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Kindergarten teacher Pam Younkin, center, leads students at the start of class at Sifton Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon. Transmission rates in Clark County are again too high for a widespread return to the classroom. While small groups like this are considered safe, state health guidelines recommend that schools with high rates of COVID-19 activity continue virtual learning.

Clark County COVID-19 activity surges, dashing hopes for fast return to classroom

Kindergarten teacher Pam Younkin, center, leads students at the start of class at Sifton Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon. Transmission rates in Clark County are again too high for a widespread return to the classroom. While small groups like this are considered safe, state health guidelines recommend that schools with high rates of COVID-19 activity continue virtual learning.

September 22, 2020, 12:16pm Clark County Health

Clark County's COVID-19 activity rate has drifted back into the "high" range, dashing hopes for a return to more in-person classes in area schools. Read story

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State launches data dashboard to track COVID-19’s impact on Washington economy

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September 22, 2020, 8:38am Business

The state has unveiled a new interactive data tool to examine the depth of COVID-19’s impact on our struggling economy, which has pushed Washingtonians to file unemployment claims at historically high levels for months, the state Department of Commerce announced Monday. Read story

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Two Woodland elementary schools close for COVID risk

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September 21, 2020, 1:06pm Clark County News

Two Woodland elementary schools closed for in-person services Monday and Tuesday after two school district staff members tested positive for COVID-19, according school officials. Read story

Coronavirus in Washington: Positivity rates, cases, deaths all trending downward

September 21, 2020, 7:58am Health

Things are looking better to those of us who track the rise and fall of COVID-19 cases in earnest. Read story

Lt. Governor Race: State Sen. Marko Liias and U.S. Rep.

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Lt. Governor Race: State Sen. Marko Liias and U.S. Rep.

September 20, 2020, 6:04am Clark County News

The two candidates running for lieutenant governor in Washington have more in common than not — they’re both Democrats, both seasoned politicians, and both looking forward to working with Gov. Jay Inslee should he win his reelection campaign. Read story

Mavric Martin, 5, from left, Hendric Martin, 3, and their cousin Oliver Emerick, 6, listen to Chelsey Martin as she starts an outer space science lesson. The boys pretended the outdoor fort was the spaceship while they collected different materials and supplies to take with them into space.

Do-it-yourself kindergarten gains traction in Clark County

Mavric Martin, 5, from left, Hendric Martin, 3, and their cousin Oliver Emerick, 6, listen to Chelsey Martin as she starts an outer space science lesson. The boys pretended the outdoor fort was the spaceship while they collected different materials and supplies to take with them into space.

September 20, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

BATTLE GROUND -- For the Emerick and Martin boys, kindergarten is looking a lot more like a kitchen table than a classroom. Read story

Bella Roushall, left, and her husband, Scott, enjoy beers together Saturday at Trusty Brewing in Vancouver.

Oktoberfest celebration in downtown Vancouver has family story to tell

Bella Roushall, left, and her husband, Scott, enjoy beers together Saturday at Trusty Brewing in Vancouver.

September 19, 2020, 6:31pm Clark County News

The owners had only purchased the place recently, but an Oktoberfest celebration Saturday at a downtown Vancouver brewery was a family story more than a century in the making. Read story

A protester holds up a placard in front of police officers during a &quot;Resist and Act for Freedom&quot; protest against a mandatory coronavirus vaccine, wearing masks, social distancing and a second lockdown, in Trafalgar Square, London, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.

Virus measures targeted by protesters in London despite case spikes

A protester holds up a placard in front of police officers during a &quot;Resist and Act for Freedom&quot; protest against a mandatory coronavirus vaccine, wearing masks, social distancing and a second lockdown, in Trafalgar Square, London, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.

September 19, 2020, 4:29pm Nation & World

Demonstrators took the streets of London, Tel Aviv and other cities on Saturday to protest coronavirus restrictions, decrying how the measures have affected daily life even with infection rates rising in many places and the global death toll approaching 1 million. Read story

Boeing lays off another 750 to reach initial reduction target, but further cuts are likely

September 19, 2020, 2:35pm Northwest

With the airline business showing scant sign of significant recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic downturn, Boeing cut more jobs this week to reach its initial workforce reduction target. However, further job losses are likely ahead. Read story

Protesters take part in a &quot;Resist and Act for Freedom&quot; protest against a mandatory coronavirus vaccine, wearing masks, social distancing and a second lockdown, in Trafalgar Square, London, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.

Police, protesters clash as London eyes tighter virus rules

Protesters take part in a &quot;Resist and Act for Freedom&quot; protest against a mandatory coronavirus vaccine, wearing masks, social distancing and a second lockdown, in Trafalgar Square, London, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.

September 19, 2020, 2:29pm Nation & World

Police in London clashed with protesters Saturday at a rally against coronavirus restrictions, even as the mayor warned that it was “increasingly likely” that the British capital would soon need to introduce tighter rules to curb a sharp rise in infections. Read story