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Vancouver City Hall (The Columbian files)

City of Vancouver part-time employees out of work

Vancouver City Hall (The Columbian files)

March 30, 2020, 6:12pm Clark County News

Around 250 part-time employees of the city of Vancouver are out of work as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and have been instructed by City Hall to seek state unemployment benefits. Read story

Fire District 6 to put levy lid lift on August primary ballot

March 26, 2020, 6:03am Clark County News

Clark County Fire District 6’s Board of Fire Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution asking voters to consider a fire levy lid lift as part of the Aug. 4 primary election. Read story

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, speaks to members of The Columbian&#039;s Editorial Board  in 2019.

Herrera Beutler supports ‘as much wage relief as possible’ in federal package

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, speaks to members of The Columbian&#039;s Editorial Board  in 2019.

March 23, 2020, 5:03pm Clark County News

A $1.8 trillion COVID-19 package was at a stalemate in Washington, D.C., Monday afternoon, with lawmakers in the Senate struggling to come to an agreement on what would ultimately shape the biggest economic aid legislation in modern history. Read story

Clark County Council Chair Eileen Quiring speaks to the media about the first two COVID-19 deaths at the Clark County Public Service Center&#039;s sixth-floor hearing room on Tuesday morning.

Clark County cities expand power during crisis

Clark County Council Chair Eileen Quiring speaks to the media about the first two COVID-19 deaths at the Clark County Public Service Center&#039;s sixth-floor hearing room on Tuesday morning.

March 22, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

All municipalities in Clark County have declared civil emergencies in response to COVID-19, part of a deluge of updates from governments reacting to the virus. Read story

The Clark County Council listens to public comment during their July 2 meeting.

Clark County Council to hold virtual-only meetings

The Clark County Council listens to public comment during their July 2 meeting.

March 21, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

The Clark County Council has prohibited physical public access at its meeting Tuesday, opting for a virtual-only format to curb the spread of COVID-19. Read story

The Beauty Temptations Salon cosmetologists are pictured in Washougal on Thursday. The women had to shutter the salon Tuesday after the COVID-19 outbreak forced closures of salons across the state, effectively putting eight self-employed cosmetologists out of business.

Emergency small-business loans to be available in Clark County

The Beauty Temptations Salon cosmetologists are pictured in Washougal on Thursday. The women had to shutter the salon Tuesday after the COVID-19 outbreak forced closures of salons across the state, effectively putting eight self-employed cosmetologists out of business.

March 19, 2020, 8:24pm Business

An emergency loan program for small businesses will soon be made available to Clark County workers, despite widespread confusion over the county’s omission from a list of areas eligible for the federal aid. Read story

Former County Manager Shawn Henessee will receive an $85,000 payout plus health insurance payments as part of his severance agreement.

Full severance indicates council asked Henessee to resign

Former County Manager Shawn Henessee will receive an $85,000 payout plus health insurance payments as part of his severance agreement.

March 18, 2020, 6:05am Clark County News

Former Clark County Manager Shawn Henessee will receive a full severance package after resigning last week, indicating that he was asked by the Clark County Council to step down. Read story

Washington’s members of Congress urge feds to send equipment

March 17, 2020, 7:19pm Clark County News

A bipartisan delegation of lawmakers from Washington urged the federal government to dip into its stockpile of personal protective equipment and send more to their state, which has become the domestic epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak Read story

The Clark County Council, from left, Temple Lentz, Julie Olson, Chair Eileen Quiring, John Blom and Gary Medvigy at a meeting in July 2019.

Some Clark County workers may take extra paid leave

The Clark County Council, from left, Temple Lentz, Julie Olson, Chair Eileen Quiring, John Blom and Gary Medvigy at a meeting in July 2019.

March 16, 2020, 7:11pm Clark County News

Clark County employees will have the ability to take additional paid leave for the next several months amid the ongoing response to COVID-19. Read story

Vancouver City Hall (The Columbian files)

Outbreak ripples through Vancouver city operations

Vancouver City Hall (The Columbian files)

March 16, 2020, 6:59pm Clark County Health

Changes are underway at Vancouver City Hall, where the government is aiming to stem the spread of COVID-19 through social-distancing measures that require the shuttering of some public facilities. Read story