Author: Staff

For years, the shrill whistle of passing trains served as an obnoxious and disruptive force in Washougal. But through close work with Burlington Northern railroad company the city's council brought residents […]

At this week’s Clark County Board of Health meeting, the county commissioners learned about electronic cigarettes. The discussion got Commissioner Tom Mielke to thinkin’: What’s really addictive about cigarettes? The nicotine? […]

The county commissioners had a lively board time on Wednesday. Here's five observations: State Sen. Don Benton must really love fireworks. Commissioner Steve Stuart said he was approached by, as he […]

Washougal City Councilman Jon Russell is taking a cue from celebrities like Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan. And while he’s not claiming to have “tiger blood,” Russell is taking to […]

Food carts and fireworks are not usually mentioned in the same breath, with good reason. "Here's your fireworks on a bun" doesn't sound too appetizing. But Battle Ground council member Paul […]

You only had to look at the agenda of Tuesday’s county commissioners meeting for proof of waste in government: Bid Award 2557: Annual Portable Toilet Cleaning Service. Well, $26,864 to handle public […]

Vancouver City Councilor Jeanne Stewart sent an email Monday saying the council violated city policy on Sept. 13 by making decisions on how it would ask C-Tran board members to […]

Yes, mistakes do slip by copy editors and make it into the newspaper. (And we welcome it when people point out our mistakes.) But copy editors catch plenty of mistakes, too, […]

Normally we always ask the other side to respond, but we are going to go out on a limb here and say we're pretty sure Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler does […]

Normally we always ask the other side to respond, but we are going to go out on a limb here and say we're pretty sure Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler does […]