Clark County Today News

Clark County Public Works, Parks and Lands, is completing a multiyear process to develop a sustainability plan for the 78th Street Heritage Farm.

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The Washington State House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously passed legislation from Rep. Paul Harris that would give educators with a reprimand an opportunity for redemption.

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Washougal students earned recognition in three prestigious Veterans of Foreign Wars competitions.

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During a court hearing Tuesday in the case of State of Washington v. John Ley, concerns were raised about the prosecution’s preparedness and the completeness of its investigation.

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Opinion: State agencies fail the basic math of CO2 cost, but believe they can do the calculus of economic transformation. Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center doesn’t believe adding more power to the government and more taxpayer subsidies to failed policies won’t solve that problem.

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Opinion: How to influence lawmaking in Olympia. Nancy Churchill explains how a busy hard-working average citizen throws some sand in the gears, and slows down some of the oncoming nonsense?

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Letter: It’s an election year … know how I can tell? Washougal resident Anne Haller discusses what she believes are the negative consequences of the NRA’s messaging.

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The city of Vancouver is now accepting applications for its Community and Neighborhood Grants Program.

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A bill from Rep. Kevin Waters that would further the effort to expand rural broadband in Washington received a hearing in the House Innovation, Community and Economic Development, and Veterans Committee Tuesday.

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The Vancouver City Council has rejected a bid for two sewage lift pumps for the Vancouver Marine Park Wastewater Treatment Facility that was 162 percent higher than city estimates.

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