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Community invited to Battle Ground Public Schools levy information night
Battle Ground Public Schools has cut $34M over two years as its financial health score heads toward the state warning range.
WSU Vancouver expands food access through new partnership with Clark County Food Bank
WSU Vancouver's Cougar Food Pantry saw shopping visits rise from 1,539 to 2,923 in one academic year.
Two new measles cases in Clark County
Two unvaccinated Clark County children tested positive for measles, with a school in Battle Ground identified as an exposure site.
Opinion: Democrats make housing less affordable in Clark County
Rob Anderson argues Clark County's new permit, school, and fire district fees add $17–20M annually to taxpayer burden.
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Win Tix to the Erotic Ball, Swan Lake, Swampmeet, and MORE!
Who’s ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland’s best concerts and events; our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word about some fantastic upcoming performances! (Psst… if you want to say thanks to…
POP QUIZ PDX: It’s a SCANDAL! 😲
CALLING ALL BRAINIACS! It’s time to put that brainy-brain to the test with this edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week we’ll see how much YOU know about the latest local political scandals—because as you know, Portland has nothing better to do…
Good Morning, News: Portland Mayor Breaks Tie Vote for Zenith, Introducing Our Citywide Dolly Parton Day, and Other Such Glitter That Is Gold
If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can also subscribe and have our papers delivered! Good Morning, Portland! The weather…
Temporary HELP WANTED
Temporary HELP WANTEDRainier Cemetery District. Rainier, Ore.Rainier Cemetery District is seeking one part-time temporary employee for lawn maintenance and grounds upkeep. This is a minimum wage position.Job duties include mowing, trimming, weed control, and general cemetery…
Is the city of Vancouver pushing an anti-car agenda?
Save Vancouver Streets gathered 6,500+ signatures seeking a voter vote on lane removals, but the city took no action on the initiative.
Romancing Portland Taught Me How to Embrace Writing Smut
I’m reading smut at lunch. Facing a cement wall in the parking lot, I comb an explicit love scene between bites of cottage cheese. Within the pages, Hades and Persephone are in his sex dungeon doing something I’d usually open an incognito tab for. He flips her this way. He flips…
US Senate Republicans spotlight trans athletes issue as midterms approach
Senate Republicans held a Judiciary Committee hearing on trans athletes in women's sports less than six weeks before midterm elections.
Opinion: A Boeing strike could give the state’s UI fund a much bigger test
As of Sept. 14, 174 striking workers have collected $604,491 from Washington's Unemployment Trust Fund under a new law allowing strikers to receive UI benefits.