September 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
Countryside Woods -- Army Capt. Leonard "Chip" Sell ran his three legs of the Hood to Coast relay the best he could with shrapnel still embedded in his lower right leg. Sell was part of a 12-member team of disabled veterans, Team Warfighter Sports, that participated in the 200-mile race.… Read story
September 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
Cascade Park -- Julia Blair-McCullough of Hickory Creek, Texas, nearly died while visiting her daughter, Rachel Rolph, in Vancouver. After Blair-McCullough's heart stopped, she passed out near the pool at her daughter's apartment complex. Jay Abrahamsen and his daughter, Nicole, were able to resuscitate her using CPR. Paramedics arrived at… Read story
September 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
North Image -- State Farm agent and YMCA board member Kathy Landers recently applied for a grant from State Farm to donate to the Clark County Family YMCA. Landers received the grant and presented $5,000 to the YMCA on Aug. 23. The money will be applied toward the YMCA's extended… Read story
September 7, 2011, 12:00am Community
Bennington -- Carey Doyle, a science and math teacher at Shahala Middle School, was one of two Washington teachers selected to work with Polish teachers and students at the Gdansk Business Week in early August. Read story
August 30, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Mountain View --Fifty four Mountain View High School football players, cheerleaders, coaches and parents got down and dirty Aug. 23 to benefit the Clark County Food Bank. They weeded 10-plus acres of carrots at Clark County's 78th Street Heritage Farm. Every year, the farm produces many thousands of pounds of… Read story
August 30, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Evergreen -- Twelve Clark County Special Olympic athletes had the opportunity to play a game on Safeco Field during the Mariners pre-game Aug. 14. The CCSO team, the Braves, played a fun game against the Special Olympics Metros. After the game, they watched the Mariners beat the Red Sox. They… Read story
August 23, 2011, 5:00pm Community
VANCOUVER -- A Columbian story about one woman's war on weight has led to some local celebrity. Chrisetta Mosley, 38, whose struggle with obesity was featured in a front-page article in July, was invited to speak at the Courtyard Village retirement community and on KATU's "AM Northwest" earlier this month.… Read story
August 22, 2011, 5:00pm Clark County News
A Monday afternoon fire east of Fisher's Landing is blamed on a homeowner trying to burn weeds with a torch. Read story
August 16, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Bennington -- If you ask Rachel Lee, she will tell you the benefits of social media and mobile phones. The 13-year-old Shahala Middle School student won a laptop thanks in part to those two things. Lee was part "The 'Couve," a team her older sister Kaitlyn formed that joined more… Read story
August 15, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Landover-Sharmel -- Athletes, family members and volunteers from Clark County Special Olympics raised nearly $1,000 at a car wash in late July. Along with funds earned at an earlier car wash, the organization was able to purchase jerseys for the two new softball teams added this year. Besides raising money… Read story
