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FILE - IN this Aug. 18, 2017, file photo, exhaustion reads on the face of a firefighter from Noorvik, Alaska, while he and his team watch for spot fires that threaten to jump the line on the Lolo Peak fire, in Missoula, Mont. A federal risk assessment says wildland firefighters could see widespread outbreaks of COVID-19 at large U.S. fire camps this summer, and the problem is likely to compound the longer fire season lasts. The draft risk assessment created by the U.S. Forest Service predicts that even in a best-case scenario -- with firefighters following social distancing protocols and plenty of tests and equipment available -- that nearly two dozen people could be infected by the virus while working at a camp like the one used for the Lolo Peak fire.

U.S. report indicates broad risk of COVID-19 at wildfire camps

May 21, 2020, 10:42am Northwest

Outbreaks of the coronavirus could sweep through large camps where crews typically stay as they fight wildfires across the U.S., according to a federal document obtained by The Associated Press, and the problem is likely to get worse the longer the fire season lasts. Read story

Gov. Brown OK’s Phase 1 reopening for Marion, Polk counties

May 21, 2020, 10:40am Latest News

Restaurants, bars, salons, gyms and other businesses in Marion and Polk counties have been approved to reopen starting Friday with strict safety measures meant to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Read story

The city may allow outdoor seating in parking/loading zones, foreground center, in front of businesses such as Niche Wine Bar in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver set to give parklets a trial run

May 21, 2020, 6:04am Clark County News

The city of Vancouver is moving forward with a program that would allow coffee shops and restaurants to set up tables in the streets outside their businesses. Read story

Susan G. Komen cancer walk to return in virtual format

May 21, 2020, 6:04am Clark County Health

The Susan G. Komen Oregon and SW Washington More than Pink Walk, or Race for the Cure, will return this year in a virtual manner. Read story

In Our View: Class of 2020 faces challenges, opportunities

May 21, 2020, 6:03am Editorials

Through all their years of schooling, no homework assignment or classroom project or 10-page paper prepared members of the Class of 2020 for this. A global pandemic has upended rituals typically associated with the end of high school — including commencement ceremonies — and has left a murky future in… Read story

Dylan Denault, a driver with Two Men and a Truck, loads 5,000 bras donated from Ridwell in Seattle last week. Ridwell collected the bras for the National Women's Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation in Vancouver.

NWCAVE’s Gift of Lift program boosted by donation of 5,000 bras

May 21, 2020, 6:03am Clark County Health

A Vancouver-based nonprofit recently received nearly 5,000 bras from a door-to-door recycling co-op in Seattle, despite initial worries that the onset of COVID-19 could hamper donations. Read story

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center commends community for support

May 21, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Health

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center has received a major infusion of helpful resources since the coronavirus pandemic began. Read story

Construction continues at McLoughlin Middle School and George C. Marshall Elementary School in Vancouver, with precautions. More kinds of activities may soon be allowed on job sites.

With Clark County in Phase 1, Inslee announces Phase 2 rules for construction

May 20, 2020, 5:54pm Business Free

Gov. Jay Inslee has announced rules for Phase 2 of a multistep process to restart construction activity in Washington. Phase 2 allows work to begin on new projects, but only in counties that have moved to Phase 2 of the state’s overall reopening plan. Clark County is still in Phase… Read story

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Spokane County health officer makes masks mandatory in public – but rule won’t be enforced