Clark County Today News

Letter: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Vancouver resident Wynn Grcich asks how Dr. Alan Melnick’s study on racism in health care going to benefit anyone?

https://tinyurl.com/mr6y8b2c

#opinion #lettertotheeditor #commentary #WynnGrcich #DrAlanMelnick #studyonracism #ClarkCountyCouncil #ClarkCountyPublicHealth #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #healthcare #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Law enforcement officials, working with Target Zero, the statewide campaign to have zero traffic deaths in Washington by 2030, are on emphasis patrols this month, on the lookout for people not wearing seat belts.

https://tinyurl.com/mryj8ehf

#TargetZero #EmphasisPatrol #LawEnforcement #BattleGround #BattleGroundPoliceDepartment #SeatBelt #SeatBeltUse #SeatBeltLaws #ChrisPagaduan #ClarkCountyWa #BattleGround #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Camas senior Owen Tuttle has helped the Camas Papermakers reach the state quarterfinals, a year after he spent a school year playing academy soccer in Germany.

https://tinyurl.com/y34nwapx

#Soccer #Football #OwenTuttle #CamasHighSchool #WIAA #Class4A #BoysSoccerStateTournament #FCSchalkeU18 #WashingtonTimbers #ColumbiaPremier #Germany #AthleticsAcademy #EuropeanExperience #CenterBack #CollegeSoccer #DocHarrisStadium #HighSchoolStatePlayoffs #ColumbiaRiverHighSchool #BaseballStatePlayoffs #WIAABrackets #Camas #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

A court challenge over the title of an initiative to the ballot concerning the natural gas phase out in Washington has ended.

https://tinyurl.com/3sb5mhpc

#TheCenterSquare #Washington #SignatureGathering #WABallotMeasure #RepealNaturalGasPhaseOut #Initiative2066 #HouseBill1589 #BuildingIndustryAssociationofWashington #ThurstonCountySuperiorCourt #JudgeRuling #VancouverWa #WashingtonState #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Opinion: Anonymous letter shows how nasty the education debate can become. Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center offers anecdotal evidence of how mean-spirited the public debate over education can become.

https://tinyurl.com/2kytm8a7

#opinion #columns #commentary #LivFinne #WashingtonPolicyCenter #publicdebateovereducation #WashingtonStateSchoolDirectorsAssociation #statelevellobbyorganization #localschoolboards #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Republican state senators who have been out front on increasing access to behavioral-health treatment and fighting the state’s opioid epidemic are marking the opening of a major new facility that combines treatment with training.

https://tinyurl.com/55zuvepy

#RepublicanStateSenators #BehavioralHealthTreatment #OpioidEpidemic #OpeningOfAMajorNewFacility #Treatment #Training #CenterForBehavioralHealthAndLearning #UniversityOfWashingtonCampus #SenAnnRivers #SenLyndaWilson #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Clark County is holding a comment period and four open houses about planning for development and studying potential impacts as the next step in updating the local Comprehensive Growth Management Plan.

https://tinyurl.com/43hes6k8

#ClarkCountyWa #commentperiod #fouropenhouses #planningfordevelopment #studyingpotentialimpacts #ComprehensiveGrowthManagementPlan #growthplanupdate #environmentalimpactanalysis #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Shannon Roberts has announced her candidacy for the District 4 Clark County Council seat.

https://tinyurl.com/jdpnpfjp

#ShannonRoberts #candidacyannouncement #ClarkCountyCouncil #District4 #GaryMedvigy #CamasCityCouncil #elections #ClarkCountyWa #Camas #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Washougal High School’s newly formed Unified Garden Club brings together students with disabilities and their peers to connect over the joy of gardening.

https://tinyurl.com/3daaknc6

#WashougalSchoolDistrict #WashougalHighSchool #HayesFamilyGrowers #UnifiedGardenClub #seekingvolunteers #gardening #localfoodbanks #students #teachers #springplantsalefundraiser #Washougal #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Vancouver Police officers provided assistance at the scene of a collision Wednesday night and found that two vehicles had been involved in a head-on collision.

https://tinyurl.com/36vt37vb

#VancouverWaPoliceDepartment #headoncollision #ClarkCountyJail #VehicularAssault #DUI #atfaultdriver #nonlifethreateninginjuries #VPDTrafficUnit #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

The Restore Election Confidence (REC) Initiative is in its final stage of signature gathering, with a deadline set for May 25, 2024.

https://tinyurl.com/bxry82k4

#opinion #columns #commentary #RobAnderson #ReformClarkCounty #RestoreElectionConfidenceInitiative #signaturegathering #Novemberballot #May25deadline #AuditorGregKimsey #ProsecutingAttorneyTonyGolik #ClarkCountyCouncil #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Springtime typically sees increased buyer and seller activity when it comes to houses.

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#TheCenterSquareWashington #RealEstateSales #Realtors #HomeSellers #RealEstateMarket #Refinancing #InterestRates #RealtorcomSurvey #WashingtonRealtors #NationalRealtorsAssociation #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

On Wednesday at 4:24 p.m., Camas Police were dispatched to a suspicious male walking and dancing along the shoulder of eastbound State Route 14 near the Camas Slough Bridge.

https://tinyurl.com/bddcdfnr

#CamasPoliceDepartment #BridgeJumperTakenIntoCustody #CamasSloughBridge #StateRoute14 #MentalHealthEvaluation #LawEnforcement #SuicidalSubject #Camas #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

John Jay announced his candidacy for Clark County Council, District 3.

https://tinyurl.com/5ekpnbc4

#ClarkCountyCouncil #District3 #JohnJay #candidateannouncement #RepPaulHarris #RepKevinWaters #KarenDillBowerman #ClarkCountyParksAdvisoryBoard #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

WAGOP adopts 2024 platform. One highlight of the recent 2024 Washington State Republican Party Convention in Spokane, was the adoption of the WAGOP Platform passed by some 1,800 delegates.

https://tinyurl.com/mue5weat

#WashingtonStateRepublicanPartyConvention #WAGOPPlatform #1800delegates #ChairmanJimWalsh #foundationalconservativevalues #WashingtonState #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Opinion: Would the passage of Initiative 2124 kill WA Cares? Elizabeth New (Hovde) believes it’s likely that if the state’s new, mandatory long-term-care program was made optional for Washington state workers many would flee, leaving it unable to pay its way in its current form.

https://tinyurl.com/sjpkpx6r

#opinion #columns #commentary #ElizabethNewHovde #WashingtonPolicyCenter #WACares #longtermcareprogram #Washingtonstateworkers #Initiative2124 #taxpayers #Medicaid #Washingtonstate #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

During the month of May, those who participate in boating activities are encouraged to keep safety in mind.

https://tinyurl.com/3hjwd4ek

#WashingtonStateParks #RecreationalBoatingSafetyProgram #WaterSafetyDay #NationalSafeBoatingWeek #WaterSafety #BoatingActivities #BoatingSeason #ChillyWaters #WashingtonsWaterways #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Vancouver Police seek information on assault suspect. On Tuesday, Vancouver Police responded to Clark College for the report of a disturbance with weapons call. Police located a female with a stab wound to the neck.

https://tinyurl.com/mu8a2auh

#VancouverWaPoliceDepartment #ClarkCollege #femalevictimstabbed #malesuspect #reportofdisturbancewithweapons #nonlife-threateninginjuries #ArcherBuilding #assaultsuspect #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Vancouver’s “Complete Streets” project has angered neighbors who say they had little or no input into proposed changes to 34th Street and McGillivray Blvd., and they have started Save Vancouver Streets and hope an initiative will stop some of the changes.

https://tinyurl.com/3u84vdu6

#SaveStreets #CompleteStreets #McGillivrayBlvd #traffic #safety #neighborhood #SE34thStreet #McGillivrayBoulevardSafetyandMobilityProjects #CityofVancouver #VancouverWa #localgovernment #initiativeprocess #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang are coming to a stage in Clark County, courtesy of Journey Theater.

https://tinyurl.com/35npdumu

#JourneyTheater #YoureAGoodManCharlieBrown #play #stage #acting #performances #livetheater #Jesuscenteredtheater #Camas #TheGarverTheater #ClarkCountyWa #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Congress has spent more money on interest so far this year than it has spent on both national defense and Medicare.

https://tinyurl.com/3d467fa9

#TheCenterSquare #USSpending #Congress #InterestPayments #NationalDefense #Medicare #FiscalYear2024 #FederalHealthInsuranceProgram #65AndOlder #YoungerPeopleWithDisabilities #SocialSecurity #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

With less than half a year until the 2024 presidential election, former President Donald Trump holds a sizable lead over incumbent President Joe Biden in several swing states.

https://tinyurl.com/4hn4j2y3

#TheCenterSquare #FormerPresidentDonaldTrump #PresidentJoeBiden #PresidentialPolls #NovemberElection #NationalPolling #SwingStates #RealClearPolitics #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Memorial Day weekend is often the unofficial start of summer and planning ahead now is a great jumpstart to holiday travels.

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#WashingtonStateDepartmentofTransportation #WSDOT #transportation #MemorialDayweekend #startofsummer #holidaytravels #WSDOTtravelcharts #WashingtonState #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Construction is beginning to convert the intersection of Northeast 119th Street and Northeast 152nd Avenue to a single-lane roundabout.

https://tinyurl.com/bde2vt6b

#ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyPublicWorks #construction #intersectionconversion #Northeast119thStreet #Northeast152ndAvenue #singlelaneroundabout #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

A Memorial Day ceremony to honor the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who lost their lives in service to our nation will be held at 11 a.m., on Monday, May 27, at the Battle Ground Veterans Memorial located in Kiwanis Park.

https://tinyurl.com/3pydcdar

#MemorialDayCeremony #USArmedForces #ServiceToOurNation #BattleGroundVeteransMemorial #KiwanisPark #CityOfBattleGround #BattleGroundAreaMen #BattleGround #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Third grade classes from around Vancouver Public Schools marched through the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site for the annual Children’s Cultural Parade.

https://tinyurl.com/yc7633eh

#VancouverWaSchoolDistrict #thirdgradeclasses #VancouverPublicSchools #FortVancouverNationalHistoricSite #annualChildrensCulturalParade #students #PearsonAirMuseum #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

The city seeks local parks and recreation enthusiasts to fill two vacancies on its Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission.

https://tinyurl.com/yc5p6ab4

#ParksandRecreationAdvisoryCommission #10member #volunteergroup #cityofVancouverWa #residents #twoschooldistrictrepresentatives #ParksFoundationofClarkCounty #liaison #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Furry Friends recently held a retirement party for their longest active volunteer Linda Rader.

https://tinyurl.com/yc4xc3vb

#FurryFriends #NoKillCatRescue #VolunteerOrganization #RetirementParty #LindaRader #CatsAndKittens #LongestActiveVolunteer #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed home invasion robbery that took place early Saturday morning in Vancouver.

https://tinyurl.com/fn4ahxuu

#ClarkCountySheriffsOffice #VancouverPoliceDepartment #LongviewPoliceDepartment #armedhomeinvasionrobbery #stolenvehicle #stolenHondaCRV #lawenforcement #policeinvestigation #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Picnic shelters at 11 county parks are available to reserve for dates between April 1 and Oct. 31.

https://tinyurl.com/25xjw35d

#ClarkCountyWa #PicnicShelterReservation #CountyParkPicnicShelter #CaptainWilliamClarkRegionalParkAtCottonwoodBeach #FairgroundsCommunityPark #FelidaCommunityPark #FrenchmansBarRegionalPark #HazelDellCommunityPark #HockinsonMeadowsCommunityPark #KlinelinePondAtSalmonCreekRegionalPark #LewisvilleRegionalPark #OrchardsCommunityPark #PacificCommunityPark #VancouverLakeRegionalPark #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyTod

Opinion: Making sense of filing week. The week of May 6 to 10 was filing week in Washington state.

https://tinyurl.com/2vf3jp7w

#opinion #columns #commentary #NancyChurchill #DangerousRhetoric #candidatefilingweek #Augustballots #Augustspecialelection #SecretaryofState #Washingtongovernorsrace #Washingtonstate #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Youth rowers from the region look to qualify for the national championships with this weekend’s U.S. Rowing Northwest Youth Championships, to be held at Vancouver Lake.

https://tinyurl.com/2s44ddp6

#USRowing #USRowingNorthwestYouthChampionships #VancouverLake #Rowing #Competition #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Gubernatorial candidate and Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is not impressed with Republican candidate Dave Reichert’s newly released public safety plan.

https://tinyurl.com/fdwxta26

#TheCenterSquareWashington #WashingtonCandidatesForGovernor #PublicSafetyPlans #BobFerguson #DaveReichert #SemiBird #MarkMullet #LawEnforcement #WashingtonState #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

State soccer playoffs begin Tuesday, including a few matchups in Clark County, and state baseball is this weekend, including two regional sites in Clark County.

https://tinyurl.com/p6sjnbzv

#WIAA #highschoolathletics #springsports #statetournament #highschoolboyssoccer #highschoolbaseball #highschoolsoftball #PropstraStadium #CamasHighSchool #ColumbiaRiverHighSchool #CamasPapermakers #ColumbiaRiverRapids #SetonCatholicCougars #KingsWayChristianKnights #BattleGroundTigers #RidgefieldSpudders #LaCenterWildcats #ClarkCountyWa #Camas #VancouverWa #BattleGround #Ridgefield #LaCenter #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Lions International will host a public informational meeting to launch a new club in the Orchards-Evergreen area of east Vancouver.

https://tinyurl.com/4djz769d

#LionsInternational #CamasLions #publicinformationalmeeting #newLionsClub #OrchardsEvergreenarea #east#VancouverWa #missionandvalues #globalserviceorganization #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Reporter Paul Valencia saw the Northern Lights for the first time in his life, and he saw them without having to leave Clark County, experiencing the beauty of light in the sky.

https://tinyurl.com/4csj4tex

#NorthernLights #AuroraForecast #NOAA #GeomagneticStorm #Washington #Oregon #PaulValencia #FirstPerson #ClarkCountyWa #Weather #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

The sports gang is back and we discuss the new playoff format for most classifications in Washington high school football, and we discuss odd rules in sports that can cause an athlete to be disqualified, a shout out to Brooklynn Haywood, and pro sports talk, too.

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#ClarkCountyTodaySportsPodcast #podcasts #PaulValencia #CalePiland #TonyLiberatore #VancouverPublicSchools #EvergreenPublicSchools #highschoolsports #springsports #fallsports #WIAA #footballplayoffs #highschoolfootball #highschoolgirlsbasketball #highschoolboyssoccer #highschoolbaseball #highschoolsoftball #NFL #MLB #prosports #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

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Travelers who use State Route 14 through Vancouver in southern Clark County, should plan ahead for three weeks of overnight closures.

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#WashingtonStateDepartmentofTransportation #WSDOTcontractor #TapaniInc #nighttimedelays #StateRoute14 #LieserRoadoverpass #eastboundlanes #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

IMPACT Camas-Washougal, organized by St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Washougal, is celebrating 10 years of making a difference and impacting local lives.

https://tinyurl.com/p7ehjn56

#ImpactCamasWashougal #ImpactCWFoodDrive #StMatthewLutheranChurch #fooddonations #schoolfamiliesneedingassistance #summerbreak #ParkersLandingHistoricalPark #PortofCamasWashougal #Washougal #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

PacifiCorp’s boat-in dispersed campsites located on Yale and Swift reservoirs are now open for 2024 reservations for the summer season – a new opportunity for visitors to the Lewis River area.

https://tinyurl.com/9m4fzmb6

#PacifiCorp #BoatInDispersedCampsites #YaleReservoir #SwiftReservoir #2024Reservations #SummerSeason #LewisRiverArea #WildernessTypeCampingExperience #AccessibleByBoat #Ariel #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Opinion: For the love of mom, vote yes on I-2124. Let’s Go Washington Press Secretary Hallie Balch offers support for Initiative 2124, the Opt Out of State-Run Long Term Care Coverage Act.

https://tinyurl.com/2ranzyn2

#LetsGoWashington #PressSecretaryHallieBalch #WashingtonCares #WACares #Initiative2124 #I2124 #OptOutOfStateRunLongTermCareCoverageAct #longtermcareprogram #WashingtonState #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Public can pick their favorites in the 2024 Battle Ground Public Schools District Art Show. The 65th annual Battle Ground Public Schools Art Show returns this month, bringing back the popular People’s Choice Award.

https://tinyurl.com/yzh4mnyb

#65thAnnualBattleGroundPublicSchoolsArtShow #PeoplesChoiceAward #BattleGroundSchoolDistrict #BattleGroundHighSchool #primaryschool #middleschool #highschool #BobPeck #FlorenceRieck #BattleGround #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

It is rare to see the Northern Lights while in Clark County, but a large geomagnetic storm is in the forecast, and with clear skies, experts say it is possible the Northern Lights will be visible in our region on the night of May 10 and early morning hours of May 11.

https://tinyurl.com/2s3c6uj4

#NorthernLights #aurora #auroraforecast #NOAA #geomagneticstorm #Washington #Oregon #ClarkCountyWa #weather #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

John Ley has officially declared his candidacy for the 18th Legislative District, Position 2, in the Washington State Legislature, aiming to succeed outgoing Rep. Greg Cheney.

https://tinyurl.com/2d697wn5

#JohnLey #CandidacyFiling #18thLegislativeDistrict #Position2 #WashingtonStateLegislature #RepGregCheney #CountyAuditorGregKimsey #VancouverAttorneyAngusLee #VoterRegistrationChallenge #ClarkCountySuperiorCourtJudge #DavidGregerson #DeclarationOfCandidacy #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Sandy Cashion of Yacolt has lost most of her belongings and a place to live after a house fire, and a friend has set up a GoFundMe account hoping the community can rally in support.

https://tinyurl.com/5h4wj28w

#GoFundMe #Yacolt #postoffice #maildelivery #SandyCashion #housefire #charity #fundraiser #community #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Maxx Van Hoomissen, who has studied in the trades program at Hudson’s Bay High School for four years, took up plumbing just this school year.

https://tinyurl.com/2ffu9ect

#SkillsUSA #plumbing #HudsonsBayHighSchool #MaxxVanHoomissen #trades #tradeskills #construction #tools #VancouverPublicSchools #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Opinion: Look into all of WA Cares to know if it’s right for you. If I-2124 passes and a lot of Washington state workers choose not to participate in WA Cares, Elizabeth Hovde says lawmakers might have to give up on WA Cares.

https://tinyurl.com/5829uhuw

#opinion #columns #commentary #ElizabethNew #WashingtonPolicyCenter #Initiative2124 #WACares #Washingtonstateworkers #lawmakers #longtermcareprogram #TheStandard #Washingtonstate #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

If your child will turn 5 years old by Aug. 31, 2024, consider attending an upcoming kindergarten orientation at one of Battle Ground Public Schools’ seven primary schools.

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#BattleGroundSchoolDistrict #BattleGroundPublicSchools #KindergartenRegistration #KindergartenStudents #SchoolEnrollment #KindergartenOrientation #ElementarySchool #PrimarySchool #BattleGround #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Opinion: Unrealistic cougar management. The recovery of the cougar population is one of the success stories in Washington state.

https://tinyurl.com/fcwj4w3x

#opinion #columns #commentary #NancyChurchill #DangerousRhetoric #WashingtonState #cougarpopulation #cougarmanagement #cougarconservation #publicsafety #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

With warm weather in the forecast for this weekend, Clark County Public Health is reminding people to take caution in and around water – especially area lakes and rivers.

https://tinyurl.com/3ajf7fsx

#ClarkCountyPublicHealth #WarmWeather #AreaLakesAndRivers #BeachMonitoring #DrAlanMelnick #Swimming #Swimmers #Drowning #WaterSafety #FastFlowingWaters #RiversAndOceanBeaches #PublicHealthDirector #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday