Clark County Today News

Fire Chief Scott Sorenson wants to hear from community members and learn why voters did not approve a fire levy lid lift in the August election.

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Clark County Interim Fire Marshal Curtis Eavenson announced today he is lifting the ban on recreational fires in unincorporated Clark County effective at 12:01 a.m. Saturday due to cooler temperatures and forecast.

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Fourth Plain Community Commons is a first-of-its-kind, mixed-use partnership project between the city and Vancouver Housing Authority that adds 106 affordable housing units.

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The Clark County Council is seeking applicants for two (2) seats on the five-member Clark County Law and Justice Council.

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Bobbi Bjork will join Columbia Ridge Senior Living as its new executive director, effective Oct 23.

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Letter: La Center City Council member thanks fellow councilors for opportunity.

La Center City Councilor Myrna Leija offered a public ‘thank you’ to her fellow council members.

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On Wednesday (Sept. 19), the dragon boat charity organization Paddle For Life presented the Catch-22 Breast Cancer Survivors Dragon Boat Team with a $8,000 check from the boat race fundraiser held in Ridgefield last month.

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Clark County Public Health has lifted its advisory at Lacamas Lake. Water samples collected from the lake show water quality has improved over the last two weeks and toxin levels are no longer elevated.

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Washington state’s public pension system is expected to be fully funded by 2027, according to the Office of the State Actuary. However, ongoing contributions will still be required for most of the 11 pension plans.

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Opinion: Commission recommends increasing hours-worked requirement for WA Cares, among other proposals.

Elizabeth Hovde writes about how Washington workers can look at their paycheck to see how much their pay is being decreased for a program they’re told gives ‘peace of mind,’ even though it doesn’t.

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