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Clark County Public Works spokesman Jeff Mize, left, and bridge and culvert manager Ken Price look over a collapsed section of Northwest Pacific Highway in La Center. The road has been closed since Feb. 12 and is expected to remain closed for a few months while the county works to repair it.

Agencies, La Center residents take Pacific Highway closure in stride

Clark County Public Works spokesman Jeff Mize, left, and bridge and culvert manager Ken Price look over a collapsed section of Northwest Pacific Highway in La Center. The road has been closed since Feb. 12 and is expected to remain closed for a few months while the county works to repair it.

March 2, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

LA CENTER -- The oldest record of Northwest Pacific Highway dates back to 1875, but a stretch of the road will be reborn in the coming months. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Anxious about polio vaccine, kids found there was a sweet ending

March 2, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

My brother and I were about 7 or 8 years old when a big event happened. We were playing Cootie in the living room when Mom and Dad walked in, announcing that they had really good news. We stopped playing immediately. Could it be a trip to the ice cream… Read story

North Garrison Heights: Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, with Henrietta Lacks Health & Bioscience High School student Ailani Baldwin, who served as a page in the House for a week recently.

Henrietta Lacks student spends week in Olympia working as House page

North Garrison Heights: Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, with Henrietta Lacks Health & Bioscience High School student Ailani Baldwin, who served as a page in the House for a week recently.

March 2, 2019, 5:57am Community

Henrietta Lacks Health & Bioscience High School student Ailani Baldwin served as a page recently in the state House of Representatives. She was sponsored by Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver. Pages assume a wide variety of responsibilities, from presenting the flags to distributing amendments on the House floor. Pages also receive… Read story

Hazel Dell: Students and staffers dressed up as superheroes during family night at Hazel Dell Elementary School for Superhero Code Night.

Superheroes code at Hazel Dell family night

Hazel Dell: Students and staffers dressed up as superheroes during family night at Hazel Dell Elementary School for Superhero Code Night.

March 2, 2019, 5:57am Community

Students and teachers dressed in superhero costumes and capes displayed their digital superpowers at Hazel Dell Elementary School’s family night on Jan. 31. Superhero Code Night was a schoolwide event where students in all grades showcased what they’re learning with technology. The night included a presentation about digital learning, hands-on… Read story

Washougal: Washougal High School senior Dylan Corbitt interns at Nuestra Mesa in Camas, and has taken culinary classes through the school’s Career and Technical Education program. February was national Career and Technical Education month, and the school offered a variety of special events and trips.

Washougal students celebrate job skill training during Career and Technical Education Month

Washougal: Washougal High School senior Dylan Corbitt interns at Nuestra Mesa in Camas, and has taken culinary classes through the school’s Career and Technical Education program. February was national Career and Technical Education month, and the school offered a variety of special events and trips.

March 2, 2019, 5:57am Community

Washougal High School celebrated Career and Technical Education student successes and explored training opportunities in February as a part of national CTE Month. A goal of career and technical education is to increase graduation rates and prepare students for employment with learning related to career interests and workplace readiness with… Read story

Yacolt students bring river of positivity to new courtyard

March 2, 2019, 5:57am Community

Yacolt Primary School’s revitalized courtyard includes a brightly colored river of rocks. As part of a schoolwide kindness and positivity initiative, each student painted a rock with an uplifting message. “As a school counselor, one of my biggest goals is to help create a culture of kindness,” Nathan Simons, Yacolt’s… Read story

Battle Ground: To celebrate Valentine’s Day and his wedding anniversary, Oca Hoeflein built a Ms. Pac-Man statue on his roof to join his Pac-Man statue, which he put up at Christmastime.

Battle Ground man celebrates anniversary, Valentine’s Day with Ms. Pac-Man

Battle Ground: To celebrate Valentine’s Day and his wedding anniversary, Oca Hoeflein built a Ms. Pac-Man statue on his roof to join his Pac-Man statue, which he put up at Christmastime.

March 2, 2019, 5:57am Community

Oca Hoeflein built a 10-foot animated Pac-Man on his roof at Christmastime that could be seen by traffic on Northeast 72nd Avenue and Northeast 199th Street south of Dollars Corner. Hoeflein wanted to do something special for Valentine’s Day, which was also his 26th wedding anniversary. He built a Ms.… Read story

Ellsworth Springs: Representatives from Evergreen Habitat for Humanity visited Washington, D.C., with Habitat members from around the country to urge lawmakers to support policies on affordable housing.

Local Habitat for Humanity representatives visit D.C.

Ellsworth Springs: Representatives from Evergreen Habitat for Humanity visited Washington, D.C., with Habitat members from around the country to urge lawmakers to support policies on affordable housing.

March 2, 2019, 5:57am Community

Representatives of Evergreen Habitat for Humanity and hundreds of other habitat leaders, homeowners and volunteers gathered in Washington, D.C., in February to encourage lawmakers to support policies that promote broader access to safe, decent and affordable housing to address the affordable housing crisis facing communities across the country. “With scarce… Read story

Five Corners: Sunset Elementary School student Brandon Martin with some of the sweet potatoes from the most recent Harvest of the Month at Evergreen Public Schools.

Sunset Elementary students sweet on sweet potatoes

Five Corners: Sunset Elementary School student Brandon Martin with some of the sweet potatoes from the most recent Harvest of the Month at Evergreen Public Schools.

March 2, 2019, 5:57am Community

Sunset Elementary School played host to the most recent Harvest of the Month, courtesy of Washington State University Extension’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education and Evergreen Public Schools’ Chartwells food service. This month’s local harvest was sweet potatoes, and approximately 500 students were served roasted sweet potatoes. One student commented… Read story

Yacolt: The fourth-graders picked as student leaders for Yacolt Primary School’s kindness rocks project, which saw students paint positive messages on rocks to be placed in the new courtyard.

Yacolt students bring river of positivity to new courtyard

Yacolt: The fourth-graders picked as student leaders for Yacolt Primary School’s kindness rocks project, which saw students paint positive messages on rocks to be placed in the new courtyard.

March 2, 2019, 5:55am Community

Yacolt Primary School’s revitalized courtyard includes a brightly colored river of rocks. As part of a schoolwide kindness and positivity initiative, each student painted a rock with an uplifting message. Read story