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Clark County sees high demand for large, expensive houses Published: February 10, 2021, 6:00am Share: 6 Photos Reynaldo Sotelo, left, and Simeon Chavez of Gecho Construction lend a hand at a home being built at Parklands at Camas Meadows. The home under construction will be 8,000 square feet, part of a trend toward physically larger homes during the pandemic. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery The Camas-area house was just under 7,300 square feet, the biggest that Connor Zuvich had ever listed for sale. He was prepared to be patient; it’s not unusual for houses of that siz...

In Our View: Resolve now to ditch single-use plastic bags The Columbian Share: The new year will bring the end of single-use plastic bags by retailers, and even though their elimination has been delayed, a good New Year’s resolution for Clark County residents is to get in the habit of finding alternate ways to carry their goods home from the store. Washington’s plastic bag ban was originally to take effect Jan. 1, but Gov. Jay Inslee recently issued a proclamation that delays the new law’s implementation until the end of January. The Legislature could further delay that i...

Top 10 stories of 2020: Pandemic, shootings, wildfires hit Clark County by The Columbian The SARS-COV-2 virus is incredibly small, but the reverberations of its impact on humanity dominated the events of 2020 and will linger for years. There was never any question that the novel coronavirus pandemic is The Columbian’s — and the world’s — top story of 2020. Clark County’s first case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, was reported on March 7. Since then, it has sickened more than 12,000 people and taken the lives of more than 135 people. It has shuttered businesses, rein...

In Our View: Cheers, no jeers, for warm holiday spirit The Columbian Share: With Christmas being less than a week away, ’tis the season for cheers. Nothing but cheers, and maybe a little joy. Thus, we are eschewing our weekly Cheers and Jeers editorial — or at least part of it. Cheers: To Christmas lights. Even during a pandemic — perhaps especially during a pandemic — brightly decorated homes are one of the most enjoyable facets of the Christmas season. With the skies turning dark by late afternoon, decorations ranging from fancy to outlandish represent the light of th...