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Bart Hansen has filed to run for re-election for the Vancouver City Council.

Filing week in Clark County off to a quick start for August primary, November election

Bart Hansen has filed to run for re-election for the Vancouver City Council.

May 15, 2023, 1:02pm Clark County News

Filing week for the August primary and November general election got off to a quick start on Monday, with more than 60 candidates filing for 56 different offices as of 5 p.m., according to Clark County Elections. Read story

The Washington State Capitol in Olympia.

Lawmakers will take another shot at Washington’s drug-possession law

The Washington State Capitol in Olympia.

May 14, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

State lawmakers will be back in Olympia this week for a special session to take on the state’s soon-to-expire drug-possession law. Legislators failed to reach agreement on a “Blake fix,” after Senate Bill 5536 was voted down 43-55 just hours before the 2023 session adjourned. Read story

After a nearly five-year hiatus due to litigation, the Clark County Council is resuming plans to allow more development to utilize its short line railroad. Plans were delayed after the railroad's operator, the Portland-Vancouver Junction Railroad, and the county engaged in a legal dispute over the validity of their lease.

Clark County rail plan on track as council considers development in rural areas

After a nearly five-year hiatus due to litigation, the Clark County Council is resuming plans to allow more development to utilize its short line railroad. Plans were delayed after the railroad's operator, the Portland-Vancouver Junction Railroad, and the county engaged in a legal dispute over the validity of their lease.

May 13, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

After a nearly five-year hiatus due to litigation, the Clark County Council is resuming plans to allow more development to utilize its short line railroad. Read story

Ridgefield City Hall.

Clyde Burkle chosen for Ridgefield City Council

Ridgefield City Hall.

May 12, 2023, 3:53pm Clark County News

Longtime Ridgefield resident Clyde Burkle has been appointed to serve on the Ridgefield City Council, again. Read story

Spectators watch the boys shot put competition Wednesday during the Southwest Washington Middle School League championship meet at Woodland High School. After a double levy vote failure, Woodland Public Schools is expected to be without $3 million in supplemental funding in 2024 and will lose several staff and student programs -- including track and field.

Levy failure for Woodland Public Schools clouds future of more than just athletics

Spectators watch the boys shot put competition Wednesday during the Southwest Washington Middle School League championship meet at Woodland High School. After a double levy vote failure, Woodland Public Schools is expected to be without $3 million in supplemental funding in 2024 and will lose several staff and student programs -- including track and field.

May 12, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Bright sun, a taste of summer heat, a buzzing crowd of excited parents and anxious student-athletes: the scene at Woodland High School on Wednesday was a typical spring sight in this sports-loving small town just north of the Lewis River. Read story

Washington Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, speaks with Vancouver resident Bob Runnells following a 17th District town hall meeting at the Port of Camas-Washougal on March 18.

State report finds Washington education agency hasn’t tracked federal funds effectively

Washington Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, speaks with Vancouver resident Bob Runnells following a 17th District town hall meeting at the Port of Camas-Washougal on March 18.

May 11, 2023, 7:40am Clark County Politics

Washington’s education department hasn’t adequately tracked how schools are spending hundreds of millions in federal aid earmarked for pandemic learning loss, according to an audit ordered by state lawmakers. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, second from right, joins Dannie Nordsiden of Clark College, right, on a tour of the auto shop as students work nearby Friday afternoon. The tour also included a visit to the diesel instruction area and the welding instruction area.

Perez cheers on Clark College ‘home team’ during tour of automotive department

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, second from right, joins Dannie Nordsiden of Clark College, right, on a tour of the auto shop as students work nearby Friday afternoon. The tour also included a visit to the diesel instruction area and the welding instruction area.

May 5, 2023, 6:50pm Clark County News

Rarely since her appointment to the U.S. House of Representatives has Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, had a chance to feel as comfortable on the job as she did Friday. Read story

Woodland Public Schools office.

Woodland schools measure falls 7 votes short

Woodland Public Schools office.

May 5, 2023, 4:39pm Clark County News

With the final round of ballots in the April 25 special election now in, it appears Woodland Public Schools’ replacement levy has failed by just 16 votes, 2,025 to 2,041. Read story

18th District town hall sessions set for May 13

May 5, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

State Reps. Stephanie McClintock and Greg Cheney and Sen. Ann Rivers will host a pair of town hall meetings May 13. The trio, who represent the 18th Legislative District, will review some of the bills that did and did not pass during the recently concluded legislative session. Read story

49th District town hall planned for Saturday

May 5, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

State Sen. Annette Cleveland and Reps. Sharon Wylie and Monica Stonier will host an in-person town hall from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Columbia Room of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library at 901 C St., in Vancouver. Read story