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Joe Kent, right, smiles as he speaks on a panel with others at the RV Inn Style Resort Convention Center on Sept. 8, 2022. Kent is running against Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in a race in Washington???s Third Congressional District.

Election conspiracies cast a shadow over GOP, Washington midterms

Joe Kent, right, smiles as he speaks on a panel with others at the RV Inn Style Resort Convention Center on Sept. 8, 2022. Kent is running against Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in a race in Washington???s Third Congressional District.

October 10, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Politics

On a Thursday night in early September, 500 people paid $15 to hear an ex-Army captain and a high school math teacher regale them with tales of secret algorithms and suspicious voting trends. Read story

Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey met with The Columbian's Editorial Board on Sept. 28 in Vancouver. Challenger Brett Simpson accepted an invitation to attend but cancelled shortly before the meeting began.

Voter fraud at fore in Clark County auditor’s racevideo icon

Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey met with The Columbian's Editorial Board on Sept. 28 in Vancouver. Challenger Brett Simpson accepted an invitation to attend but cancelled shortly before the meeting began.

October 9, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

With allegations of voter fraud and stolen elections still resonating with some voters, this year’s race for Clark County auditor has, in many ways, become a referendum on election security and integrity. Read story

Election board worker Chuck Perine prepares ballots to be recounted at the Clark County Elections Office on Nov. 29, 2021.

3rd District candidates Kent, Perez weigh in on vote-by-mail

Election board worker Chuck Perine prepares ballots to be recounted at the Clark County Elections Office on Nov. 29, 2021.

October 8, 2022, 6:07am Clark County News

Southwest Washington’s 3rd Congressional District candidates believe America’s democracy is under threat. Both nod to conversations surrounding mail-in voting as the harbinger of this danger. Read story

Third Congressional District candidates Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, and Joe Kent (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

3rd District candidates Kent, Perez split on abortion rights

Third Congressional District candidates Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, left, and Joe Kent (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

October 7, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News

In late June, eruptions of both sorrow and joy appeared nationwide after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of legal precedent protecting reproductive rights. Read story

Vancouver City Hall (iStock.com)

Vancouver City Council to review budget

Vancouver City Hall (iStock.com)

October 7, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council is scheduled to spend the coming six weeks closely reviewing a proposed 2023-2024 biennial budget. Read story

Greg Kimsey, Clark County Auditor, left, looks on as ballot inspector Wendy Wimer lends a hand at the Clark County Elections Office on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 3, 2020.

Election lawsuit against Clark County, Auditor Greg Kimsey dismissed

Greg Kimsey, Clark County Auditor, left, looks on as ballot inspector Wendy Wimer lends a hand at the Clark County Elections Office on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 3, 2020.

October 5, 2022, 6:42pm Clark County News

A federal lawsuit filed by the Washington Election Integrity Coalition United against Clark County and Auditor Greg Kimsey was dismissed Sept. 30 by U.S. District Court Judge Lauren King. Read story

Camas City Hall is pictured April 14, 2020.

Camas is still trying to fill city administrator post

Camas City Hall is pictured April 14, 2020.

October 5, 2022, 4:46pm Clark County News

The search for Camas’ next city administrator continues. Read story

Clark County Council members, from left, Temple Lentz, Gary Medvigy and Richard Rylander Jr., attend the hearing on an interim land-use ordinance in person July 5, 2022.

Clark County Council adds voter-approved safety tax to county code

Clark County Council members, from left, Temple Lentz, Gary Medvigy and Richard Rylander Jr., attend the hearing on an interim land-use ordinance in person July 5, 2022.

October 4, 2022, 6:16pm Clark County News

The public safety sales tax passed by 58.78 percent of voters in August goes into effect Jan. 1. On Tuesday, the Clark County Council unanimously approved adding the new tax to the county code. The council also approved creating a new fund for collecting the revenue, rather than placing it… Read story

Vancouver resident Cathryn Chudy testifies in front of the Vancouver City Council in 2015 against a proposed oil terminal.

Vancouver council enacts permanent ban of fossil fuel facilities

Vancouver resident Cathryn Chudy testifies in front of the Vancouver City Council in 2015 against a proposed oil terminal.

October 4, 2022, 11:32am Clark County News

After years of employing temporary moratoriums on new fossil fuel developments, the city of Vancouver can finally lift its hold now that protective zoning codes are in place. Read story

The Clark County Jail opened in 1984.

Clark County’s new Jail Services department advances; transparent process urged

The Clark County Jail opened in 1984.

September 28, 2022, 6:12pm Clark County News

Clark County continues to move forward with its new Jail Services department and development of a transition plan to take over management of the county jail. Read story