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		<title>UPDATE: Seven-month-old child taken in Vancouver recovered</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16842-marcello-martinez-amber-alert-clark-county-sheriff-infant-recover-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Seven-month-old Marcello Martinez was recovered after a third party notified his mother that father Raul Martinez had turned over the child." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16842-marcello-martinez-amber-alert-clark-county-sheriff-infant-recover-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16842-marcello-martinez-amber-alert-clark-county-sheriff-infant-recover-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16842-marcello-martinez-amber-alert-clark-county-sheriff-infant-recover-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16842-marcello-martinez-amber-alert-clark-county-sheriff-infant-recover-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16842-marcello-martinez-amber-alert-clark-county-sheriff-infant-recover.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Seven-month-old Marcello Martinez was recovered after a third party notified his mother that father Raul Martinez had turned over the child.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Deputies arrest wrong-way driver at Salmon Creek Safeway</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16713-clark-county-sheriff-wrong-way-driver-marvin-badilla-salmon-creek-1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Marvin Badilla, 35, drove northbound in I-5&#039;s southbound lanes before striking two parked cars at a Safeway near NE Highway 99 and NE 129th Street." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16713-clark-county-sheriff-wrong-way-driver-marvin-badilla-salmon-creek-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16713-clark-county-sheriff-wrong-way-driver-marvin-badilla-salmon-creek-1-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16713-clark-county-sheriff-wrong-way-driver-marvin-badilla-salmon-creek-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16713-clark-county-sheriff-wrong-way-driver-marvin-badilla-salmon-creek-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16713-clark-county-sheriff-wrong-way-driver-marvin-badilla-salmon-creek-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Marvin Badilla, 35, drove northbound in I-5's southbound lanes before striking two parked cars at a Safeway near NE Highway 99 and NE 129th Street.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: When ‘inclusion’ mandates exclusion, sports lose its way</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hazel Dell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate mandates]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16473-jonathan-hines-sports-inclusion-religious-freedom-pride-jerseys-l-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Jonathan Hines argues forced Pride jerseys and banned Bible verses reveal a double standard in MLB&#039;s inclusion policies." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16473-jonathan-hines-sports-inclusion-religious-freedom-pride-jerseys-l-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16473-jonathan-hines-sports-inclusion-religious-freedom-pride-jerseys-l-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16473-jonathan-hines-sports-inclusion-religious-freedom-pride-jerseys-l-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16473-jonathan-hines-sports-inclusion-religious-freedom-pride-jerseys-l-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16473-jonathan-hines-sports-inclusion-religious-freedom-pride-jerseys-l.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Jonathan Hines argues forced Pride jerseys and banned Bible verses reveal a double standard in MLB's inclusion policies.]]></description>
		
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		<title>New eateries, grocery projects signal ever-changing Ridgefield landscape</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jersey Mike's Subs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[restaurants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PacTrust Ridgefield Corporate Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mahoney’s Public House]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Royle Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wanpo Tea Shop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ridgefield High School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ridgefield Development Activity Map]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Reflector Newspaper]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16420-jersey-mikes-subs-ridgefield-union-ridge-town-center-interior-con-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Ridgefield&#039;s May 2026 Development Summary reveals a wave of restaurants, grocers, and coffee shops entering the market." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16420-jersey-mikes-subs-ridgefield-union-ridge-town-center-interior-con-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16420-jersey-mikes-subs-ridgefield-union-ridge-town-center-interior-con-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16420-jersey-mikes-subs-ridgefield-union-ridge-town-center-interior-con-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16420-jersey-mikes-subs-ridgefield-union-ridge-town-center-interior-con-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16420-jersey-mikes-subs-ridgefield-union-ridge-town-center-interior-con.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Ridgefield's May 2026 Development Summary reveals a wave of restaurants, grocers, and coffee shops entering the market.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: Why Washington state families are paying for local &#038; foreign policy failures at the pump</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 01:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Letter:  A wake-up call for the Washington voter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16192-jonathan-hines-vancouver-voter-2026-election-opinion-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Jonathan Hines argues the WA Supreme Court&#039;s SB 6346 ruling makes the 2026 ballot the last line of civic defense." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16192-jonathan-hines-vancouver-voter-2026-election-opinion-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16192-jonathan-hines-vancouver-voter-2026-election-opinion-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16192-jonathan-hines-vancouver-voter-2026-election-opinion-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16192-jonathan-hines-vancouver-voter-2026-election-opinion-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16192-jonathan-hines-vancouver-voter-2026-election-opinion.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Jonathan Hines argues the WA Supreme Court's SB 6346 ruling makes the 2026 ballot the last line of civic defense.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: C-TRAN makes a mess of Hazel Dell</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16141-bob-zak-hazel-dell-resident-ctran-critic-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Vancouver resident Bob Zak criticizes C-TRAN&#039;s Vine bus system for low ridership and ongoing construction disruptions." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16141-bob-zak-hazel-dell-resident-ctran-critic-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16141-bob-zak-hazel-dell-resident-ctran-critic-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16141-bob-zak-hazel-dell-resident-ctran-critic-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16141-bob-zak-hazel-dell-resident-ctran-critic-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16141-bob-zak-hazel-dell-resident-ctran-critic.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Vancouver resident Bob Zak criticizes C-TRAN's Vine bus system for low ridership and ongoing construction disruptions.]]></description>
		
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		<title>60th Annual Hazel Dell Parade of Bands returns this May  </title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15776-hazel-dell-parade-bands-marching-music-community-2026-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Twelve retired local band directors will be featured as Grand Marshals when the Hazel Dell Parade of Bands celebrates its 60th year with 120 entries and thousands of spectators." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15776-hazel-dell-parade-bands-marching-music-community-2026-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15776-hazel-dell-parade-bands-marching-music-community-2026-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15776-hazel-dell-parade-bands-marching-music-community-2026-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15776-hazel-dell-parade-bands-marching-music-community-2026-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15776-hazel-dell-parade-bands-marching-music-community-2026.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Twelve retired local band directors will be featured as Grand Marshals when the Hazel Dell Parade of Bands celebrates its 60th year with 120 entries and thousands of spectators. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey announces he won’t seek re-election</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15359-greg-kimsey-county-auditor-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey announced he will not seek re-election after more than 25 years in office, citing confidence in his staff and a desire to continue public service in other ways." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15359-greg-kimsey-county-auditor-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15359-greg-kimsey-county-auditor-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15359-greg-kimsey-county-auditor-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15359-greg-kimsey-county-auditor-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15359-greg-kimsey-county-auditor.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey announced he will not seek re-election after more than 25 years in office, citing confidence in his staff and a desire to continue public service in other ways. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Play area at Hazel Dell Community Park closed January through March for installation of new play equipment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 20:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15316-hazel-dell-community-park-playground-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Play areas at Hazel Dell Community Park will close from January through March for removal of old equipment and installation of new, community-selected play features." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15316-hazel-dell-community-park-playground-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15316-hazel-dell-community-park-playground-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15316-hazel-dell-community-park-playground-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15316-hazel-dell-community-park-playground-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15316-hazel-dell-community-park-playground.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Play areas at Hazel Dell Community Park will close from January through March for removal of old equipment and installation of new, community-selected play features. ]]></description>
		
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