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January 29, 2026
Specialty care shortage sends county patients to Portland
When Gwyn Bateman accidentally fell into a fire pit late last year, she thought receiving medical care in Clark County would be a given.
When Gwyn Bateman accidentally fell into a fire pit late last year, she thought receiving medical care in Clark County would be a given.
Vaccination rates for Clark County’s K-12 students have been slipping over the past five years, and with recent federal rollbacks in childhood immunization recommendations, local health officials fear there will be serious, long-term impacts on community health.
Although Clark County missed the state’s Dec. 31 deadline for updating its 20-year growth plan, the county council started the new year with a pair of work sessions aimed at moving the project forward.
Former Clark County Councilor Eileen Quiring O’Brien announced Thursday she will run for county auditor in the next election.
The U.S. Forest Service recently announced a new public survey to investigate the impacts of its 2025 ban on commercial huckleberry harvests in Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Newly discovered documents show the cost of replacing the century-old, seismically unstable Interstate 5 Bridge could be more than double the $6 billion estimate quoted by Interstate Bridge Replacement Program leaders since 2022.
Read Northwest mentor Lee Campen coached 8-year-old Kellin Bartholomew as he sounded out the words “ride” and “like” on a recent Monday at Hathaway Elementary School.
For the first time in nearly three decades, Clark County voters will have to choose a new county auditor. Greg Kimsey announced Monday he does not plan to seek another term in office and will finish out his current term Dec. 31.
Northeastern Washington’s Pend Oreille River is officially helping power Clark County homes. And more clean energy is on the way.
Demographers have long warned a “silver tsunami” of baby boomers would overflow nursing home capacity. That time is nearing.