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People in favor of canceling student debt protest outside the Supreme Court, Friday, June 30, 2023, in Washington. A sharply divided Supreme Court has effectively killed President Joe Biden's $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of Americans. Biden says in a statement that "this fight is not over" and he's blasting Republicans over the issue. Biden says he'll have more to say when he speaks to the nation on Friday afternoon.

Students in Clark County challenged by college debt

People in favor of canceling student debt protest outside the Supreme Court, Friday, June 30, 2023, in Washington. A sharply divided Supreme Court has effectively killed President Joe Biden's $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of Americans. Biden says in a statement that "this fight is not over" and he's blasting Republicans over the issue. Biden says he'll have more to say when he speaks to the nation on Friday afternoon.

July 1, 2023, 6:07am Clark County News

Months ago, higher education leaders in Southwest Washington beamed at the possibility of seeing student loan debt forgiven. With President Joe Biden’s move blocked, thousands of local students are back in the same spot of financial vulnerability. Read story

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Vancouver man sentenced to 20 years in beating death at Salmon Creek-area motel

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June 23, 2023, 2:52pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for the January beating death of another man in a Salmon Creek-area motel. Read story

Co-owner Corey Wehler gives Bentley, a dachshund, a haircut at Dog Gone Clean in Vancouver. The business suffered a fire in 2019, but was among those businesses that survived. It moved back into its rebuilt space in 2021.

Some Clark County businesses recover after a fire, but all learn lessons from experience

Co-owner Corey Wehler gives Bentley, a dachshund, a haircut at Dog Gone Clean in Vancouver. The business suffered a fire in 2019, but was among those businesses that survived. It moved back into its rebuilt space in 2021.

June 20, 2023, 6:05am Business

The Holly Park Shopping Center was home to about a dozen businesses. Then one Saturday in January 2019, a three-alarm fire took it out, closing the businesses there for years. Some never returned. Read story

Columbia River High School history teacher David Douglas talks to students in 2022. Douglas will join other educators this summer in Saipan to study the impact World War II had on the island and its people.

Columbia River High School history teacher to travel to Saipan

Columbia River High School history teacher David Douglas talks to students in 2022. Douglas will join other educators this summer in Saipan to study the impact World War II had on the island and its people.

June 13, 2023, 6:07am Clark County News

Just as some students wait anxiously to be let loose for their summer travel plans, many teachers are doing the same. Read story

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Vancouver man guilty of murder in beating death at Salmon Creek-area motel

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

June 12, 2023, 3:54pm Clark County News

A Clark County Superior Court jury convicted a Vancouver man Friday of second-degree murder in the January beating death of another man in a Salmon Creek-area motel. Read story

N.W. 11th Avenue to close for sewer work

June 10, 2023, 5:55am Clark County News

Beginning June 17, Northwest 11th Avenue will be closed between Northwest 149th Street and Northwest 179th Street as crews install a new sanitary sewer line. Due to safety concerns, vehicles will not be allowed to use the road while the work is under way. Read story

The Salmon Creek Lions Club recently awarded a Melvin Jones Fellowship Award to Colleen Wahto.

Salmon Creek Lions Club awards Melvin Jones Fellowship Award

The Salmon Creek Lions Club recently awarded a Melvin Jones Fellowship Award to Colleen Wahto.

June 10, 2023, 5:55am Community

The Salmon Creek Lions Club recently awarded a Melvin Jones Fellowship Award to Colleen Wahto, BSN, RN, currently the Health Services Director for ESD 112. Colleen is the first person who is not a member of the club to receive this honor in their over 40-year history in the Salmon… Read story

Clark County Fire District 6 firefighters walk around the site of a fire Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Whipple Creek Business Park in Salmon Creek. No one was injured in the two-alarm fire that started late Tuesday night, but at least seven businesses were destroyed.

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Clark County Fire District 6 firefighters walk around the site of a fire Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Whipple Creek Business Park in Salmon Creek. No one was injured in the two-alarm fire that started late Tuesday night, but at least seven businesses were destroyed.

June 7, 2023, 11:29am Clark County News

A two-alarm, fast-moving blaze destroyed at least seven businesses in a Salmon Creek industrial complex. No one was injured in the fire that started late Tuesday night. Read story

In early January 1956, heavy rains and melting snow supersaturated Clark County soil, creating landslides, washing out county roads, producing power outages and undermining the foundation of the Salmon Creek Bridge, causing it to collapse into a V-shape. The bridge failure halted Highway 99 travel in both directions until a temporary Bailey bridge from Fort Lewis restored traffic days later.

Clark County History: Salmon Creek Bridge Collapse

In early January 1956, heavy rains and melting snow supersaturated Clark County soil, creating landslides, washing out county roads, producing power outages and undermining the foundation of the Salmon Creek Bridge, causing it to collapse into a V-shape. The bridge failure halted Highway 99 travel in both directions until a temporary Bailey bridge from Fort Lewis restored traffic days later.

June 3, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

While walking along Highway 99 at about 7 p.m. on his way to a Boy Scout meeting at Salmon Creek School, 16-year-old Fred Smith didn’t have a potential tragedy on his mind. But that night he became a hero. Read story

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Vancouver motorcycle rider ejected, dies in crash on I-205

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May 29, 2023, 7:41am Clark County News

A 22-year-old Vancouver man was as ejected from a motorcycle and killed in a crash on Interstate 205 late Saturday in the Salmon Creek area. Read story