Clark County News – The Columbian

Clark County News – The Columbian https://www.columbian.com Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:30:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/columbian-insignia-2025-1-150x150.png Clark County News – The Columbian https://www.columbian.com 32 32 https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/columbian-insignia-100x100-icon.png Death Notices for Aug. 25, 2026 https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/25/death-notices-for-aug-25-2026/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:00:43 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2795559 Howard Adler, 80, Vancouver, died Aug. 19, 2026. Evergreen Memorial Gardens, 360-892-6060.

]]> Vancouver fire chief: More staff needed to achieve department’s goals Fire chief requesting seven additional support staff positions for a total of $2.65M over three years https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/25/vancouver-fire-chief-more-staff-needed-to-achieve-departments-goals/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:54:14 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2795750 Vancouver’s new fire chief says the department needs a plan for responding to urban wildfires, earthquakes and other disasters, as well as additional staff.

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]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Drake-1024x682.jpg Vancouver council gives final approval of new public safety sales tax Tax expected to generate $6 million annually, will help address officer shortage https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/25/vancouver-council-gives-final-approval-of-new-public-safety-sales-tax/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:06:50 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2795746 Vancouver City Council voted to approve a 0.1 percent public safety sales and use tax at Monday’s meeting. This officially moves the city’s sales tax to 9 percent.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/police-1024x698.jpg Battle Ground mobile home park residents face uphill battle Facing sale of community, homeowners want to buy it — but county protections wouldn’t apply to them https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/25/battle-ground-mobile-home-park-residents-face-uphill-battle/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:06:00 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2795353 The Clark County Council is considering permanent protections for manufactured home parks vulnerable to investor buyouts. For residents of Battle Ground Mobile Home Community, that threat is their reality — but the proposed protections wouldn’t apply to them.

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]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1021664981-battle-ground_01-1024x683.jpg Weather Eye: Hot temps, smoke will give way to cooler afternoons https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/25/weather-eye-hot-temps-smoke-will-give-way-to-cooler-afternoons/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:00:46 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2795621 Summer is making a warm statement as we begin this final full week of August. Sunshine and offshore winds pushed afternoon temperatures into the 90-degree range Monday across much of Clark County. It was certainly a reminder that the calendar still has plenty of summer remaining.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Pat-timm-2025-1024x658.jpg ‘Take the treatment to the people’: Health officials in Clark County strive to address hepatitis C in those who are homeless Liver infection found in 44% of homeless population in U.S. https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/24/take-the-treatment-to-the-people-health-officials-in-clark-county-strive-to-address-hepatitis-c-in-those-who-are-homeless/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:00:54 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2795375 Hepatitis C has a cure. Yet for some Clark County residents, homelessness can stand in the way.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HEPC-1024x682.jpg Sunset Ridge Elementary opens its doors to Ridgefield students, families The district’s third elementary school is its first new addition since 1960s https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/24/sunset-ridge-elementary-opens-its-doors-to-ridgefield-students-families/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:16:54 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2795570 RIDGEFIELD — Students, parents and staff walked into Sunset Ridge Elementary School on Monday sharing the same experience. This first day of school was something new and exciting for everyone.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1021693992-Sunset-Ridge-Opens_8.24_TB04-1024x682.jpg Wildfire north of Battle Ground forces evacuations Hidden Meadows Fire started late Monday morning https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/24/wildfire-north-of-battle-ground-forces-evacuations/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:02:31 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2795562 YACOLT — Authorities ordered hundreds of residents north of Battle Ground to evacuate their homes due to a fast-moving brush fire burning west of state Highway 503 between Hidden Meadows and Mountain View drives.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1021721652-Hidden-Meadows-Fire-_8.24_TB09-1024x682.jpg Vancouver accepting applications for 13 vacancies on city panels ‘Boards and commissions give our community a direct voice in shaping the policies that impact Vancouver’s livability, health, safety and future’ https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/24/vancouver-accepting-applications-for-13-vacancies-on-city-panels/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:00:33 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2795306 Vancouver is accepting applications for 13 openings on city boards and commissions until Sept. 30.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cityhall-1024x684.jpg Street mural brings calm to downtown Ridgefield traffic Public art improves pedestrian safety, studies find https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/24/street-mural-brings-calm-to-downtown-ridgefield-traffic/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:03:35 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2794684 RIDGEFIELD — Ridgefield city leaders and residents have turned a busy downtown intersection into a piece of public art designed to do more than brighten the community.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1021661660-Ridgefield-mural_01-1024x683.jpg Hurley Development files plans for retail building near Union High School Single-story building would include drive-thru restaurant https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/22/hurley-development-files-plans-for-retail-building-near-union-high-school/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:02:45 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2795230 A Vancouver developer has plans for a new single-story retail building near Union High School.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1021699840-Union-Station_8.21_TB01-1024x682.jpg Camas couple chart a course for luxury with high-end cruises Sunset excursions feature full-service bar, 4-course dinner https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/22/camas-couple-chart-a-course-for-luxury-with-high-end-cruises/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:00:05 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2795027 Luxury experiences are in demand. Clark County now has a nautical player in the industry, offering private, chartered voyages down the Columbia River with a personal chef and bartender.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1021661511-Lux-X-Cruises_8.17_TB05-1024x682.jpg Death Notices for Aug. 22, 2026 https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/22/death-notices-for-aug-22-2026/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:00:42 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2795093 Audrey B. Smith, 93, Vancouver, died Aug. 19, 2026. Straub’s Funeral Home and Columbia River Cremation, 360-834-4563.

]]> After increase in attacks on transit workers C-Tran puts driver safety in high gear Transit agency follows ‘inform, not enforce’ policy, sees drop in assaults https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/22/after-increase-in-attacks-on-transit-workers-c-tran-puts-driver-safety-in-high-gear/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:03:57 +0000 If there’s one thing C-Tran bus driver Halimah Hatchett has learned after nearly 20 years on the job, it’s how to pick her battles.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1021521311-C-Tran-safety-plan_8.7_TB09-1024x683.jpg From the Newsroom: One type of AI to embrace https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/22/from-the-newsroom-one-type-of-ai-to-embrace/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:03:02 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2795305 Every year, I attend a journalism conference in Chicago that focuses on local news, mainly on opportunities to strengthen it in an age when the lack of local news and the rise of bad actors online are widely misinforming the public.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/01-24-Will-Campbell-1024x566.jpg Top Stories: Vigil honors Trent Richardson, Clark County Court convicts Brent Hennrich, Vancouver City Council approves 82-home subdivision Here’s what you missed this week https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/22/top-stories-vigil-honors-trent-richardson-clark-county-court-convicts-brent-hennrich-vancouver-city-council-approves-82-home-subdivision/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:00:53 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2795264 Are we in store for a cool down? Check out our local weather forecast to see what’s in store.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/top-stories-1024x538.jpg Weather Eye: Late-August groove features nothing too hot, too cold or too wet https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/22/weather-eye-late-august-groove-features-nothing-too-hot-too-cold-or-too-wet/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2795325 Late-August weather settles into a comfortable groove this weekend with nothing too hot, nothing too cold and, for most of us, nothing too wet.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Patrick-Timm-683x1024.jpeg Vital Statistics for Aug. 22, 2026 https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/22/vital-statistics-for-aug-22-2026/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:54:25 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2795251 Alisa Karnan Bolinger, 25, Van Nuys, Calif., and Jacob Samuel Clark, 25, Van Nuys.

]]> Assistance League hosts annual back-to-school shopping event https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/22/assistance-league-hosts-annual-back-to-school-shopping-event/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:28:27 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2794655 HUDSON’S BAY — The Assistance League of Southwest Washington hosted its 13th Annual Back-to-School Shopping Event in August at Grand Central Fred Meyer. Thanks to the generosity of the community and Fred Meyer’s support, 100 youth in out-of-home care each received $175 to spend on school clothing and shoes, which they took home in a colorful cloth shopping bag hand crafted by Assistance League volunteers.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1021694815-Aug22Truckies_101-1024x683.jpg Ridgefield Lions Club honors four with highest award https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/22/ridgefield-lions-club-honors-four-with-highest-award/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:27:19 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2794657 RIDGEFIELD — The Melvin Jones Fellow Award is the International Lions Club’s most prestigious recognition that a local club can give. It is named after the founder of the organization and is given to Lions or members of the community for exceptional service.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1021694815-Aug22Truckies_102-1024x553.jpg Bail $50,000 for man accused of killing girlfriend’s dog Judge notes suspect’s past violent felony criminal convictions https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/21/bail-50000-for-man-accused-of-killing-girlfriends-dog/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:10:39 +0000 A Clark County Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered a man be held on $50,000 bail after his girlfriend accused him of killing her dog.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ClarkCountySuperiorCourt_01-1024x678.jpg Xin Ding meets dumpling demand in Clark County Couple find Vancouver a good market for delicacies https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/21/xin-ding-meets-dumpling-demand-in-clark-county/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:37:33 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2794540 Leon Liu and Mindy Chong have opened their third Xin Ding Dumpling House in the former Shari’s near Vancouver Mall. The first location of this dumpling and Sichuan-focused Chinese restaurant opened in 2023 in Portland’s Chinatown. They have another spot in Portland’s Sellwood neighborhood.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1021681866-Xin-Ding_107-1024x768.jpg Vital Statistics for Aug. 21, 2026 https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/21/vital-statistics-for-aug-21-2026/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:00:23 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2794817 Abigail Lois Raypush, 20, Vancouver, and Ozdn John Robert Fisher, 20, Vancouver.

]]> Brush Prairie man who hired friend to kill wife gets life; gunman gets 30 years James Rummell says, ‘I do take a modicum of responsibility for this’ https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/21/brush-prairie-man-who-hired-friend-to-kill-wife-gets-life-gunman-gets-30-years/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:28:29 +0000 A judge Friday sentenced a Brush Prairie man to life in prison without the possibility of parole and his hired gunman to 30 years in prison for the 2024 murder of his wife.

]]> https://www.columbian.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1021653772-Riley-Rummell-Sentenc_8.21_TB01-1024x769.jpg Private equity firms have descended on local roofing companies But in some cases, quality work prevails over exploitation https://www.columbian.com/news/2026/aug/21/private-equity-firms-have-descended-on-local-roofing-companies/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:36:54 +0000 https://www.columbian.com/?p=2794528 Search “roofer” online, and you’ll see just how saturated the market is in Southwest Washington and the Portland metro area. The region is known for being highly competitive in that industry.

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