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Task force floats ideas to diversify Vancouver government

Vancouver City Hall (iStock.com)

September 21, 2020, 10:19pm Clark County News

A group tasked with making Vancouver’s city leadership more diverse unveiled the preliminary results of their work over the last year. Read story

A motorist navigates a roundabout near Vancouver City Hall.

City puts A Stronger Vancouver on shelf indefinitely

A motorist navigates a roundabout near Vancouver City Hall.

June 7, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

A package that would have boosted Vancouver’s budget is now shelved indefinitely, as lack of revenue due to COVID-19 derailed a plan that’s been in the works since 2017. Read story

Washington State University Vancouver professor and Democrat Carolyn Long shakes hands with the crowd before announcing her candidacy in front of about 400 supporters at a rally at Clark College on July 8 in her bid for the 3rd Congressional District seat held by Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Battle Ground.

EMILY’s List endorses Carolyn Long in race for 3rd District seat

Washington State University Vancouver professor and Democrat Carolyn Long shakes hands with the crowd before announcing her candidacy in front of about 400 supporters at a rally at Clark College on July 8 in her bid for the 3rd Congressional District seat held by Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Battle Ground.

September 12, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

EMILY’s List, the national campaign funding organization that works to elect pro-choice women to public office, endorsed Carolyn Long to represent Washington’s 3rd Congressional District. Read story

Vancouver City Council chambers.

Vancouver City Council told opioid deaths fall in Clark County

Vancouver City Council chambers.

September 9, 2019, 9:54pm Clark County Health

The latest report from Vancouver’s contracted ambulance company contained a bright spot: Opioid overdoses in the region appear to be dropping so far in 2019 compared with the year prior. Read story

A Vancouver Fire Department patch is seen in the gear room of Fire Station 2.

FEMA gives Vancouver Fire Department nearly $1 million

A Vancouver Fire Department patch is seen in the gear room of Fire Station 2.

September 8, 2019, 5:53pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Fire Department received $937,000 in federal grant money for new equipment and training programs, the department announced Friday. Read story

A bulk carrier waits to unload at the United Grain terminal at the Port of Vancouver in July.

Herrera Beutler stands by trade war with China

A bulk carrier waits to unload at the United Grain terminal at the Port of Vancouver in July.

September 8, 2019, 6:02am Business

A few days after President Donald Trump imposed a new 15 percent tariff on many Chinese goods, U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, said Congress should give the president room to resolve the trade war on his own. Read story

Rhiannon Parks, left, of Battle Ground and Michelle Dawson of Yacolt take part in a rally outside Yacolt Town Hall before Monday’s council meeting. Dawson and supporters had issues with how a recent decision was made to appoint a new town councilor.

Drama snarls Yacolt Town Council meetings

Rhiannon Parks, left, of Battle Ground and Michelle Dawson of Yacolt take part in a rally outside Yacolt Town Hall before Monday’s council meeting. Dawson and supporters had issues with how a recent decision was made to appoint a new town councilor.

August 20, 2019, 7:10pm Clark County News

Yacolt Town Council meetings have recently had a bit more back-and-forth between the councilors and attendees than you’d normally see at other meetings, but that’s something town officials are looking to cut back on. Read story

Vancouver City Council chambers.

Vancouver City Council votes to oppose I-976

Vancouver City Council chambers.

August 19, 2019, 6:01am Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council has voted to oppose Initiative 976, a statewide ballot measure that would limit the authority of cities to collect vehicle fees. Read story

Northeast 82nd Avenue was blocked the morning of Oct. 19, 2016, after a minivan struck and killed 11-year-old Elizabeth Smith near 289th Street in Battle Ground. Smith and Justin Carey, now 22, were both struck by vehicles near the Battle Ground Public Schools bus stop.

Financial deal reached in crashes near Battle Ground schools bus stop

Northeast 82nd Avenue was blocked the morning of Oct. 19, 2016, after a minivan struck and killed 11-year-old Elizabeth Smith near 289th Street in Battle Ground. Smith and Justin Carey, now 22, were both struck by vehicles near the Battle Ground Public Schools bus stop.

August 13, 2019, 5:59am Clark County News

The survivor of one car crash and family of a girl who was killed in another near a Battle Ground school bus stop will collectively receive nearly $1.7 million in pending settlement deals. Read story

Jonathan Young, interim Vancouver city attorney, left, examines the treeline at the Fenton property on Monday evening during a Vancouver City Council mobile workshop.

Vancouver officials tour potential development sites

Jonathan Young, interim Vancouver city attorney, left, examines the treeline at the Fenton property on Monday evening during a Vancouver City Council mobile workshop.

August 12, 2019, 10:21pm Clark County News

Who doesn’t love a field trip? Read story