
Mia Ryder-Marks
Homelessness and Affordable Housing Reporter at The Columbian
homelessness & affordable housing reporter @thecolumbian
Articles
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5 days ago |
columbian.com | Mia Ryder-Marks
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago, Clark County’s housing market has tightened and become more competitive — but that’s not all due to the pandemic. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a series of shifts in buyer behavior, inventory levels and home pricing.
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1 week ago |
thenewstribune.com | Mia Ryder-Marks
It took less than 90 seconds for Bethany Blankenship's life to change. She and her crew were patching potholes along the shoulder of northbound Interstate 5 near Ridgefield after a January 2024 ice storm when an alleged drunk driver drove into the back of the work truck. Blankenship said she learned this was a possibility during her training, but didn't think it would happen after only six months on the job. "The force was incredible.
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1 week ago |
columbian.com | Mia Ryder-Marks
Today's Paper Donate Newsletters Login/Register Subscribe Tuesday, April 15 , 2025 News / Clark County News VHA partnered with WSU Clark County Extension and the Vancouver Farmers Market to provide fresh produce to its residents in its Housing First buildings, thanks to a $30K grant. the farmers market will connect with local farmers to offer fruits and veggies at a different VHA property each week through the end of June. By Mia Ryder-Marks, Columbian staff reporter Published: April 15,...
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1 week ago |
thenewstribune.com | Mia Ryder-Marks
Dorothy Wright has many fond memories of working with the late Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard. During a small earthquake, Wright panicked, lightly shoved Pollard aside in a scramble to evacuate, and thought, "I'm so fired."But the immigrant from Zimbabwe also remembers how Pollard not only made her feel welcome in the United States, he made her feel like Vancouver was home.
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1 week ago |
tri-cityherald.com | Mia Ryder-Marks
Dorothy Wright has many fond memories of working with the late Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard. During a small earthquake, Wright panicked, lightly shoved Pollard aside in a scramble to evacuate, and thought, "I'm so fired."But the immigrant from Zimbabwe also remembers how Pollard not only made her feel welcome in the United States, he made her feel like Vancouver was home.
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