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July 9, 2026
Afternoon light illuminates units at the Vista Del Rio Mobile Home Community in October. The Clark County Council is considering a new overlay zoning code that would help preserve manufactured home parks in the county’s urban growth area. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Clark County Council mulls mobile home protections

For thousands of Clark County residents, manufactured home parks represent one of the last pathways to affordable housing in the region. Now, the Clark County Council is trying to figure out how to keep the communities from vanishing.

July 9, 2026
Motorists navigate traffic near Ridgefield on July 1. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Clark County’s transportation plan largely familiar

Clark County’s updated transportation capital projects plan looks very similar to the prior plan update completed in 2022. The revised large-projects list is part of the county’s ongoing effort to update its 20-year growth plan under the state’s Growth Management Act.

July 9, 2026
Inmates, right, are seen at the Clark County Jail after booking on July 2. The county council is set to vote on July 21 to solidify the partial remodel of the jail, but the general voting public in Clark County doesn’t know the status of the jail and is hesitant to support a new tax. (Photos by Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Clark County Council to vote on jail rebuild

The Clark County Council is moving forward with a proposed $344 million partial rebuild of the county jail, balancing facility upgrades with a public sensitive to new taxes.

July 2, 2026
YWCA’s Domestic Violence High Risk Team volunteer Pamela Paulsen, from left, joins Domestic Violence High Risk Team specialist Malerie Paynter, and fellow volunteers Kristi Hafdahl and Jade Embry as they take a break May 28. Funding for the YWCA’s Domestic Violence High Risk Team is in jeopardy. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Panel: Support domestic violence program

The Clark County Public Health Advisory Council has asked the Board of Health to consider funding YWCA Clark County’s Domestic Violence High Risk Team before it loses state dollars by June 30.