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A voter drops off a ballot at a Clark County ballot drop box in the Vancouver Mall parking lot in 2020. Voter turnout is shaping up to be low in this off-year election.

Election Day is here in Clark County; get ballots turned in

A voter drops off a ballot at a Clark County ballot drop box in the Vancouver Mall parking lot in 2020. Voter turnout is shaping up to be low in this off-year election.

February 14, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News

Today is Election Day for some in Clark County: the last day voters can cast their ballots for a handful of critical funding measures. Read story

Washington State Capitol Legislative Building (iStock.com)

Law offers free ID cards for unhoused Washington residents

Washington State Capitol Legislative Building (iStock.com)

February 13, 2023, 5:37pm Clark County News

A recently enacted law is said to open doors for unhoused residents by providing free-of-charge identification cards. Read story

The railroad bridge over the Lewis River has experienced a number of fatalities, injuries and close calls leading to the Clark County Council holding a public hearing about vacating the adjacent Northwest Lancaster Road.

Clark County Council holds hearing on vacating Northwest Lancaster Road near Ridgefield

The railroad bridge over the Lewis River has experienced a number of fatalities, injuries and close calls leading to the Clark County Council holding a public hearing about vacating the adjacent Northwest Lancaster Road.

February 13, 2023, 5:23pm Clark County News

A hazardous railroad bridge near Ridgefield is one step closer to being safer after the Clark County Council held a public hearing Feb. 7 about vacating the adjacent Northwest Lancaster Road. Read story

From left: Hanz Kroesen, co-owner of Source Climbing Center, looks up at the climbing wall with U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Isabel Guzman, head of the Small Business Administration, during a tour Friday morning.

Climbing out of COVID: Perez, federal officials look in on Vancouver’s small businesses

From left: Hanz Kroesen, co-owner of Source Climbing Center, looks up at the climbing wall with U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Isabel Guzman, head of the Small Business Administration, during a tour Friday morning.

February 10, 2023, 3:53pm Business

The administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration spent her Friday morning at a climbing gym in downtown Vancouver. Read story

Southwest Washington lawmakers back bill to help bars fill job ranks

February 9, 2023, 7:18pm Clark County News

State Rep. Kevin Waters, R-Stevenson, has introduced a bill he says will help reduce the worker shortage for many of the state’s bars and taverns. House Bill 1730 would allow individuals ages 18 to 20 to work in certain age-restricted businesses. The bill is co-sponsored by Democratic Rep. Monica Stonier… Read story

Paraeducator Zayla Wollen walks with students on the first day of school at Fruit Valley Elementary School on  Aug. 30, 2022.

Questions, answers on upcoming Vancouver Public Schools levy

Paraeducator Zayla Wollen walks with students on the first day of school at Fruit Valley Elementary School on  Aug. 30, 2022.

February 8, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

In recent weeks, voters have reached out to The Columbian with a variety of questions about the Vancouver Public Schools replacement education and operations levy on the upcoming Feb. 14 special election ballot. Read story

(Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

Vancouver warehouse moratorium eased but retained

(Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

February 7, 2023, 4:15pm Business

Vancouver City Council votes to keep a moratorium on new warehouse projects in place for the rest of its six-month duration, with an amendment increasing the floor space threshold from 100,000 to 250,000 square feet. Read story

The Washougal School District Administrative Offices.

Voters to decide Washougal School levies

The Washougal School District Administrative Offices.

February 5, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

Washougal School District voters will soon decide the fate of two levies that would help fund a bevy of school district programs, activities, athletics, technology, maintenance and safety needs not covered by state or federal funds. Read story

The Grant Street Pier is barely visible as thick wildfire smoke blankets Vancouver, as seen from the Interstate Bridge on Sept. 14, 2020.

Washingtonians must prepare for the impacts of wildfire and smoke. These bills could help

The Grant Street Pier is barely visible as thick wildfire smoke blankets Vancouver, as seen from the Interstate Bridge on Sept. 14, 2020.

February 2, 2023, 7:38am Clark County Politics

Summer in Washington used to mean clear blue skies, but recently they are mostly remembered for the wildfire smoke. Two bills, in the house and senate, are going to focus on communities that suffer the most from wildfires. Read story

The Mount St. Helens Institute is working with Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, to secure legislative approval for a Mount St. Helens license plate. (Courtesy of Mount St.

Orcutt, other lawmakers back bills creating special Mount St. Helens license plate

The Mount St. Helens Institute is working with Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, to secure legislative approval for a Mount St. Helens license plate. (Courtesy of Mount St.

January 31, 2023, 2:02pm Clark County Politics

The Mount St. Helens Institute last week announced its campaign for a special license plate featuring the image of Mount St. Helens is back on track. Read story