Vancouver, WA – Strong Teens Against Substance Hazards and Abuse will hold a drug- and alcohol-free party this month for Clark County middle- and high-school students.

The party is free and scheduled 8-11 p.m. on Friday, April 15, at the Marshall Community Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd.

School identification or Skyward photo must be presented at the door to attend.

Refreshments provided. Bring a bathing suit and your own lock for a locker if you want to swim. Other activities include basketball, volleyball, dancing with a live DJ and video and table games.

Vancouver, WA – Clark County residents will have six opportunities this spring to recycle a variety of items, including block foam, at the Green Neighbors Recycling Day events.

Here are the locations, dates and times of the six events:

Vancouver, WA – Clark County will hold a Green Neighbors Recycling Day Event in Yacolt from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, in the Yacolt Primary School parking lot, 406 W. Yacolt Road.

Clark County residents can drop off block foam, electronic equipment, old tires without rims, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning units and scrap metal. Participants are limited to five tires per person. No business waste will be accepted.

Vancouver, WA - The Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office has determined a recent late-night blaze originated in the kitchen, claiming the life of an adult.

The investigation is ongoing and the victim has not been positively identified.

Late last week investigators verified that at least one of the electric stove burners was turned on at the time of the fire. This finding, along with other burn patterns found at the scene, introduces the possibility that cooking was involved in the ignition of the fire.

Nonprofit group will be responsible for developing, maintaining area near Humane Society

Vancouver, WA – Dog lovers have an opportunity to help create a new off-leash area where dogs can run and play in east Vancouver.

The Board of County Councilors today unanimously approved an agreement with Dog Owners Group for Park Access in Washington (DOGPAW) to develop a dog park on a county-owned parcel at Northeast 192nd Avenue and Northeast Ninth Street.

On March 30, the Clark County Elections Office will mail new voter registration cards to approximately 4,800 voters.  State law requires that a new card be mailed to each voter whose precinct information has changed.

Vancouver, WA – New Seasons Market Fisher’s Landing has won the inaugural Clark County Green Business of the Year award. The store received the award, made of repurposed materials, Thursday during the annual Green Business Showcase.

New Seasons Market Fisher’s Landing won the award for its sustained commitment to the environment and implementing projects such as:

Vancouver, WA  ̶  Marc Boldt, chair of the Board of County Councilors, issued the following statement Thursday regarding former County Commissioner John McKibbin, who is presumed dead in a plane crash Wednesday in the Columbia River near Astoria, Ore.:

Our community has suffered a great loss in the death of John McKibbin. In his honor, flags at all county facilities will fly at half-staff for five days, starting Monday, March 28.

Vancouver, WA – The Board of County Councilors is seeking applicants for two seats on the Clark County Historic Preservation Commission.

The five-member commission is responsible for:

Proposed rural industrial land bank straddles State Route 503

Vancouver, WA – A public hearing is scheduled April 5 for the Board of County Councilors to consider a proposal for a rural industrial land bank near Brush Prairie.

The 6 p.m. hearing will be in the sixth-floor hearing room of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St.

County planners and consultants have been studying prospects for planning and zoning changes on both sides of State Route 503 between Northeast 119th and Northeast 149th streets.