This week in Clark County history for June 12, 2026
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The second-worst recorded flood in Columbia River history, and the most damaging, occurred in 1948. The river ran at twice its normal rate, cresting at 31 feet at Vancouver on June...
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On Memorial Day 1948, Ralph Service flew his airplane around Vanport. About 4 p.m., the Columbia River had reached its highest level in recorded history, 31 feet, almost double flo...
During the Civil War, there were two prominent men named Jefferson Davis. Born in 1808 in Kentucky, Jefferson Finis Davis was a U.S. senator who served as president of the Confeder...
Beginning in the late 19th century, Granges filled important social, political, educational and economic roles in rural America. The Grange soon came to Washington and continues to...
The Bluegrass Heritage Museum offers details of Clark County’s past but has a unique story of its own.
Clark County approves major Las Vegas data center Diana Ionescu Sun, 06/21/2026 - 10:00 Primary Image Primary Image Caption...
A quick trip of east of Lexington and named for the Revolutionary War hero George Rogers Clark, Clark County is full of hidden gems, local businesses, and beautiful farmland.
Seven years after Woody Guthrie left his Bonneville Power Administration songwriting job, penning “Roll on Columbia,” and 25 other songs, he wrote another. The song, “Vanport’s Flo...
Clark County has seen its share of accomplishments but still has challenges to face in the coming years. That was the message delivered by Clark County Council Chair Sue Marshall d...
On March 26, 1918, in the remote north Clark County hamlet of Mountain View, Lora Ethel South delivered a daughter. Everything went fine for the first few days; the nursing baby se...
The Clark County Commission and Clark County Regional Flood Control District announced the completion of the first phase of a $24.8 million project to improve a stretch of Flamingo...
Clark County commissioners are set to discuss possible guidelines for future data centers proposed in its jurisdiction.
As part of the nationwide America 250 celebrations marking 2½ centuries since the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, film crews from the Our American Story...
Clark County’s updated transportation capital projects plan looks very similar to the prior plan update completed in 2022. The revised large-projects list is part of the county’s o...
The late Cesar Chavez will no longer be the namesake of a Clark County park.
Clark County is seeking public comment on the draft 2026-32 Parks and Nature, and Lands Capital Improvement Plan.
Cougar Creek flows from its headwaters at Clark County’s 78th Street Heritage Farm into Salmon Creek, but good luck tracing its path. Development over the years has buried, piped a...
Clark County Health Inspections for June 1-6, 2026
Clark County is accepting applications for four vacant volunteer positions on the Clean Water Commission.
Vital Statistics for July 1, 2026
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