireworks sit on shelves inside TNT Fireworks Warehouse.

Clark County officials detail reasons behind fireworks ban

Boxes of "Mini Canister Shell" fireworks sit on shelves inside TNT Fireworks Warehouse.

June 30, 2021, 6:45pm Clark County News

Clark County officials offered additional details Wednesday about why they banned fireworks ahead of the Fourth of July. Read story

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Herrera Beutler urged to reject pay raise for Congress

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June 29, 2021, 1:52pm Clark County News

House appropriators are testing the waters on raising member pay — requesting a report on comparison of member salaries to those in the private sector. It is the latest iteration of a hot-button issue that has tripped up spending bills in recent years. Read story

Stacks of fireworks sit atop shelves Thursday at the TNT Fireworks Warehouse in Hazel Dell. Clark County banned the use and sale of fireworks effective Tuesday.

Clark County bans sale, use of fireworks

Stacks of fireworks sit atop shelves Thursday at the TNT Fireworks Warehouse in Hazel Dell. Clark County banned the use and sale of fireworks effective Tuesday.

June 29, 2021, 10:19am Clark County News

Clark County has banned the sale and use of fireworks in unincorporated areas through midnight July 4, the end of the fireworks season. In doing so, the county joins almost all other local jurisdictions. Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (AP Photo/Ted S.

Clark County groups join petition asking Inslee to lift eviction ban on county-by-county basis

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (AP Photo/Ted S.

June 29, 2021, 6:07am Clark County News

Gov. Jay Inslee has once again extended the deadline for a statewide ban on evictions, extending for three months protections for tenants unable to pay rent. He issued the proclamation just a few days before the eviction moratorium had been set to expire on Wednesday. Read story

The Vancouver Operations Center is pictured in 2018. The city purchased a new plot of land to serve as a site for a replacement center.

Vancouver to move forward with new Operations Center

The Vancouver Operations Center is pictured in 2018. The city purchased a new plot of land to serve as a site for a replacement center.

June 28, 2021, 8:20pm Clark County News

Vancouver will move forward with its plan to replace a 70-year-old operations center facility, a move aimed at improving the city’s capacity to respond to emergencies. Read story