Innovative Services NW’s mission has stayed the same: ensuring vulnerable Clark County families have access to equal employment, education and therapy opportunities.

Washougal residents Melissa Kempthorne and Omar Ramirez launched Vampire Unicorns as an Etsy store in 2021 as a “retirement plan,” Kempthorne said. The online shop offered hand-blended tea, ca ...

The estate-approved biopic on Michael Jackson is reportedly in limbo due to child molestation allegations that continue to haunt the late King of Pop, who died in 2009. Distributors for “Michael” ...

Met Gala guests, suit up! That was the order from on high as the Metropolitan Museum of Art revealed the dress code for its annual lavish celebration of fashion in May: “Tailored for You,” a nod to ...

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum.

I’m reading that our beloved state legislators are considering a new tax on methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle (think ribeyes and your store’s milk cooler). Well, finally our underworked Oly ...

I attempted to attend the town hall in Salmon Creek hosted by our congresswoman. Unfortunately, for reasons no one on her staff seemed to know, the venue reserved was much too small. Did they honestly ...

An interesting juxtaposition occurred in the Our Readers’ Views section of the Jan. 29 edition of The Columbian: Paul Bonneau’s letter (“Reject Ridgefield school levies”), complaining about having to ...

For more information, call Clark County Public Health at 564-397-8428 or visit In the health department’s scoring system, the fewer the points, th ...

A historic rebrand of the Boy Scouts of America has been followed by a small uptick in young people joining what will now be ...

Antonio Gates, Jared Allen, Eric Allen and Sterling Sharpe have been voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the smallest induction class in 20 years.

As the Columbia River girls basketball team continues to stack up big-game experience, they know at least one thing to be true of nearly every game — it usually comes down to defense. The Rapids pu ...