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High school student Keegan Dittmer, left, brings Wanda Faame to life while greeting a fellow drag queen at Brickhouse Bar & Grill last spring. Dittmer is ready to launch the next season of QWERKY, a queer variety show, tonight at Columbia River High School.

QWERKY returns as all-ages drag show at Columbia River High

High school student Keegan Dittmer, left, brings Wanda Faame to life while greeting a fellow drag queen at Brickhouse Bar & Grill last spring. Dittmer is ready to launch the next season of QWERKY, a queer variety show, tonight at Columbia River High School.

November 30, 2018, 6:05am Clark County Life

QWERKY is as QWERKY does, but over this past summer and fall, QWERKY didn’t do much. That’s about to change, with the launch of QWERKY’s second season, now in a new location: Columbia River High School. Read story

Fifth-graders Dean-Anthony Elesha, from left, Sebastian Herrera Cruz, Chasity Cherrington and Lily Podboy ask for help while working on a history-themed puzzle box earlier this month at Sifton Elementary School. Students used a series of puzzles to find the solutions to a variety of combination locks.

Sifton Elementary students put heads together to crack puzzle box’s code

Fifth-graders Dean-Anthony Elesha, from left, Sebastian Herrera Cruz, Chasity Cherrington and Lily Podboy ask for help while working on a history-themed puzzle box earlier this month at Sifton Elementary School. Students used a series of puzzles to find the solutions to a variety of combination locks.

November 29, 2018, 9:24pm Clark County News

What was used to measure a ship’s speed? Read story

Online WSU Extension class aids small forest area landowners

November 29, 2018, 6:05am Clark County News

The Washington State University Extension Service will offer an online course aimed at helping landowners with forested property better manage their wooded lands. Read story

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal hosts a community forum Wednesday night at Skyview High School in Vancouver to discuss his ideas for the future of education in the state and the recent teacher strikes. Right: The Columbian’s education reporter, Katie Gillespie, moderates the forum Wednesday night.

State schools superintendent: More can be done to aid students, teachers

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal hosts a community forum Wednesday night at Skyview High School in Vancouver to discuss his ideas for the future of education in the state and the recent teacher strikes. Right: The Columbian’s education reporter, Katie Gillespie, moderates the forum Wednesday night.

November 28, 2018, 9:31pm Clark County News

Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal made a stop in Vancouver on Wednesday night to hold a community forum on the future of education in the state, but first he had to talk about the very recent past. Read story

Nathaniel Salveta, left, takes direction from process technician Randall Chromey at Shin-Etsu Handotai (SEH) America on Wednesday afternoon. Salveta is enrolled in the Manufacturing Career Launch program, which will allow him to pursue a degree in mechatronics while working at SEH America.

SEH America, Clark College team up on engineering apprenticeships

Nathaniel Salveta, left, takes direction from process technician Randall Chromey at Shin-Etsu Handotai (SEH) America on Wednesday afternoon. Salveta is enrolled in the Manufacturing Career Launch program, which will allow him to pursue a degree in mechatronics while working at SEH America.

November 25, 2018, 6:02am Clark County News

Machines buzzed in the background at Shin-Etsu Handotai America as Nathaniel Salveta pored over a cylinder of silicon destined to become computer chips and sensors. Read story

Heidi Rosenberg, director of capital programs for the Camas School District, uses a new crosswalk to cross Northwest 18th Avenue across from Discovery High School in Camas.

Camas school district, city cooperate on safety projects

Heidi Rosenberg, director of capital programs for the Camas School District, uses a new crosswalk to cross Northwest 18th Avenue across from Discovery High School in Camas.

November 23, 2018, 6:02am Clark County News

The Camas School District and city of Camas have teamed up to make some safety and traffic improvements near the district’s new project-based learning campus. Read story

Heritage High School was placed on a modified lockdown Friday afternoon after someone allegedly shot a firearm into the ground at the softball fields near campus. Sheriff vehicles block the entrances of the Vancouver school on Nov. 16.

Charges unlikely in incident at Heritage High School

Heritage High School was placed on a modified lockdown Friday afternoon after someone allegedly shot a firearm into the ground at the softball fields near campus. Sheriff vehicles block the entrances of the Vancouver school on Nov. 16.

November 20, 2018, 7:18pm Clark County News

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office appears unlikely to recommend charges after it was reported last week that someone fired a gun into the ground at Heritage High School. Read story

UW and WSU team up to tout college affordability

November 19, 2018, 9:34am Northwest

It’s easier than you might think to afford a quality college education in Washington state. Read story