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Cathy Rupe prepares meals for about 240 students each day at Jackson Elementary School in Everett, Washington.

Washington families lose safety nets as pandemic, inflation persist

June 27, 2022, 6:02am Latest News

At one point during the pandemic, Regina Johnson posted pictures of her empty fridge and pantry to her neighborhood’s Buy Nothing webpage. She said the hyperlocal social media group, one of hundreds that have popped up to exchange goods and services free of charge, swooped in and restocked her shelves. Read story

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Heritage High School English teacher Paul Hamonn speaks to a large crowd of demonstrators at a March for Our Lives rally at Vancouver Waterfront Park on Saturday.

Clark County schools strive to provide comfort, support in wake of school shootings, tragedies

June 26, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive

In the days that followed the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, a communal grief washed across the United States. Read story

Tiffany Martell, left, hugs Denise Yurecko a La Center High School office assistant who used an automated external defibrillator to save Martell's son's life. Triston Martell, then a 15-year-old sophomore, collapsed at La Center High School on May 26 and was saved by five of the school's employees. Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue on Thursday honored those employees for their lifesaving efforts.

5 La Center High School employees honored for saving student

June 25, 2022, 6:01am Clark County Health

Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue honored five La Center High School employees Thursday for jumping into action to save a student’s life after he suffered cardiac arrest on the morning of May 26. Read story

Woodland Public Schools' two high schools, Woodland High School and TEAM High School, the district's alternative high school, celebrated their 2022 graduates during commencement ceremonies earlier this month.

Woodland and TEAM high schools celebrate 2022 graduates

June 25, 2022, 5:50am Community

Woodland Public Schools’ two high schools, Woodland High School and TEAM High School, the district’s alternative high school, celebrated their 2022 graduates during commencement ceremonies earlier this month. Read story

Quillian Moro, right, 7, checks out books while Camas School District Superintendent John Anzalone, left, shows Meridian Moro, center, 9, other available books Wednesday when the district's Book MoBus stopped at Helen Baller Elementary School.

Camas School District’s Book MoBus kicks off summer reading program

June 22, 2022, 6:55pm Clark County News

More than 20 children ran around at Helen Baller Elementary School on Wednesday morning, soaking in the sun and playing tag, some with armloads of books. It was the first day of the summer Book MoBus for the Camas School District, serving children from kindergarten through eighth grade. Read story

Evergreen Public Schools adds fourth summer meals site

Evergreen Public Schools has added a fourth site to its summer meals program. All children ages 1 to 18, regardless if they attend an Evergreen school, are eligible to participate. Individuals older than 18 who are physically or mentally disabled and participating in a school program for students with disabilities… Read story

Clark College celebrates graduation

Graduates cross the stage to receive their diplomas as confetti falls Thursday at the Clark College commencement ceremony.

Clark College graduates, families and friends celebrated Thursday night at the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds. This was the 86th annual commencement ceremony for the community college, which recently broke ground on a new satellite campus in Ridgefield. The college offers… Read story