Vancouver, WA – County Manager Mark McCauley is seeking a local resident to represent the business community on the Clark County Arts Commission.

The City of La Center also is seeking a resident to serve on the commission.

Terms would be effective immediately and last four years.

The commission meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month on the sixth floor of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.

Vancouver, WA – Drivers might notice longer delays at an intersection west of Battle Ground after Clark County modifies the intersection’s traffic signal to reduce vehicle crashes.

The intersection is at Northeast 72nd Avenue and Northeast 199th Street, where 29 crashes occurred from 2011 through 2015. Many of these crashes resulted in injuries.

Vancouver, WA – Road crews continue to respond to snowy and icy roads from Wednesday's snowstorm that blanketed the region.

Clark County Public Works is spreading rock and salt on hills, curves and other trouble spots following the brief but intense snowstorm that snarled traffic in parts of the Portland-Vancouver area.

Vancouver, WA — The report, Review of Selected Internal Controls, provides a review of internal controls for receipting as well as handling of cash and checks in selected areas throughout the county. Overall, we found cash handling and receipting well controlled.

Vancouver, WA  ̶  Councilors-elect John Blom and Eileen Quiring are scheduled to be sworn in as members of the Board of County Councilors at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29.

The swearing-in ceremony will be in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. Presiding Superior Court Judge James E. Rulli is scheduled to administer the oath.

The ceremony is open to the public.

Quiring will succeed retiring Councilor Tom Mielke and represent District 4, which covers north Clark County.

Vancouver, WA – During the holidays, Americans will generate about 1 million extra tons of garbage each week. This waste is often gift packaging, wrapping paper and leftover food.

Fortunately, you can reduce, reuse and recycle during the holiday season without cutting back on holiday cheer, according to Sally Fisher, Environmental Outreach Specialist with Clark County Public Health.

Follow these tips if you dream of a green Christmas:

Vancouver, WA – Clark County’s Green Business program will host a free Morning Blend networking event from 8-9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Habitat for Humanity Store, 10811 S.E. 2nd St.

The Clark County Habitat for Humanity Store is a discount home-improvement outlet that sells donated building material, appliances, furniture and other products. The store is a source of financing for local Habitat for Humanity home-building projects and functions as a local hub for reuse and recycling.

Vancouver, WA ‒ Battle Ground artist Jim Demetro has been named winner of the Clark County Arts Commission’s 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award.

He will be honored by the commission at the Jan. 3 meeting of the Board of County Councilors. Presentation of the award will be at 5:45 p.m. in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St. The council will meet at 6 p.m.

Vancouver, WA  ̶  The Southwest Washington Regional Health Care Advisory Committee will meet for the first time Friday, Jan. 6, in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.

The meeting originally was scheduled for early December but was canceled because of inclement weather.

The committee will meet 9-11 a.m. The meeting is open to the public.

Vancouver, WA ‒ The Public Service Center’s second-floor joint lobby, which provides services for the Assessor, Auditor and Treasurer’s offices, will adjust its walk-in business hours beginning in January.

The new hours will be 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The new hours also will apply to the GIS Storefront adjacent to the joint lobby.

Marriage license applications will be processed 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.