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WOODLAND — Woodland Public Schools will rename two schools for the 2019-2020 school year due to district reconfiguration, and district officials are asking residents for help.
Woodland Primary School and Woodland Intermediate School will both become K-4 buildings at the start of the next school year, so the district plans on changing each school’s name.

PORTLAND — The Oregon attorney who represented Saudi nationals who fled the country after their government paid their bail has temporarily closed her law practice because of threats made since the cases were detailed by The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Ginger Mooney, of Hood River, told the newspaper she has received dozens of terrifying emails and calls with violent and virulent anti-Muslim messages.
Mooney has handled at least nine criminal cases involving Saudi students across Oregon who were accused of crimes including sex abuse and harassment.

WASHINGTON — The number of furloughed federal employees seeking unemployment benefits jumped in the first two weeks of the shutdown, topping 10,000 during the week of Jan. 5.

Brewster, Gary Lee, 61, Vancouver, died Jan. 10, 2019. Vancouver Funeral Chapel, 360-693-3633.
Campobasso, Verona Gertrude, 98, Vancouver, died Jan. 15, 2019. Vancouver Funeral Chapel, 360-693-3633.
Cervantes, Carlos A., 57, Battle Ground, died Jan. 12, 2019. All County Cremation and Burial Services, 360-718-7948.
Craig, Stephen A., 93, Vancouver, died Jan. 8, 2019. Neptune Society, 503-405-8354.
Olson, Orvis Myrl, 78, Vancouver, died Jan. 12, 2019. Hamilton-Mylan Funeral Home, 360-694-2537.

Camas’ Maddie Kemp and King’s Way Christian’s MacKenzie Ellertson were selected as state players of the year in their classification as the Washington State Soccer Coaches Association announced their 2018 all-state teams.
Kemp, a Gonzaga-bound forward, was named the 4A state player of the year for a third consecutive season. Camas’ all-time scoring leader helped Camas advance to the 4A state championship game.
Kemp was the lone Clark County selection on the 4A all-state first team. Camas senior defender Justine Pauly made the second team.