Vancouver, Wash. ‒ Each year, the Clark County Auditor’s Office partners with the state to publish a voters’ pamphlet for the general election and mails it to all households in the county. It includes statements by and photographs of candidates for elective offices as well as local ballot measures with supporting and opposing statements written by citizens.

Vancouver, Wash. – Starting Friday morning, a short section of Northeast 119th Street will close for construction at the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad crossing.

Northeast 119th Street, from east of Northeast 99th Avenue to west of Northeast 102nd Avenue, will be closed beginning at 7 am Friday, Aug. 10, and ending no later than 11 pm Sunday, Aug. 26.

Vancouver, Wash. – Northeast Padden Parkway, from Northeast 94th Avenue to Northeast 117th Avenue/State Route 503, will close for paving this weekend.

The closure will begin no earlier than 7 pm Friday, Aug. 3, and end no later than 5 am Monday, Aug. 6. The county will open this section of Northeast Padden Parkway to traffic as soon as paving and striping have been completed.

During the closure, the right-turn lane from Northeast 117th Avenue/SR 503 southbound to Northeast Padden Parkway westbound will be closed.

Vancouver, Wash. – Beginning at 8:30 am Wednesday, Aug, 8, elections officials will perform a hand count of approximately 600 ballots randomly selected as part of a manual comparison against machine results.

The selected ballots will be counted in the total returns on Election Day. But for this comparison, the County Council Chair – At Large race on those ballots will also be counted by hand, to check the accuracy of the ballot tabulation equipment.

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health lifted the swim beach warning at Klineline Pond today, after the latest water samples did not show elevated levels of bacterial contamination.

Public Health posted warning signs at the swim beach on Tuesday. Routine testing at the pond showed elevated levels of E. coli bacteria, which can cause serious gastrointestinal illness when water is accidentally swallowed.

Additional water samples were taken Tuesday. Those results came back today and showed acceptable water quality, prompting Public Health to lift the warning.

Vancouver, Wash. – The Clark County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board and Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce are accepting nominations of businesses and individuals for the Disability Employment Awareness Community Awards.

The awards honor the role people with developmental disabilities have in a dynamic, productive workforce and recognize leadership in the business community.

Nominations are sought in the following categories:

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health lifted the swim beach warning at Battle Ground Lake this morning, after the latest water samples did not show elevated levels of bacterial contamination.

Public Health posted warning signs at the swim beach on Friday. An investigation into two shigellosis cases identified the lake as a possible source of infection. Shigellosis is an infection caused by several strains of shigella, a type of bacteria that can live in human intestines, and is spread through fecal-oral transmission.

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County’s Historic Preservation Commission’s Aug. 1 meeting has been rescheduled to 6 pm Wednesday, Aug. 15. The meeting will be in the sixth-floor Hearing Room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.

The meeting is open to the public.

The Commission will consider and provide a recommendation to the city of Vancouver on a proposal for the Providence Academy to remove a restaurant building, renovate the Academy west porch, and consider a new mixed use development.

Vancouver, Wash. – Due to the extreme fire danger, effective at 12:01 am Thursday, July 26, recreational fires will be prohibited throughout unincorporated Clark and Skamania counties.

This recreational fire restriction is in addition to the general outdoor burning prohibition that was implemented on July 1. According to Clark County Fire Marshal Jon Dunaway this is a preventive measure to reduce the risk of grass or brush fires as a result of escaped camp fires. 

The ban also includes lands protected by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health has posted warning signs at Klineline Pond after routine testing showed elevated levels of E. coli bacteria, which can cause serious gastrointestinal illness when water is accidentally swallowed.

Test results for one of five water samples collected at Klineline Pond on Monday showed elevated levels of E. coli bacteria. The other samples had bacteria levels within acceptable water quality standards.