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Our city is the namesake of the man who's buried in this modest grave near London.

Everybody Has a Story: Capt. Vancouver spending eternity in obscurity

Our city is the namesake of the man who's buried in this modest grave near London.

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

We tried to escape. We really did. But Vancouver proved a skilled and stealthy stowaway, slipping overseas in spite of firm resolve by my husband and me to make it stay home where it belonged. Read story

Dalton Johnson

Spotlight on Youth

Dalton Johnson

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Community

Items for Spotlight on Youth should be brought to The Columbian, News Department, 701 W. Eighth St., mailed to P.O. Box 180, Vancouver, WA 98666, emailed to pauline.sipponen@columbian.com or neighbors@columbian.com, phoned to 360-735-4524. the correct neighborhood. Read story

Neighbors Calendar

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Community

Neighborhood association meetings and events Read story

Emily Willeman

Applause

Emily Willeman

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Community

Submissions: Mail: P.O. Box 180, Vancouver, WA 98666, email: pauline.sipponen@columbian.com or phone: 360-735-4524. Read story

Land-Use Review

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Community

The following are local land-use proposals. The county or city may rate them in three categories: nonsignificant, no environmental impact study needed; nonsignificant, provided proponents meet certain conditions; and significant, requiring an environmental impact study. Read story

You Can Help

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Community

Volunteer Connections provides opportunities through the Human Services Council. For information on the following and other opportunities, call 360-735-3683. Read story

Wendy Galliart, left, and Molly Heikkinen, holding Louie, check out the plants at May 3 event to kick off a public market in Hazel Dell.

Festival eyed as prelude to Hazel Dell market

Wendy Galliart, left, and Molly Heikkinen, holding Louie, check out the plants at May 3 event to kick off a public market in Hazel Dell.

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Organizers hope that a recent festival in Hazel Dell marking the arrival of Celtic summer is the spark for another arrival in a year or so: the debut of a community market. Read story

Battle Ground: Battle Ground Police Chief Bob Richardson shakes hands with honorary Police Chief Chase Getch, an 8-year-old boy with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism.

Boy, 8, sworn in as part of Chief for a Day Junior Deputy Program

Battle Ground: Battle Ground Police Chief Bob Richardson shakes hands with honorary Police Chief Chase Getch, an 8-year-old boy with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism.

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Community

Battle Ground -- Chase Getch, an 8-year-old boy with dwarfism, was sworn in as Battle Ground's honorary Police Chief last month at a fundraiser to support the county's Chief for a Day Junior Deputy Program, a local version of a statewide program. The ceremony at Main Event East in Vancouver… Read story

Camas: Downtown Camas Association Executive Director Carrie Schulstad presents Mill City Brew Werks owners and staff with the Excellence on Main Street Economic Vitality Award from the Washington State Main Street Program.

Mill City a boon to ‘Main Street’

Camas: Downtown Camas Association Executive Director Carrie Schulstad presents Mill City Brew Werks owners and staff with the Excellence on Main Street Economic Vitality Award from the Washington State Main Street Program.

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Food

Camas -- Because it has given a boost to downtown Camas, Mill City Brew Werks was honored with the Excellence on Main Street Economic Vitality Award from the Washington State Main Street Program. Downtown Camas Association Executive Director Carrie Schulstad presented the honor this month to owner Mark Zech and… Read story

Ridgefield: South Ridge Elementary School sixth-graders Jacob Thompson and Grace Melbuer show off how they used skills they picked up in advanced math class to enlarge drawings to scale.

South Ridge students merge art, math skills in project

Ridgefield: South Ridge Elementary School sixth-graders Jacob Thompson and Grace Melbuer show off how they used skills they picked up in advanced math class to enlarge drawings to scale.

May 20, 2014, 5:00pm Schools

Ridgefield -- Math and art skills might stem from different parts of the brain, but sixth-graders in Ridgefield were able to bridge those abilities during a recent project in their advanced math class. South Ridge math teacher Morning Stalcup and art teacher Heather Fukuchi teamed up to create a curriculum… Read story