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January 29, 2026
Tamine Robinson of Battle Ground, left, holds her daughter Riley, 1, as registered nurse Julie Ward administers the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine at Legacy Medical Group in Vancouver on March 1, 2019. (The Columbian files)

Melnick fearful of vaccine rollbacks

Vaccination rates for Clark County’s K-12 students have been slipping over the past five years, and with recent federal rollbacks in childhood immunization recommendations, local health officials fear there will be serious, long-term impacts on community health.

January 29, 2026
Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove joined the Clark County Council via teleconference Wednesday for a discussion on managing state forest lands. (Shari Phiel/The Columbian)

Harvest of area state forests to continue

State forest lands in Clark County scheduled for harvest will remain on the auction block for now, despite pushback from residents, environmental groups and the county council, according to Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove.

January 22, 2026
Former Camas-Washougal Fire Battalion Chief Kevin West, right, speaks to a member of the gallery as he is led away in handcuffs Tuesday after a jury found West guilty of the murder of his wife at the Clark County Courthouse. (Photos by Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

West convicted of murder

A Clark County Superior Court jury on Tuesday convicted a former Camas-Washougal Fire battalion chief of first- and second-degree murder for strangling his wife to death in January 2024.

January 22, 2026
The Port of Camas-Washougal has asked the city of Camas to bring Grove Field into the city’s urban growth boundary. (The Columbian files)

Camas urged to bring airport into boundary

When Trang Lam took over as the head administrator of the Port of Camas-Washougal in August 2024, one of her main goals was to bolster the port’s relationship with her previous employer, the city of Camas.

January 22, 2026
Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council member Blake Nelson, right, examines a cross-section of a transmission cable to be used in the Cascade Renewable Transmission project during a Nov. 17 public meeting at Black Pearl on the Columbia in Washougal. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

Army Corps sets meetings on $1.5B underwater power line

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it will hold two online public meetings later this month to get feedback on a $1.5 billion project to run a 100-mile-long high-voltage power line under the Columbia River.