Clark County Today Newsletter Audio: Sept. 4, 2026

0:00The Clark County Council voted Tuesday to amend its rules of procedure, and the changes landed like a confession to Councillor Michelle Belcott. Under the new rules, the Council can direct an appointed Councillor exactly how to vote on a Board or Commission, and can remove that Councillor with a simple majority. Belcott, who was removed from the C-Tran board in early 2025, responded plainly. "'This is so wrong,' she said. To me, it had mixed there was something wrong with the removal of me from C-Tran.' Belcott has a key that judges ruling on her lawsuit. Clark County today editor Ken Vance went further, arguing the rule change amounts to a clear admission of guilt, and that the orchestration behind it connects to Vancouver Mayor and McKennery Ogole. On the political side, a new attack ad from Representative Marie Glews and Camp Perez targets state Senator John Braun on three claims. A ballooning state budget, a major property tax hike, and a 72% salary increase. A Clark County today opinion piece pushes back on each claim, arguing the ad misrepresent Braun's actual role and record. Away from politics, Richfield made some noise this week.

1:02Two shoppers arrived at 6 a.m. to be first in line for the new Goodwill Superstore opening. By the time doors opened at 8 a.m., more than 500 people were waiting outside in the rain, and every one of them was welcomed in with applause. Vocational Services Director David Miller said it may be the biggest opening crowd he has ever seen for a Goodwill Superstore. In Brush Prairie, a therapy practice called Healing Steps is doing something harder to quantify. Roughly 80% of its patients are children, many with ADHD, autism, or genetic syndromes. Six licensed therapists and more than 50 unpaid volunteers show up every week. Founder Kelsey Herman puts it simply, the science explains some of it, and then there is a little bit of horse magic you cannot explain.