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Clark County

July 2, 2026
New homes in Fircrest Meadows in Vancouver in November. A report from Brookings shows about 42 percent of middle-income Vancouver-Portland residents cannot afford basic necessities. (Amanda Cowan/ The Columbian files)

Middle earners in county struggling

From grocery store aisles to gas pumps, rising costs of living are putting many of Vancouver’s middle earners in a financial pressure cooker, according to new data.

June 25, 2026
A GPS monitor is pictured at the Clark County Courthouse on March 13, 2025. The county uses the device to ensure domestic violence offenders are complying with orders not to contact their victims.

Electronic monitoring program lacks funds

A program designed to protect domestic violence victims from their offenders during the criminal court process is expected to run out of money in August.

June 25, 2026
Clark County Parks and Nature is building a cricket practice pitch — a small, enclosed space — on the north end of Felida Community Park. (Scott Hewitt/The Columbian)

Cricket space coming to Felida as sport gains fans

Even while pro basketball and World Cup football (aka soccer) tournaments have absorbed the attention of sports lovers across the nation and around the globe, a different game is gaining popularity and real estate here in Clark County: cricket.

June 25, 2026
The Ridgefield Fourth of July Parade is a Clark County tradition. (Photos by Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

Fourth of July events planned for 250th celebrations

America is on the cusp of its 250th birthday, so this year local communities have planned a few extra festivities to mark this historic milestone. Here is a convenient roundup of patriotic events happening from Saturday to the following July 4. Get your sparklers and flags ready, because Clark County is ready to celebrate.

June 25, 2026
A helicopter flies along the South Fork Toutle River valley to carry a large log to the Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group’s salmon habitat-restoration project. The group has placed hundreds of logs in and along the South Fork Toutle River in recent years. (Contributed by the Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group)

Copters carry logs into river for salmon

TOUTLE — The whomp-whomp-whomp of helicopter blades carried for miles across the South Fork Toutle River valley last week as crews from Oregon-based Columbia Helicopters carried logs from a timber harvest upstream to a salmon habitat-restoration project.