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Traffic drives past the 179th Street and I-5 interchange.

Clark County continues to mull plan for 179th Street road projects

Traffic drives past the 179th Street and I-5 interchange.

June 13, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Two Clark County councilors staked out positions Wednesday that could make it tougher for the county to pull together a $66.5 million road package near the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds. Read story

People use the computers at the Vancouver Navigation Center on Tuesday. The center, which opened in November, is designed to be a safe and welcoming space for anyone experiencing homelessness, whether or not they’re ready to seek out long-term housing solutions.

Neighbors assail Navigation Center

People use the computers at the Vancouver Navigation Center on Tuesday. The center, which opened in November, is designed to be a safe and welcoming space for anyone experiencing homelessness, whether or not they’re ready to seek out long-term housing solutions.

June 12, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Seven months after the Navigation Center opened in central Vancouver and started offering services to people experiencing homelessness, neighbors are complaining that they were misled by the city about what the center would mean for their homes and businesses. Read story

Public meetings for week of June 9

June 9, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Battle Ground Public Schools Board of Directors, Battle Ground High School, media center, 300 W. Main St., Battle Ground. n 4 p.m., regular meeting: adoption of AP Computer Science A textbook. Read story

Campaign Trail: Perez kicking off west-side campaign

June 7, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Diana Perez, a candidate for Vancouver City Council Position 6, will host a campaign kickoff for the west side of Vancouver at 5:30 p.m. on June 20. Read story

Attorney Shon Bogar takes the stand with a client at Clark County Superior Court in Vancouver on May 7.

Indigent defenders to receive pay increases

Attorney Shon Bogar takes the stand with a client at Clark County Superior Court in Vancouver on May 7.

June 6, 2019, 8:30pm Clark County News

In what could be the first step toward bolstering a chronically overlooked county function, the Clark County Council voted Tuesday night to increase funding for indigent defense contracts for the first time in a decade. Read story

Christy Jordan, 56, looks out from her tent in a wooded area in Hazel Dell. She says that all the heaps of garbage nearby were left by campers who have since left and that she keeps her trash in a bag nearby. During her three years of being homeless, she’s camped out in parks in Vancouver. She says she was once given a 72-hour notice to leave by police and cleared out. “I listen to the cops; I’m a good girl,” she said.

Clark County struggles to address homeless encampments

Christy Jordan, 56, looks out from her tent in a wooded area in Hazel Dell. She says that all the heaps of garbage nearby were left by campers who have since left and that she keeps her trash in a bag nearby. During her three years of being homeless, she’s camped out in parks in Vancouver. She says she was once given a 72-hour notice to leave by police and cleared out. “I listen to the cops; I’m a good girl,” she said.

June 6, 2019, 6:01am Clark County News

Over the last year, runner David Crawford said, he’s seen an uptick in homeless encampments along the Padden Parkway bike path. He recalled seeing tents and shopping carts full of old shoes and other items along with garbage. Read story

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U.S. House passes Herrera Beutler bill on ocean acidification

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June 5, 2019, 7:31pm Clark County News

A bill that would allow institutions researching ocean acidification to compete for $50 million annually in federal prize money passed the U.S. House of Representatives after being introduced by Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, earlier this year. Read story

Public meetings for week of June 2

June 2, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Camas City Council, City Hall, 616 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas. n 4:30 p.m., workshop: downtown parking changes recommendations, community/aquatic center and sports complex update. n 7 p.m., public hearings: amending the 2019 budget ordinance, adding business license requirements and procedures. Read story

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Herrera Beutler bill would let reserve medical officers defer retirement

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May 30, 2019, 8:02pm Clark County News

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, introduced a bill that would allow reserve medical officers to defer their mandatory retirement if the military determines a need for their continued service. Read story

Laramie Lexow, a regional organizer with the Pacific Northwest Iron Workers District Council, from left, and Christina Daniels, a membership development representative with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 48, meet Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., before a roundtable discussion at the Laborers’ International Union Hall on Wednesday.

In Vancouver, Sen. Murray touts bill backing unions

Laramie Lexow, a regional organizer with the Pacific Northwest Iron Workers District Council, from left, and Christina Daniels, a membership development representative with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 48, meet Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., before a roundtable discussion at the Laborers’ International Union Hall on Wednesday.

May 29, 2019, 8:47pm Clark County News

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray visited a Vancouver union hall Wednesday on her first stop to promote her new pro-union bill, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. Read story