The National Park Service announced in September that the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats was found at San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington and on bat droppings at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in Oregon. Both the fungus and the disease, however, have been in Washington for nearly a decade.
For the second time since passing a home rule charter that went into effect in 2015, Clark County voters will be tasked with electing 15 charter review commissioners in the November general election.
In April 2020, just one month into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vancouver Fire Department replaced one of its aging fire engines with a new rig that cost $614,000. Today, that same fire engine, built by the same manufacturer to the same specifications, will cost Vancouver taxpayers $972,000 and take twice as long to arrive.
Leaders at Vancouver Clinic want to revive a midwife-led group program to ensure mothers across Southwest Washington have access to adequate prenatal care.
The hot, dry summers Clark County and much of the Pacific Northwest have experienced in recent years are harming some native tree species. Forestry experts and environmental groups say western hemlock, western red cedar and bigleaf maple are dying off due to the changing climate.
Western Washingtonians are a funny bunch. We spend much of the year complaining about the rain, but after a mere three months of summer, we go bananas with excitement at the first sign of fall. When flame-orange pumpkins appear in stores and in fields, gray weather isn’t far behind — yet all we can talk about is pumpkin spice and fuzzy sweaters. October’s pumpkin patches, harvest festivals and other autumn celebrations offer us a brief window to flirt with the idea of coziness while still soaking up sunshine. Yes, it’s technically fall, but you can feel summer’s last kiss on your cheek and it’s absolutely glorious. So embrace the paradox! Get out your plaid flannel shirts and sturdy boots because it’s time to revel in the season’s fleeting beauty.
Clark County vaccination rates for respiratory illnesses continue to lag behind state averages, according to the most recent data from the county’s health department.
Following a meeting with Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey and a tour of the recently remodeled and expanded Clark County Elections Office last week, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, said she is a firm believer in Washington’s vote-by-mail system and that she will fight to protect it while in Washington, D.C.
A Thurston County judge has given C-Tran some breathing room in its dispute with the state over the transit agency’s board composition.
Clark County’s county manager will face a formal review process in the months ahead.
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