July 12, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
A Rose Village woman woke up Wednesday evening to see an intruder standing at the foot of her bed. "I just sat there. I didn't know what to do," said the woman, Eleanor. Fortunately, an observant neighbor had already taken action. He'd asked police to respond when he saw a… Read story
July 10, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Meadow Homes -- Nathan Shields, who taught at Fort Vancouver High School for six years, was among nearly 100 junior high and high school teachers to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching at a White House ceremony on June 29. PAEMST is the nation's highest… Read story
July 9, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
An abandoned commercial building east of the old Curt Warner Chevrolet on Southeast Ellsworth Road caught fire early Tuesday morning. Read story
July 3, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
Regional SWAT was called to an early Wednesday morning standoff with a 22-year-old Vancouver man in the Rose Village neighborhood. Read story
July 3, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Central Park -- Some 90 students were recognized at Clark College's 2012 GED/high school completion recognition ceremony June 23 in the O'Connell Sports Center gymnasium. Joseph Luczek, who earned a diploma marking his high school completion, said, "This program has molded me into the person I am today." Speakers Lorella… Read story
July 3, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Old Evergreen Highway -- A website that shows off the region's best trails, parks and green spaces now features a historic property near the Vancouver waterfront. It's the Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum at 9215 S.E. Evergreen Highway -- what used to be known as the Stanger home. It's one of… Read story
June 26, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Harney Heights -- Seven members of the Washington State School for the Blind's varsity powerlifting squad will compete in early July in Orlando, Fla., at the International Blind Sports Association's World Powerlifting Championships. The WSSB squad -- hailing from every part of Washington State and representing every weight class --… Read story
June 26, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Central Park -- The latest sparkling Vancouverite has been selected by his peers. It's Rich Hovey, who has served Central Park over the past decade as neighborhood president, vice president, newsletter editor and photographer extraordinaire. "Away on vacation? No problem! Rich meets newsletter deadlines remotely, whether he is in Arizona… Read story
June 26, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
Burnt Bridge Creek -- Don't feed the ducks! That's what Carol Patrick's former fifth grade class at Peter S. Ogden Elementary School wants you to know. "We have created and installed a sign at the 86th Avenue walking bridge to prevent people from feeding the ducks," Patrick wrote in an… Read story
June 26, 2012, 5:00pm Truckies
North Garrison Heights -- Heather Waller, president of the North Garrison Heights Neighborhood Association, was given the Vancouver Sparkles Award at the June 14 neighborhood picnic in Coop Park. Heather has dedicated endless hours, over several years, to the neighborhood association. She also has represented the neighborhood at the Neighborhood… Read story
