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Clark County reported 124 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Wednesday as case data shows signs of declining disease activity.

State data suggests smaller towns in the Danbury-area are further along in vaccinating...

Clark County reports 45 new COVID-19 cases as data offers mixed view of disease activity Case numbers are coming down but the seven-day hospital admission rate rose, according to Public Health data Published: May 18, 2021, 11:51am Share: (iStock.com) Clark County reported 45 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Tuesday as trend data offered mixed signals on the state of the pandemic locally. This week, Clark County Public Health reported an infection rate of 266.6 new cases per 100,000 pop...

Clark County History: Columbia Lancaster By Martin Middlewood, for The Columbian Published: May 2, 2021, 6:00am Share: This painting of Columbia Lancaster hangs in the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma. His friends called him Judge because he sat on the Oregon Territorial Provisional Government Court before the Washington Territory was formed in 1853. Later he became the first district judge in the Washington Territory and its first delegate to Congress. (Contributed...

Clark County reports 87 new COVID-19 cases, one new death Public Health promotes no-appointment vaccination availability at Tower Mall site in Vancouver Published: April 29, 2021, 11:13am Share: (iStock.com) Clark County recorded 87 new COVID-19 cases and one new death Thursday as health officials stress the opportunity for appointment-free vaccinations at Vancouver’s Tower Mall site. The death was a man age 80 or older with underlying conditions, according to Clark County Public Health....

Mill Plain road work to start May 3 $10M project aims to prepare corridor for future growth Published: April 25, 2021, 6:04am Share: A diagram from WSDOT shows a cross-section of East Mill Plain Boulevard through downtown Vancouver, illustrating how the street layout will be configured after a planned upgrade project this summer. (Courtesy of WSDOT) The Washington State Department of Transportation has released details about an upcoming $10 million improvement project for a stretch of East...

Morning Press: Principal back on leave; 4th COVID wave; Grove Field fatal plane crash Published: April 24, 2021, 6:00am Share: Matt Johnson, principal of Mountain View High School, was placed on leave two weeks ago, reinstated and then placed on leave again. (The Columbian files) Will the sun stick around? For details, check our local weather coverage. In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories from the week: Hours after Evergreen Public Schools reinstated Mountain View Hig...

Mill Plain school set to be replaced earlier than expected Board OKs plan to speed up project, use prototype design Published: April 22, 2021, 6:05am Share: Photo Evergreen Public Schools’ oldest operating school is now on the list to be fully replaced earlier than anticipated. At Tuesday’s school board meeting, directors authorized the replacement of Mill Plain Elementary, which sits at 400 S.E. 164th Ave. The district cited cost-saving efforts in construction during COVID-19, accelerate...

Though I have a heart, it is troubling to see tents popping up all around Vancouver, like off the Mill Plain exit to Interstate 5 northbound, etc.

Clark County Business Briefing Share: Jamie Heim Photo Gallery Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Clark County Councilor Temple Lentz to state Board of Health on March 22, with the term ending July 1. She also was appointed to the state’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board in February. The board of health advises the state secretary on health policy issues. Florida-based restaurant chain Firehouse Subs recently gave Maryellen Mech and Terrie Wagie an Axe Award for Area Representatives of the ...