April 9, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Clark College -- The main challenge was to build a working prosthetic arm. Middle and high students from throughout Southwest Washington turned out at Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) Day on March 23 at Clark College to show off their designs. They'd already written technical papers, created displays and made… Read story
April 4, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
Clark College will celebrate Arbor Day and its third consecutive Tree Campus USA designation by the Arbor Day Foundation at a 10 a.m. tree-planting ceremony Wednesday. Read story
April 2, 2013, 5:00pm Community
Last summer, there was a Columbian story about the reconnected Burnt Bridge Creek trail. It said those weird "welded wire walls" near the St. Johns overpass would discourage vandalism. Well, last time I went by there, graffiti was all over the place. To my eye, what was theoretically difficult to… Read story
April 2, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Hudson's Bay -- Two Fort Vancouver Lions Club members received a big honor from the Lions' International president last month during the Multiple District Spring Conference on March 9. Helen Sutfin and Dotty Scott won the International President's Certificate of Appreciation at the conference in Ocean Shores. Sutfin served last… Read story
April 2, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
East Minnehaha: A Hudson's Bay student's charitable spirit paid off with a special trip to Seattle for a gathering meant to celebrate how youth can create positive change. Jared Remsing's volunteer efforts in the community and as a member of the Mount Hood Ski Patrol helped him get a ticket… Read story
March 28, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
A man was arrested after an hour and a half standoff with Vancouver police in the Rose Village neighborhood this afternoon. Read story
March 26, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Meadow Homes -- Volunteers from Educational Service District 112's Washington Reading Corps Team lent their services to the Mill A School District in Cook during National AmeriCorps Week. On March 15, the AmeriCorps members from Vancouver's ESD 112 helped the Mill A district by sorting books, organizing a library and… Read story
March 26, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Maplewood -- An inspiring encounter took place March 15 during a beautification event hosted by the Maplewood Neighborhood Association at Mypark, the little sliver of recreational greenspace at East 17th and Date streets. While neighbors and dignitaries worked to clean up the park and plant trees, Jose Reyes happened to… Read story
March 26, 2013, 5:00pm Schools
Central Park -- Clark College's Independent was awarded as one of the top community college student newspapers in the country at the annual Associated College Press conference in San Francisco. The newspapers staff attended the conference Feb. 28 through March 3, where they received the seventh-place "Best of Show" award… Read story
March 25, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
Five daytime burglaries that occurred within the past ten days have Vancouver police warning citizens to take extra precaution when they leave their residences. Read story
