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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.

July 2, 2026

County issues fireworks disposal guidelines

Fireworks went on sale in Clark County on June 28 ahead of the upcoming Fourth of July celebrations. The county has issued proper fireworks disposal guidelines to protect users, the environment and sanitation workers.

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.