When Christopher Douville started his law enforcement career in the mid-2000s in Spokane, hundreds of men and women lined up to take their police entrance test. About 400 people would compete for four to six openings, he said.
The number of new businesses opening in Clark County has climbed over the past two decades.
BRUSH PRAIRIE — A new, gleaming, granite military headstone marks the spot where the remains of one forgotten American veteran had nearly vanished into the underbrush — and perhaps into total obscurity forever.
When Robyn Kistemaker’s son, Lucas, was in preschool, his teacher recommended screening him for autism after noticing certain behaviors, such as running away from the class or tearing up paper and tossing it in the air to watch it flutter down. Lucas’ evaluation led his mother to reflect on her own tendencies, so she made an appointment for herself.
The Clark County Council and County Manager Kathleen Otto violated the state’s Open Public Meetings Act when the council removed Councilor Michelle Belkot from C-Tran’s board in March, according to a report from the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office.
Clark College has been named as one of the top 200 community colleges in the United States by the Aspen Institute and is eligible for the nonprofit’s $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
Most military veterans will tell someone how their service shaped their life.
Expenses for Clark County government are rising to meet the needs of a growing population, but revenues aren’t, so county councilors expect to make some tough choices as they set the 2026 budget.
Talk to any agency that works with Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership and it’s clear the Portland-based nonprofit, founded 30 years ago, takes the partnership element of its name seriously.
In the past week, Clark County residents have donated thousands of pounds of food, and businesses have dished up hundreds of free meals to help neighbors affected by the suspension of a federal food assistance program.
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