March 30, 2024, 5:20am Community
VANCOUVER – The Columbia Mothers of Twins Club has chosen Tawnya Doherty as its Mother of the Year for 2024. Doherty and her spouse are the parents of identical twin boys, age 2½ and a son, 13. She has been a club member since 2022 and currently serves as chaplain,… Read story
March 29, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News
When Lester Griffin was released from prison in 2017, a lot had changed in Vancouver over the nine years he was incarcerated. Had his city always been this busy, or had he grown too used to prison life? Read story
March 29, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News
You may have seen Jp Walmer’s name a few times in The Columbian over the past year. Columbian reporters met him on his first day of homelessness when it was 103 degrees Aug. 14 in Vancouver. We were also there for his last day of homelessness. Read story
March 27, 2024, 5:38pm Business
Vancouver officials want to curb greenhouse gas emissions from some of the biggest polluters in the city: buildings. Read story
March 27, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health
The city of Vancouver this week took a step toward removing forever chemicals from the municipal water supply. Read story
March 27, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health
The city of Vancouver will soon be able to tap into opioid settlement funds to help fight Southwest Washington’s opioid crisis. Read story
March 27, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Health
There’s an old adage that nothing lasts forever, except perhaps true love and diamonds. Now we can add per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, to that short list. In recent years, both the city of Vancouver and Clark Public Utilities have discovered PFAS, more commonly known as “forever chemicals,” in… Read story
March 26, 2024, 6:05am Business
A new report shows a slight increase in availability of low-income housing in the Vancouver-Portland metro area. Read story
March 23, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Health
Sunlight peeked through the gaps of a large tree in Vancouver’s Esther Short Park as James and Jerry Lanz wrapped their arms around each other. Read story
March 23, 2024, 5:35am Community
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver Volunteer and Urban Forestry programs added seven trees to the Volunteer Grove at Centerpointe Park. The Volunteer Grove recognizes civically minded residents and groups who donate their time to the city. Now in its seventh year, the March 9 tree planting was accompanied by… Read story
