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Battle Ground: Sgt. Kim Armstrong and four other Battle Ground police officers went shopping with eight kids from the city as part of the department’s Shop with a Cop program.

Kids shop with cops for holiday gifts

December 27, 2017, 5:43am Community

Eight kids spent a morning earlier this month shopping at Wal-Mart with five police officer volunteers as part of the Battle Ground Police Department’s Shop with a Cop. Read story

Camas: Camas High School’s Girls Represent hosted a night of Ted Talks from women in traditionally male-dominated fields.

Girls Represent hosts speakers from male-dominated fields

December 27, 2017, 5:43am Community

Camas High School’s Girls Represent chapter hosted a night of Ted Talks on Dec. 7, where five professionals spoke about their experience in traditionally male-dominated fields to about 120 middle and high school students and their families. Read story

Washougal: Michelle Kruse of Emergency Response Consultants, left, and Washougal High School student Josh Veselka during a course on CPR and first aid.

Washougal High students earn CPR, first aid certifications

December 27, 2017, 5:41am Community

Before graduating from high school, Washington students learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of automated external defibrillators in health class. Read story

Orchards: Platinum Pets employees volunteered packing bags with daily items for guests attending Share’s holiday party.

Volunteers pack bags for guests at Share holiday party

December 27, 2017, 5:40am Community

Employees from Platinum Pets volunteered at Share to pack bags to be distributed during Share’s annual holiday party. Read story

Anonymous donor to match gifts for new Washougal library

December 27, 2017, 5:37am Community

A local donor has issued a $1,000 challenge grant for anyone donating to the Washougal Library Building Fund, the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation announced recently. Read story

Everybody has a story; what’s yours?

December 20, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Life

Things are changing in Clark County. The Camas paper mill is in jeopardy. So is the proposed rail-to-river oil terminal. Vancouver has elected its first woman mayor. And the old Vancouver waterfront is transforming into something shiny and new. Read story

Bar noise bothers neighbors in east Vancouver

Residents in Vancouver’s East Mill Plain neighborhood have been at odds with live music coming from Cascade Bar & Grill. The bar obtained a permit in 2009 to build an outdoor patio for seating and live music, and the issue of noise, neighbors say, has gotten progressively worse in recent years.

December 20, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life

For nearly 40 years, Cascade Bar & Grill has been a staple of the East Mill Plain neighborhood. But within the last few years, neighbors have been at odds with the establishment over its outdoor seating and live music. Read story