Clark County elections officials will hand-count approximately 600 ballots from the U.S. Representative 3rd Congressional District race on Aug. 5, comparing results against machine tabulation to confirm accuracy. A second statewide random ballot audit follows on Aug. 13. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/county-elections-office-to-perform-audits-on-aug-5-and-aug-13/ #ClarkCounty #Elections #BallotAudit #Vancouver #WashingtonState #PrimaryElection #ElectionIntegrity #3rdCongressionalDistrict #VoteWA

Camas resident Anthony Teso responds to Rob Anderson's column criticizing Indivisible Greater Vancouver, arguing that Anderson's use of anonymous sourcing and word-counting sidesteps the substantive questions about executive power, mass deportation, and defiance of courts that the group's language raises. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-the-lesson-of-the-1930s-is-not-that-the-people-warning-about-fascism-were-too-rude/ #Opinion #ClarkCounty #IndivisibleGreaterVancouver #RobAnderson #CivicDiscourse #Politics #WashingtonState #LetterToTheEditor

Bob Ortblad, an engineer with an MSCE and MBA, argues the IBR's $3.5 billion light rail plan leaves downtown Vancouver underserved, while a $35 million electric bus network and an immersed tunnel could deliver safer, more earthquake-resilient, and less costly results. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-immersed-tunnel-electric-buses-a-1-alternative-to-light-rail/ #IBR #I5Bridge #LightRail #ImmersedTunnel #VancouverWA #Transportation #ClarkCounty #Opinion #ColumbiaRiver #ElectricBuses

Battle Ground resident Dick Rylander tested ChatGPT on three Clark County 2026 primary races and found significant errors each time, including a missing candidate and a falsely reported retirement. He urges voters to cross-check AI results with trusted sources before the Aug. 4 primary closes. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-dont-trust-ai-for-elected-office-race-analysis/ #Opinion #ClarkCounty #Elections2026 #AI #ChatGPT #VoterInfo #WashingtonState #PrimaryElection

Vancouver Police Officers Guild president Jeff Anaya says officers remain frustrated and confused even after Chief Troy Price's follow-up statement on low-level crime enforcement. Anaya says a software change now blocks citations entirely, the jail won't accept referrals, and city councilors didn't know about the July 17 memorandum until the guild went public. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/vancouver-police-officers-guild-still-frustrated-confused-even-after-chiefs-statement/ #VancouverWA #VancouverPolice #LawEnforcement #PublicSafety #ClarkCounty #PolicePolicy #ClarkCountyToday

Impact Automotive's Yacolt Classic Car Show raised more than $2,500 for the Windhaven Ride for Veterans, which funds equine therapy for local veterans dealing with PTSD and trauma. The Windhaven Veterans Program reports an 81 percent completion rate, compared with dropout rates as high as 68 percent in traditional veterans' programs. The 5th Annual Windhaven Ride for Veterans takes place August 15 in Yacolt, with a 2026 fundraising goal of $20,000. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/people/yacolt-car-show-raises-more-than-2500-for-windhaven-ride-for-veterans/ #WinhavenVeterans #YacoltCarShow #ClarkCounty #Veterans #EquineTherapy #ImpactAutomotive #CommunityNews

Levi Kitchen holds the red plate as the 250 Class points leader in the Pro Motocross Championship, and Saturday he races at Washougal MX Park, just hundreds of yards from his family home. Kitchen has 261 points this season, 24 ahead of Julien Beumer, and is chasing his first professional win in his hometown. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/people/washougal-mx-national-levi-kitchen-looking-to-inspire-younger-riders-win-in-his-hometown/ #WashougalMXNational #LeviKitchen #ProMotocross #Washougal #ClarkCounty #Motocross #250Class #FLYRacing

Six new measles cases have been reported in Clark County, all involving unvaccinated children exposed in private settings. The county now has 15 total cases so far this year, with 13 confirmed unvaccinated. No new public exposure sites have been identified. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/six-additional-measles-cases-in-clark-county-no-new-public-exposure-sites/ #MeaslesOutbreak #ClarkCounty #PublicHealth #VancouverWA #MMRVaccine #WashingtonState

Clark County Sheriff John Horch issued a public statement responding to questions about whether his office would follow Vancouver's new memo restricting arrests and citations for certain misdemeanor crimes. His answer: no. CCSO deputies will continue responding to calls and taking enforcement action when probable cause exists. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/clark-county-sheriff-john-horch-issues-statement-regarding-vancouvers-memo-on-enforcement-of-misdemeanor-crimes/ #ClarkCounty #JohnHorch #PublicSafety #Vancouver #LawEnforcement #Misdemeanor #ClarkCountySheriff #WashingtonState

Nathan Teel raced Washougal MX Park hundreds of times as a pro. Now he returns not to compete, but to share his faith with riders and families as an FCA Motocross representative. His trackside ministry came together in under 10 months. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/people/god-motocross-and-washougal-create-awesome-message-for-fellowship-of-christian-athletes/ #FCAMotocross #WashougalMX #MotocrossMinistry #FellowshipOfChristianAthletes #ClarkCounty #WashougalWA #NathanTeel #Sports #Faith #PacificNorthwest