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A C-Tran bus stops at the Fisher’s Landing Transit Center in 2022 before taking commuters to the Parkrose/Sumner Transit Center in Portland so they can board a MAX light rail train. C-Tran staff said Tuesday the agency expects the cost of operating a MAX extension into downtown Vancouver and adding express buses will cost $21.8 million in its first year of operation.

‘It seems so outrageous’: C-Tran board shocked at $21.8M per year light rail budget staff unveils at meeting

C-Tran officials are considering asking voters to approve a sales tax to help cover the steep cost of extending light rail into Vancouver as part of a new Interstate 5…
Business
The Vancouver-based Northwest Association for Blind Athletes raised about $18,000 on GivingTuesday to support athletes in its programs.

GivingTuesday makes a splash for Clark County nonprofits Furry Friends, Northwest Association for Blind Athletes

As the year winds down, Clark County nonprofits are making a final effort to raise money for their missions and encourage charitable contributions from the community.
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Volunteers sort through food donated by residents in Vancouver in December 2022.

Walk & Knock collects 210,000 pounds of food for 40th year of food drive

Clark County volunteers collected 210,000 pounds of food for the 40th annual Walk & Knock, the nation’s largest one-day food drive.
Clark County News
Ridgefield High School Principal Christen Palmer, left, speaks during Tuesday’s school board meeting at Ridgefield Administration and Civic Center. During the meeting, the school board voted to place two levies on February’s ballot.

Ridgefield School District puts two levies on February ballot; building third elementary school proposed

The Ridgefield school board Tuesday voted unanimously to place two three-year levies on the Feb. 11 special election ballot.
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The city-owned arts hub, left, next to VITA Elementary School, will serve as a warming shelter through March, igniting parents' concern.

City’s plan to open winter shelter near Vancouver Innovation, Technology and Arts Elementary upsets parents

Vancouver’s plans to open a winter shelter Saturday next to an elementary school have ignited fear and anger among parents.

Business

Motorists navigate the intersection of Southeast 136th Avenue and Mill Plain Boulevard. The area will soon be home to the new In-N-Out Burger and several other new businesses.

New businesses planned for intersection of S.E. Mill Plain, 136th Avenue including In-N-Out Burger

New businesses are planned for the intersection of Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard and 136th Avenue in east Vancouver.

Northwest

FILE - This photo provided by the Oregon Department of Transportation shows the Durkee Fire burning in eastern Ore., July 22, 2024.

Oregon lawmakers to hold special session on emergency wildfire funding

Oregon lawmakers are convening Thursday for a special session to discuss emergency funding to pay out millions in unpaid bills stemming from the state’s 2024…

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Sports

Camas senior Lila McGeachy placed third in the 500-yard freestyle and seventh in the 200 freestyle at the Class 4A state meet last month.

All-Region Girls Swimming: Lila McGeachy, Camasvideo icon

Finishing in third place is better than finishing in seventh place. That goes without saying. Except when finishing seventh is harder than finishing third.

Politics

President-elect Donald Trump, with Lynn Martin, President NYSE, center, and Melania Trump right, is greeted by trader Peter Giacchi, as he walks the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York.

Trump is named Time’s Person of the Year and rings the New York Stock Exchange’s opening bell

President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized for the second time by Time magazine as…

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The Vancouver City Council recently approved plans for a new food cart pod and assisted living facility near Vancouver Mall.

Vancouver council OKs Van Mall mixed-use development plan; food cart pod, taproom, assisted living facility to be built in phases

The Vancouver City Council approved a mixed-use master plan last week for a long-awaited food cart pod in the Van Mall neighborhood, as well as…

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Health

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2013 file photo, various cuts of beef and pork are displayed for sale in the meat department at a discount market in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/J.

More beans and less red meat: Nutrition experts weigh in on U.S. dietary guidelines

Americans should eat more beans, peas and lentils and cut back on red and processed meats and starchy vegetables, all while continuing to limit added…

Nation / World

A resident sifts through their fire-damage property after the Franklin Fire swept through, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Malibu, Calif.

Southern California forecast of cool temps, calm winds to help firefighters battle Malibu blaze

Cooler temperatures, calmer winds and a chance of rainfall in Southern California this week are forecast to help firefighters as they battle a wind-driven blaze…

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Editorial Cartoons for the Week of Dec. 9, 2024

In Our View: Public better off without grocery chain merger

Harrop: Anger against insurers comes honestly

Letter: Good work by Rep. Perez

Letter: Proposed taxes will be harmful

Should historical markers be reviewed and updated?

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