Vancouver, Wash. – Stormwater Partners is proud to announce the winning entries for its first annual Student Video Contest. More than 80 Clark County middle and high school students submitted videos for the contest. One $500 first place and one $100 honorable-mention prize has been awarded for each of the following categories:

· Clean Water Actions Long Video – $500 to Melia Ballantyne and $100 to Hana Feldheger

· Clean Water Actions Short Video – $500 to Maia Rodriguez and Olivia Frizzell and $100 to Autumn Hergert

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County has banned the sale and use of fireworks in the unincorporated area beginning today, Tuesday, June 29 through midnight July 4 when use of fireworks would normally end. The county is implementing the ban pursuant to Clark County Code which provides that the Clark County council chair, after consulting with the fire marshal, may prohibit the discharge and sale of all fireworks during periods of extreme fire danger. The county has met the established criteria outlined in the Clark County Code, which can result in extreme fire danger.

The COVID-19 vaccination site at Tower Mall will close early on Tuesday, June 29 due to continued high temperatures. Tuesday is the final day of operations at Tower Mall.

The Tower Mall vaccination site, 5403 E. Mill Plain Blvd., will operate 8:30 am to noon on Tuesday. The site offers drive-thru and walk-up options and is accessible by C-Tran bus route 37. Appointments are not needed.

The Clark County Council is accepting applications from local organizations for grants that encourage historic preservation and programs, including preservation of historic documents.

The Historical Promotion Grants program is designed to increase awareness and education to better preserve, exhibit, and/or interpret local history and historic preservation.

Vancouver, Wash. – The Clark County Council hearing continuance on Buildable Lands will be open for public comment in order to consider recommendations from the Buildable Lands Project Advisory Committee and other interested stakeholders to update the Vacant Buildable Lands Model (VBLM.) This tool is used to estimate land capacity in Clark County.

Vancouver, Wash. – Regular drivers along the Northeast Manley Road between Northeast 244th Street and Northeast 249th Street, can expect continued lane closures as contractors with Clark County Public Works begin replacement of the third and final culvert beneath the roadway.

Crews will close a section of Northeast Manley Road on Northeast 92nd Avenue between Northeast 244th Street and Northeast 249th Street. Approximately 500 feet of the roadway will be closed.

The COVID-19 vaccination site at Tower Mall will close early on Saturday, June 26 and Monday, June 28 due to predicted temperatures above 100 degrees. The site is closed on Sundays.

The vaccination site will be open normal hours on Friday, June 25 and Tuesday, June 29. The Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce will distribute $50 gift cards to people who are vaccinated at the site on Friday. And Tuesday is the final day of vaccination operations at Tower Mall.

Here is the schedule for the remaining days at the Tower Mall COVID-19 vaccination site:

Clark County Public Health has lifted its advisory at Vancouver Lake. The bloom of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, at the lake dissipated and is no longer present. Test results from water samples collected earlier this week also indicate toxin levels have decreased and are below threshold levels recommended by the Washington State Department of Health.

Public Health officials are urging residents to take precautions to prevent heat-related illnesses during the upcoming stretch of hot weather.

Temperatures are forecast to reach the upper 90s later this week and climb above 100 degrees on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The length of the hot spell, coupled with warm overnight temperatures that provide little relief from the heat, can create a risk to health and safety.

Starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday, June 25, all land clearing and residential burning in Clark County will be restricted until further notice.

The Fire Marshal also is rescinding all burning permits issued prior to the ban. Permits can be reissued or extended when the ban is lifted. The burning restrictions do not apply to federally managed lands.