Vancouver, WA — A three-year-old partnership among Clark County Public Health, the faith-based community, local schools and other organizations has been recognized with a Promising Practice Award by the National Association of County and City Health Officials. Faith-Based Coffee was honored as a practice that demonstrates an exemplary and replicable response to a local public health need. Started in 2012 by Public Health and Trinity Lutheran Church to focus on improving conditions for children and families in central Vancouver, the program has been the conduit for a growing number of… Read More

Vancouver, WA – Clark County residents will have ample opportunity to safely dispose of household hazardous waste and other materials during nine free collection events.

Residents can drop off household hazardous waste, including pesticides, paints, solvents, thinners, motor oils and cleaners. Block foam, electronic equipment, old tires without rims, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning units and scrap metal also will be accepted.

In addition, each event will partner with local food banks to collect nonperishable food donations.

The first 2015 Recycling Day… Read More

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the identity of a man whose body was discovered 20 years ago.

The Medical Examiner’s Office recently identified James Orin Johnson Sr. as the unidentified person found in Ridgefield on Jan. 13, 2002. Johnson was 32 years old at the time of his death.

The Medical Examiner’s Office submitted a DNA sample from the remains to Bode Technology, a forensic DNA laboratory in Virginia that provides forensic genealogy services and specializes in the extraction of DNA from challenging human remains samples. The forensic… Read More