The Columbian

The Columbian is a daily newspaper serving Vancouver, Washington, and Clark County in the United States. It was first published on October 10, 1890, by printer Tom Carolan. For its initial ten years, from 1890 to 1900, it was a four-page daily paper created to provide an alternative perspective to the local Republican newspaper, The Independent.

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Costco wants to build a 40-pump gas station across the street from central Vancouver store

1 day ago | columbian.com | Sarah Wolf

Plans are afoot for a new 40-pump Costco gas station near the company’s central Vancouver location. The retail giant wants to tear down its gas station at its warehouse north of Padden Parkway and build a much larger one across the street, according to planning documents submitted to the city of Vancouver.
Looking for fabric and notions since Joann closed? There are options in Clark County

1 day ago | columbian.com | Sarah Wolf

Clark County’s sewing shops are seeing more foot traffic since Joann Fabric and Craft stores shuttered late last month. The retailer announced in February it was closing all of its 444 stores nationwide, including two in Vancouver. As of this month, Joann is officially gone. Miki Landis runs a fabric shop in downtown Vancouver that also plays host to a regular quilting group.
Multifamily housing among the new developments coming to 136th Avenue in east Vancouver

2 days ago | columbian.com | Sarah Wolf

A local developer plans to bring in 36 multifamily units, as well as a building that could be used for office or retail space, along Northeast 136th Avenue in east Vancouver. The project, headed by Vancouver-based MAJ Development Corp., would include a single-story, 2,400-square-foot office or retail building to the south and a three-story, multifamily building to the north, according to pre-planning documents submitted to the city of Vancouver earlier this month.
Vancouver City Council candidate forum set for Thursday

3 days ago | columbian.com | Alexis Weisend

News / Politics / Clark County Politics Candidates for Vancouver City Council will participate in forums hosted by League of Women.
Vancouver City Council forum turns to transportation with residents concerned about street racing and safety

3 days ago | columbian.com | Alexis Weisend

News / Politics / Clark County Politics The lightly attended event also touched on the I-5 Bridge and downtown parking fees By Alexis Weisend, Columbian staff reporter Published: June 24, 2025, 1:14pm Small roundtable discussions at Monday’s Vancouver City Council community forum primarily focused on transportation. The community forum at McLoughlin Middle School was sparsely attended, with about 25 people in attendance, including 18th Legislative District Rep. John Ley. People complained...
Clark County weather will heat up next week going into Fourth of July

3 days ago | columbian.com | Becca Robbins

News / Clark County News Weekend showers bring June’s precipitation up to normal levels By Becca Robbins, Columbian staff reporter Published: June 24, 2025, 12:20pm Weather forecasters predict a mild week in Vancouver before things heat up early next week. But conditions remain a bit uncertain for the Fourth of July holiday. Last weekend’s rain showers brought an otherwise dry June up to normal precipitation levels. Vancouver’s monthly precipitation level stood at 1.92 inches Tuesday, with...
Weather Eye: Weather this week offers something for everyone

3 days ago | columbian.com | Patrick Timm

The weather this month is acting wildly and not in the typical moods of nature we see in June. We went 15 days in a row without measurable rain from June 5 through June 20. We had two days with downpours last Friday and Saturday. Friday’s rainfall in Vancouver totaled .55 of an inch. Wet yes, but not the wettest; back in 1912 we had 1.39 inches. Saturday was wetter with .65 of an inch. Again wet, but not as wet as June 21 in 1984 with 1.24 inches.
DOG DAYS, Episode 1: ‘Begin’

5 days ago | columbian.com | Meg Wochnick

Dog Days, a new documentary-style video series from The Columbian and 360preps, offers fans an all-access look at the summer offseason for Evergreen, Hockinson and La Center high school football teams as they prepare for the 2025 fall season.
From the Newsroom: Special section on fort an historical artifact in itself

6 days ago | columbian.com | Will Campbell

The Columbian embarked on a fun project that published last week. It was a special section called “An Outpost is Forged,” a 40-page collection of stories, photographs and drawings to commemorate Fort Vancouver’s 200th anniversary. It took four months to plan the section, coordinate and collect contributed articles, edit and lay them out, place ads from our advertising partners, and finally print the section on nice, thick paper. “An Outpost is Forged” was distributed June 14.
Weather Eye: Showers should continue all day today, end Sunday

6 days ago | columbian.com | Patrick Timm

News / Clark County News By Patrick Timm, Columbian freelance columnist Published: June 21, 2025, 6:05am Finally, we received some rainfall after over two weeks without any measurable rain at all. Somewhat unusual for June. Not that we always enjoy long periods of dry weather in June, but scattered showers and some morning drizzle are always expected. This cold, upper-level, low-pressure system that was spinning off the northwest coast of the state Friday will keep showers and maybe a...