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Clark County Target Zero Task Force receives $60,000 grant
VANCOUVER — On Mon., Oct. 31, the Target Zero Task Force, Clark and Skamania Counties, will hold a press conference to announce the kick off a new $60,000 Pedestrian Safety Zone Project grant. The…
La Center finished the high school football regular season with a 40-20 win over Castle Rock Friday in a Trico League game at La Center High School
The Wildcats will enter the postseason as the Class 1A league’s No. 1 seed. La Center won it’s fifth Trico League title in the past six years and ninth in the 18 years since coach John Lambert took…
Camas completed an undefeated football regular season with a 49-13 win over Greater St. Helens League rival Union Friday at McKenzie Stadium
The Papermakers improved to 9-0 on the season and 4-0 in the GSHL Class 4A division. The league champions will enter the postseason with the GSHL’ No. 1 seed after outscoring it’s opponents by a co…
Battle Ground Police make arrests and recover handgun
This information was provided by the city of Battle Ground. BATTLE GROUND — On Thu., Oct. 27, at about 6 a.m., Battle Ground Police officers, with assistance from a Clark County Sheriff’s Office de…
Ridgefield officials hope construction will start on a new library in 1-2 years
RIDGEFIELD — Officials and staff in the city of Ridgefield hope to soon have a set plan for construction of a new community library in downtown Ridgefield. According to information presented to Rid…
Cub Scouts encounter mock crime scene at Battle Ground Police Department
This information was provided by the city of Battle Ground. BATTLE GROUND — It was a hands-on study of forensics when the Cub Scouts of Den 1, Pack 443 recently took a tour of the Battle Ground Pol…
Businesses and citizens honored for commitment to, employment of people with developmental or intellectual disabilities
VANCOUVER ̶ Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill of Vancouver and Furuno USA, Inc. of Camas were honored recently as the small and large businesses, respectively, of the year for their commitment to empl…
Police plan extra enforcement over Halloween weekend
VANCOUVER — Vancouver area police will be monitoring Clark County roads closely this upcoming Halloween weekend, looking for inebriated drivers. Halloween, which falls on Mon., Oct. 31, and the wee…
La Center budget planners not gambling on card rooms’ future
LA CENTER — The writing has been on the wall for a long time in La Center, but it was always a question of “if” not “when” — as in “if” the Cowlitz Indian Tribe opened its planned mega-casino near…
Time for county councilors and staff to find budget solutions
Clark County Sheriff Chuck Atkins has spent 37 years working in the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. During that time, he says funding has always been a problem for the department. “Our agency has be…
Chief Umtuch custodian connects with students through learning
This information was provided by the Battle Ground School District. BATTLE GROUND — It’s lunchtime at Chief Umtuch Middle School, and a group of students seated at the tables in the corner of the l…
Enjoy one last fall weekend at Pomeroy Living History Farm
YACOLT — Those searching for the “Great Pumpkin” and for some fall fun this October have had numerous pumpkin patches and farms to choose from, including Pumpkin Lane at Pomeroy Living History Farm…