September 3, 2013, 5:00pm Business
Construction is underway on a 99-room Hampton Inn and Suites on the northeastern border of the former Evergreen Airport site at Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard and 136th Avenue. Read story
September 3, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Burton Elementary School -- Seven area employees of Wells Fargo who also volunteer for their communities were honored for that volunteer service with company grants. Among the winners was Heather Shove, whose dedication to coaching for the Miracle League of Vancouver scored a $1,000 grant for the nonprofit, which brings… Read story
September 3, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Landover-Sharmel -- The Evergreen School District Foundation's annual "Stuff the Bus" donation drive on Aug. 14 brought in enough school supplies to fill about 200 backpacks for students. The foundation set up two drop-off spots in town: outside Spanky's Legendary Consignment and the Fisher's Landing Burgerville. Not only did residents… Read story
September 3, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Fircrest -- Vancouver City Council's community picnic on Aug. 26 brought in 264 pounds of donated food and $136 in cash to support the Share Backpack Program, which provides backpacks of healthy food to students in need. Instead of its regular meeting that day, the council chose to host the… Read story
September 3, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Bennington -- The Parks Foundation of Clark County received a $1,000 grant from the 192nd Avenue Walmart Supercenter through Walmart's Local Giving Program. The money will be granted back out to support local summer playground programs and recreation scholarships through its Community Grant program. Over the past five years, the… Read story
September 3, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
Seven months to the day that Crestline Elementary School was destroyed by a three-alarm fire on Feb. 3, the district officially broke ground on the new Crestline being built at the fire site. About 100 students, parents, teachers and community members turned out at the fire site for the Tuesday… Read story
September 2, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
A 17-year-old male was arrested Monday night after allegedly displaying a handgun outside of a North Image bar. Read story
August 27, 2013, 5:00pm Community
My daughter recently gave me a DVD entitled "First Flight: A Mother Hummingbird's Story." She knows that my late wife and I were fascinated by these tiny creatures who can fly forward, backward, up and down and sideways. All the years we lived in California, we always had multiple feeders… Read story
August 27, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Cascade Park -- JD Fulwiler & Company Insurance, with offices in Vancouver and Portland, held its second annual charity golf tournament on July 29 at Royal Oaks Country Club. More than $35,000 was raised for five local nonprofits that aim to better the lives of children; two of them, the… Read story
August 27, 2013, 5:00pm Truckies
Burnt Bridge Creek -- Something magical must be in the seeds Crina Person of Northeast 47th Street planted earlier this year. Her theory: love. That's what must have made her sunflowers grow like Jack's beanstalk. "So far, every single one has grown at least twice the expected heights, the tallest… Read story
