Voices from Our Community

Kalama is a town of three thousand people nestled against a steep hillside on the north bank of the Columbia. To get there from I-5 you exit north for the port and drive through an industrial corridor before the road opens onto the waterfront. You are greeted by a McMenamins lodge, a newly built Mountain

Steve Lorenz at Hudson’s Bay High School is retiring after 40 years. He talked to Steena Trecha about the history of the plant sale, where it is now, and the importance of FFA programs to the growth and economy of Clark County. Hear from one of Hudson Bay’s Occupational Therapists about how inclusive the horticulture

Small business owners on Main Street Vancouver speak with Steena Trecha about staying open through the city’s Main Street Promise infrastructure project, a major excavation that has reshaped the street in front of their doors through spring 2026. On a rainy April afternoon in downtown Vancouver, with construction equipment filling Main Street and foot traffic

Small business owners on Main Street Vancouver speak about Steena Trecha staying open through the city’s Main Street Promise infrastructure project, a major excavation that has reshaped the street in front of their doors through spring 2026. On a rainy April afternoon in downtown Vancouver, with construction equipment filling Main Street and foot traffic nearly

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Steena Trecha heads downtown to interview vendors at the year-round Downtown Vancouver Farmers Market near Esther Short park as it expands from it’s one day winter schedule into a 2 day weekend long affair. The spring and summer market also hosts musicians and more vendors. Vendors range from produce sellers, to food carts, to artisans.

Steena Trecha headed to the annual MS Brewfest fundraiser at Brickhouse Saturday March 31st to talk with folks living with MS and their community. It’s the last Saturday in March and the sound of the crowd from the MS Brewfest fundraiser at the Brickhouse on Main Street in Vancouver can be heard from a block