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Josiah Rhodes of Vancouver, from left, comforts his four-legged friend, Molly, as she gets a free toenail trim from Christy Gifford of Humane Society for Southwest Washington during Project Homeless Connect Thursday morning at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Vancouver. Rhodes&rsquo; aunt, Cheri Rhodes, watches nearby. The event is the largest resource fair for homeless people in Clark County.

Point-in-Time Count: Annual survey of homeless people, resource fair give advocates way to reach those in need

Josiah Rhodes of Vancouver, from left, comforts his four-legged friend, Molly, as she gets a free toenail trim from Christy Gifford of Humane Society for Southwest Washington during Project Homeless Connect Thursday morning at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Vancouver. Rhodes&rsquo; aunt, Cheri Rhodes, watches nearby. The event is the largest resource fair for homeless people in Clark County.

January 25, 2024, 5:50pm Churches & Religion

The Point-in-Time Count, a federally required count of homeless people in each county across the United States, creates a database of thousands of rows of data. Read story

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Connor Murphy of Connor&rsquo;s Hauling Service, left, along with his helper, Ben Reese of Vancouver,  empty a storage unit.

Vancouver man gives back with affordable – sometimes free – Connor’s Hauling Service

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Connor Murphy of Connor&rsquo;s Hauling Service, left, along with his helper, Ben Reese of Vancouver,  empty a storage unit.

January 25, 2024, 6:06am Business

For Vancouver resident Connor Murphy, giving back to his community requires two things: a pickup truck and Facebook account. Read story

The scene of a Sunday night crash in which a Chevrolet Impala, driven by a suspected drunk driver, rear-ended a Washington State Department of Transportation truck, pushing it into another truck on the shoulder of Interstate 5 near Milepost 8. All six of the road workers who were injured in the crash were discharged from hospitals by Monday afternoon.

‘If it sounds like we’re angry … we’re angry’: WSDOT leaders push back after road workers injured in I-5 crash

The scene of a Sunday night crash in which a Chevrolet Impala, driven by a suspected drunk driver, rear-ended a Washington State Department of Transportation truck, pushing it into another truck on the shoulder of Interstate 5 near Milepost 8. All six of the road workers who were injured in the crash were discharged from hospitals by Monday afternoon.

January 24, 2024, 6:05am Business

Road officials were angry Tuesday morning as they reflected on a Sunday night crash that hospitalized six Washington State Department of Transportation workers who were attempting to fix potholes on Interstate 5 north just past where it merges with Interstate 205. Read story

Shannon Eagen-Anderson, background left, and Jahnea Lecouris of Couve Cleaning tackle a cleaning job Jan. 12 at Vancouver Bolt &amp; Supply.

Clark County nonprofit Restored & Revived changes hundreds of lives

Shannon Eagen-Anderson, background left, and Jahnea Lecouris of Couve Cleaning tackle a cleaning job Jan. 12 at Vancouver Bolt &amp; Supply.

January 23, 2024, 6:09am Business

Many think of Jahnea Lecouris as their best friend. For some, a mother. For others, a role model. She’s stood by many people during dark times, helping them to recover from trauma and addiction. Read story

A container of Narcan, a brand name version of the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone, sits on a table following a demonstration at the Department of Health and Human Services on Sept. 8 in Washington.

State Department of Health to increase Narcan supplies in schools; Clark County districts await doses, details

A container of Narcan, a brand name version of the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone, sits on a table following a demonstration at the Department of Health and Human Services on Sept. 8 in Washington.

January 23, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health

The Washington State Department of Health announced earlier this month it will provide naloxone to public high schools throughout the state to counter a spike in overdose deaths among youth. Read story

Although road diets — the repurposing of lanes devoted to vehicle traffic — are becoming more frequent in the city of Vancouver with the Complete Streets program and new Transportation System Plan update, they continue to elicit a strong reaction from the public.

It’s just how we roll now: Lane reconfiguration is ‘the new normal’ in Vancouver, but some have concerns

Although road diets — the repurposing of lanes devoted to vehicle traffic — are becoming more frequent in the city of Vancouver with the Complete Streets program and new Transportation System Plan update, they continue to elicit a strong reaction from the public.

January 22, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Nearly every day, Joe and Laurie Arndt see someone running a stop sign on McGillivray Boulevard, the roomy four-lane road that runs between Interstate 205 and Southeast 164th Avenue. Read story

The persistent freezing weather has led to a busy time for warming shelters. The icy conditions also thinned the ranks of volunteers and staff at the shelters.

Clark County shelters, nonprofits stretched to limit by cold

The persistent freezing weather has led to a busy time for warming shelters. The icy conditions also thinned the ranks of volunteers and staff at the shelters.

January 20, 2024, 6:05am Churches & Religion

As many people across Clark County struggled to leave home during this week’s icy conditions, people experiencing homelessness desperately sought to get indoors. They overwhelmed warming shelters as freezing temperatures persisted. Read story

From left, April Duvic, Kassidy Effinger, Brenda Staub, MTACC president, Linda Appert, Elena Vozheiko-Wheaton, Pat Bastis, Cinda Redman, Cynthia Thomas-Hargunani, Richard Gellman, and Elizabeth Morris, Music Teachers Association of Clark County president-elect.

Music Teachers Association of Clark County named 2023 Chapter of the Year

From left, April Duvic, Kassidy Effinger, Brenda Staub, MTACC president, Linda Appert, Elena Vozheiko-Wheaton, Pat Bastis, Cinda Redman, Cynthia Thomas-Hargunani, Richard Gellman, and Elizabeth Morris, Music Teachers Association of Clark County president-elect.

January 20, 2024, 5:30am Community

The Music Teachers Association of Clark County has been awarded the 2023 Chapter of the Year by the Washington State Music Teachers Association. The Music Teachers Association of Clark County has 40 private music teachers teaching piano, strings, woodwind instruments and voice. Read story

A Clark County Fire District 6 truck responds to a call in Hazel Dell. Fire trucks were equipped with chains on tires to navigate icy neighborhood streets after freezing rain turned lingering snow slick.

Clark County’s first responders keep their cool in face of icy conditions

A Clark County Fire District 6 truck responds to a call in Hazel Dell. Fire trucks were equipped with chains on tires to navigate icy neighborhood streets after freezing rain turned lingering snow slick.

January 19, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

The chains on the tires of Clark County sheriff’s Deputy Slav Pavlenko’s patrol SUV clanked against the pavement Thursday afternoon as he drove down Highway 99. Read story

Columbian reporter Sarah Wolf reflects on what to do after a tree falls through your house &mdash; something that happened to her family in 2022.

Clark Asks: If a tree falls into your home … what then?

Columbian reporter Sarah Wolf reflects on what to do after a tree falls through your house &mdash; something that happened to her family in 2022.

January 19, 2024, 6:05am Business

A Columbian reader emailed us during this week’s winter storm to ask what to do if a tree falls through your house. Fortunately — or, rather, unfortunately — I have experience with this. Read story