The Columbian

Alex Nelson, from left, lead fabricator with Vigor, and Ernie Marshall, production supervisor with Vigor, help Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, weld a piece of aluminum during a keel-laying ceremony Monday at the new Vigor facilities in Vancouver.

Vigor, glee kick off construction of new Army landing craft

September 16, 2019, 9:05pm Business

Blue sparks and the zap of a welding torch marked the beginning of a new class of U.S. Army landing craft under construction at Vigor Industrial in Vancouver. Read story

Henrietta Lacks graduate earns scholarship through Burgerville

September 14, 2019, 5:57am Community

Henrietta Lacks Health High School grad Asante Johnson was one of four local students to earn a 2019 Ignite Your Future Scholarship. The program was established in 2007 by Burgerville. Johnson has worked at the Orchard’s Burgerville since May 2017 and will attend Clark College in the fall to study… Read story

Fourth Plain Village: Trevor Haynes, CEO of Subway, and Traci Martin, vice president of operations for the local franchisee, at the new Free Little Community Library at a Vancouver Subway location on Fourth Plain Boulevard.

Vancouver Subway location opens Free Little Library

September 14, 2019, 5:57am Community

Visitors to the Subway on Fourth Plain Boulevard might want to plan for some extra time when eating their sandwiches in the future. The location recently installed a Free Little Community Library located at 2800 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver. The Subway team created the library out of an old… Read story

Tyler Bural holds his son Jackson, 3, while feeding a carrot to Napoleon the alpaca during the Fourth Plain Multicultural Festival at Evergreen Park in Vancouver on Saturday.

Fourth Plain Multicultural Festival a celebration of Vancouver’s diversity

September 7, 2019, 8:02pm Clark County News

Evergreen Park transformed Saturday into a little piece of everywhere. Read story

Meadow Homes: Chris Schlegel, who will turn 99 on Monday, has volunteered in the food room of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Vancouver for 14 years.

St. Vincent de Paul volunteer turning 99

September 7, 2019, 6:01am Community

Chris Schlegel has been helping out as a volunteer in the food room of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Vancouver for 14 years, and is turning 99 on Monday. Read story