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		<title>County Council to hold hearing on preferred land use alternative for comprehensive plan update</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:32:24 +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-16024-clark-county-comprehensive-plan-hearing-land-use-alternatives-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Clark County Council will select preferred land use alternative from three options studied in environmental review." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16024-clark-county-comprehensive-plan-hearing-land-use-alternatives-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16024-clark-county-comprehensive-plan-hearing-land-use-alternatives-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16024-clark-county-comprehensive-plan-hearing-land-use-alternatives-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16024-clark-county-comprehensive-plan-hearing-land-use-alternatives-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16024-clark-county-comprehensive-plan-hearing-land-use-alternatives.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Clark County Council will select preferred land use alternative from three options studied in environmental review.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Brandi Kruse and I are feeling discouraged but we’re planning to continue advocating for political change. Will you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="168" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15727-ken-vance-opinion-brandi-kruse-political-change-300x168.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance reflects on a discouraging week in Washington state politics, echoing Brandi Kruse’s frustrations over Democrats’ state income tax victory and local decisions on transit and ICE while urging conservatives not to give up on advocating for political change." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15727-ken-vance-opinion-brandi-kruse-political-change-300x168.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15727-ken-vance-opinion-brandi-kruse-political-change-716x400.jpg 716w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15727-ken-vance-opinion-brandi-kruse-political-change-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15727-ken-vance-opinion-brandi-kruse-political-change-768x429.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15727-ken-vance-opinion-brandi-kruse-political-change.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance reflects on a discouraging week in Washington state politics, echoing Brandi Kruse’s frustrations over Democrats’ state income tax victory and local decisions on transit and ICE while urging conservatives not to give up on advocating for political change. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>C-TRAN: Light rail funding addressed again; changes are coming to C-TRAN board composition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="151" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15722-ctran-light-rail-costs-board-change-clark-county-300x151.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="C-TRAN approved new language tied to the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program that shields smaller cities from light rail operating costs while shifting potential financial responsibility toward Vancouver and the urban growth area." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15722-ctran-light-rail-costs-board-change-clark-county-300x151.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15722-ctran-light-rail-costs-board-change-clark-county-780x393.jpg 780w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15722-ctran-light-rail-costs-board-change-clark-county-150x76.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15722-ctran-light-rail-costs-board-change-clark-county-768x387.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15722-ctran-light-rail-costs-board-change-clark-county.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>C-TRAN approved new language tied to the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program that shields smaller cities from light rail operating costs while shifting potential financial responsibility toward Vancouver and the urban growth area. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Supreme Court’s ruling should end state’s bullying of the La Center School District</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:53:24 +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-15692-la-center-schools-rosenkranz-pronoun-policy-dispute-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Ken Vance argues a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on parental rights in education could influence the ongoing dispute between the La Center School District and Washington state officials over gender pronoun policies." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15692-la-center-schools-rosenkranz-pronoun-policy-dispute-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15692-la-center-schools-rosenkranz-pronoun-policy-dispute-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15692-la-center-schools-rosenkranz-pronoun-policy-dispute-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15692-la-center-schools-rosenkranz-pronoun-policy-dispute-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-15692-la-center-schools-rosenkranz-pronoun-policy-dispute.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Ken Vance argues a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on parental rights in education could influence the ongoing dispute between the La Center School District and Washington state officials over gender pronoun policies. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mat Classic: Clark County celebrates nine state champion wrestlers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15630-mat-classic-clark-county-champions-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Clark County wrestlers captured nine state titles and 14 finals appearances at Mat Classic in the Tacoma Dome." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15630-mat-classic-clark-county-champions-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15630-mat-classic-clark-county-champions-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15630-mat-classic-clark-county-champions-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15630-mat-classic-clark-county-champions-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15630-mat-classic-clark-county-champions.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Clark County wrestlers captured nine state titles and 14 finals appearances at Mat Classic in the Tacoma Dome. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: ‘Our forefathers warned us to assemble when government rules over We The People’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=181754</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15582-kimberlee-goheen-elbon-county-council-letter-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="La Center resident Kimberlee Goheen Elbon criticizes the County Council’s handling of immigration-related meetings and urges residents to assemble and speak out." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15582-kimberlee-goheen-elbon-county-council-letter-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15582-kimberlee-goheen-elbon-county-council-letter-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15582-kimberlee-goheen-elbon-county-council-letter-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15582-kimberlee-goheen-elbon-county-council-letter-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15582-kimberlee-goheen-elbon-county-council-letter.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>La Center resident Kimberlee Goheen Elbon criticizes the County Council’s handling of immigration-related meetings and urges residents to assemble and speak out. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>A sub-district vote could be a way to go to pay O&#038;M costs associated with light rail</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/a-sub-district-vote-could-be-a-way-to-go-to-pay-om-costs-associated-with-light-rail/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-sub-district-vote-could-be-a-way-to-go-to-pay-om-costs-associated-with-light-rail</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15526-clark-county-council-light-rail-subdistrict-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Clark County Council members heard details on how a voter-approved C-TRAN sub-district could be created to fund long-term operations and maintenance costs for light rail tied to a new Interstate Bridge." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15526-clark-county-council-light-rail-subdistrict-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15526-clark-county-council-light-rail-subdistrict-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15526-clark-county-council-light-rail-subdistrict-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15526-clark-county-council-light-rail-subdistrict-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15526-clark-county-council-light-rail-subdistrict.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Clark County Council members heard details on how a voter-approved C-TRAN sub-district could be created to fund long-term operations and maintenance costs for light rail tied to a new Interstate Bridge. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>C-TRAN votes for Board Composition Review Committee to reconvene</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Valencia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 02:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=180618</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15416-c-tran-board-composition-review-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="The C-TRAN Board of Directors voted to send the issue of board representation back to the Board Composition Review Committee as disputes continue over compliance with state law and potential grant funding losses." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15416-c-tran-board-composition-review-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15416-c-tran-board-composition-review-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15416-c-tran-board-composition-review-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15416-c-tran-board-composition-review-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15416-c-tran-board-composition-review.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>The C-TRAN Board of Directors voted to send the issue of board representation back to the Board Composition Review Committee as disputes continue over compliance with state law and potential grant funding losses. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>County Council, Planning Commission to hold joint hearing on preferred land alternative for Comprehensive Plan Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=179997</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15328-comprehensive-plan-joint-hearing-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Clark County Council and the Planning Commission will hold a joint public hearing Jan. 8 to take testimony on a preferred land use alternative for the county’s Comprehensive Plan Update." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15328-comprehensive-plan-joint-hearing-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15328-comprehensive-plan-joint-hearing-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15328-comprehensive-plan-joint-hearing-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15328-comprehensive-plan-joint-hearing-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15328-comprehensive-plan-joint-hearing.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Clark County Council and the Planning Commission will hold a joint public hearing Jan. 8 to take testimony on a preferred land use alternative for the county’s Comprehensive Plan Update. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wild windstorm knocks out power, closes roads, and cancels school throughout Clark County</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:46:07 +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-15277-clark-county-windstorm-damage-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A powerful windstorm tore through Clark County, leaving tens of thousands without power, forcing widespread school closures, and blocking roads with downed trees and debris." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15277-clark-county-windstorm-damage-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15277-clark-county-windstorm-damage-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15277-clark-county-windstorm-damage-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15277-clark-county-windstorm-damage-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15277-clark-county-windstorm-damage.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>A powerful windstorm tore through Clark County, leaving tens of thousands without power, forcing widespread school closures, and blocking roads with downed trees and debris. ]]></description>
		
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