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Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth interim executive director Shauna Bilyeu, left, applauds Washington School for the Deaf first-grader Dexter White, right, who brought a stuffed terrier mascot to put in a time capsule on Thursday during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth at Washington School for the Deaf. The capsule will be buried somewhere on campus and is set to be opened in 2104.

Vancouver’s Washington School for the Deaf applauds expansion

June 1, 2023, 6:52pm Clark County News

Leaders from the Washington School for the Deaf, the Center of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth and dignitaries from across Washington assembled Thursday afternoon to ceremoniously break ground on the school’s new academic building and gym. Read story

World class double bassist Xavier Foley, right, answers questions from fascinated Jason Lee Middle School students on Tuesday at the school.

World-class bassist hits the right note at Vancouver middle schools

May 30, 2023, 8:09pm Clark County News

Classrooms are rowdy. Band rehearsal rooms are usually worse. Read story

Teacher Tamara Harris playfully cautions Head Start students to stay quiet at Evergreen High School in 2022.

Debt ceiling bill could hurt early learning providers in Clark County

May 28, 2023, 6:07am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

With national buzz surrounding negotiations between the White House and Republican leaders over a debt ceiling bill to reduce the national deficit continuing, early-learning advocates in Washington outlined how a potential deal may lead to child care program cuts next year. Read story

Clark College student Hallie Tibbit, right, welds a bar to the bottom of a metal boat as River Fortier, center, watches during an Advanced TIG (tungsten inert gas) welding class at Clark College. The boat, the students' final project, will be put to the test at Lacamas Lake in less than three weeks, a rite of passage for those graduating from the program, a symbolic send-off to their next adventure.

I-5 Bridge replacement will require strong labor pool in Clark County

May 28, 2023, 6:05am Business

A light blue glow flickered across DJ Johnson’s face, contrasting with his reddish-brown goatee as he examined what was shaping up as an aluminum dinghy. Read story

State Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic, left, talks with state Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, right, on the otherwise empty floor of the Washington House, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. With most representatives attending remotely, lawmakers were considering a proposed new tax in Washington state on capital gains that would be imposed on the sale of stocks and bonds in excess of $250,000. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Washington’s new capital gains tax brings in far more than expected

May 26, 2023, 7:44am Latest News

Early figures suggest Washington could bring in $849 million in its first year of collecting the state’s new capital gains tax, potentially sending hundreds of millions more than expected to schools across the state. Read story

Clark College proposes $3.08M in cuts

Morning sun illuminates a sign on the side of a building at Clark College in Vancouver on a Friday morning in January 2022.

Clark College is poised to make $3.08 million in budget reductions for the 2023-2024 school year, with a vast majority of cuts coming from vacant positions in various departments. The need for reductions comes as the school grapples with ongoing enrollment decreases: a trend seen among community and technical colleges… Read story