March 6, 2011, 12:00am Community
GREEN MEADOWS -- Customers of the Jackson's Food Store at 8515 S.E. Andresen Road made a big contribution to the fight against domestic violence during the holiday season. They bought 1,122 "doves for peace" at $1 each. Corporate CEO John Jackson matched their donations dollar for dollar, making the total… Read story
February 11, 2011, 12:00am Community
Sunnyside -- Those who might have been on tour at the Hazel Dell Krispy Kreme might remember Harold Franklin for his chants of "Krispy Kreme -- Hot Doughnuts." Franklin, who retired from the store Jan. 12, will be missed. He was one of the first employees hired when the doughnut… Read story
February 10, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News
The Vancouver Rifle and Pistol Club has made significant improvements to adequately address concerns about lead exposure at the indoor shooting range, according to Clark County Public Health. Last April, the county health department advised parents to not let children go to the Orchards-area club until the club improved its… Read story
February 8, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News
Vancouver is poised to accept a federal grant that would reopen Fire Station 6, but the city council found out on Monday that no firehouse is free. Read story
February 4, 2011, 12:00am Clark County News
Vancouver firefighters helped evacuate a hospice patient from a home in the Sunnyside neighborhood before smothering a small fire that originated in the fireplace and chimney. Read story
January 26, 2011, 12:00am Community
What time is it, over in Orchards? When a Columbian reporter swung by on a recent lunch hour, the impressive wrought-iron quadruple-faced timepiece at the very visible corner of Fourth Plain and Covington roads said: 11:56, 12:04, 7:38 and 11:55. Read story
January 14, 2011, 12:00am Community
BRUSH PRAIRIE -- North Clark County students have a better way to travel, thanks to Keller Williams Real Estate agents. Rocksolid Community Teen Center in Brush Prairie was chosen to be the recipient of Keller Williams' RED (Renew, Energize and Donate) Day Charity event this year. The agents raised $5,000… Read story
January 14, 2011, 12:00am Community
SIFTON -- Kimberleigh Anderson of Heritage High School has been named the regional dance educator of the year by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). She is now one of five teachers in the United States to be in the running for National Dance Teacher… Read story
January 12, 2011, 12:00am Community
Flying home from Kansas, we had a layover in Salt Lake City. When I said I was on my way to Portland, the lady said, "Go to Gate 20B." I knew I was getting close when I saw a man with a long gray ponytail standing next to a young… Read story
December 11, 2010, 12:00am Clark County News
No one has to use the adage "when it rains, it pours" in the company of Reginald Humphrey -- he knows. A veteran of the Vietnam War, Humphrey, 60, was fitted two weeks ago with a prosthesis at the Vancouver Veterans Affairs Medical Center after doctors twice amputated his right… Read story
