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Customers browse bare root trees, shrubs and perennials at a past NatureScaping sale.
Easier Gardening for Everyone event to be held by NatureScaping
The “Easier Gardening for Everyone” will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 19 at the CASEE Center, Building B, Room 205, 1104 N.E. 149th St. in Brush Prairie.  … more
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Woodland High School multilingual teacher Carlotta Propersi (far left) stands with seven students who graduated with the Washington state Seal of Biliteracy at Woodland High School. They are Cindy Garcia, Fernanda Garcia Ponce, Jaron Jeronimo-Mendez, Araceli Lopez Solano, Monica Martinez, Jose Valenzuela and Billy Veronica Juarez.
WHS graduates receive bilingual achievements
Eight Woodland High School graduates earned the Washington State Seal of Biliteracy in recognition of their ability to attain proficiency in English and one or more additional world languages this … more
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Thirteen Fire District No 3 firefighters stand with their babies who have been born since last November at Station 35 in Battle Ground.
That’s a lot of babies!
Grand Champion Baby: Amir Jabo Young Johnigan, of La Center, 6 months old, parents Jabo Johnigan and Israel Young.
Pretty babies out in force at La Center Days
The Miss Teen La Center Scholarship Pageant celebrated 20 years this year at the La Center Our Days festival, July 29. The pageant expanded to include all of North County. This year’s court is (from left to right): Fourth-runner up Savannah Terrill, 14, a freshman at La Center High School Third-runner up Sara Schtezel, 14, a freshman at Cedar Tree Christian School, in Ridgefield; Miss Teen La Center 2023 Kylee Mills, 14, a freshman at La Center High School; First runner-up Leah Lee, 16, a junior at Battle Ground High School; Second runner-up Adrionna McClellan, 15, a sophomore at Battle Ground High School.
Miss Teen La Center Scholarship Pageant celebrates 20 years
A supermoon lights up north Clark County at about 10 p.m. Aug. 1. The second supermoon of the month — a rare blue supermoon, will take place Aug. 30 and won’t happen again until 2032.
A super moon
Rotarians and staff from United Way stand with a cardboard cutout of Dolly Parton to celebrate the three-year anniversary of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library being kicked off in Lewis County at the Holiday Inn in Chehalis in November 2022. The program provides books for young kids at no cost to the families.
Dolly Parton coming to Washington to celebrate expansion of her Imagination Library
Legendary singer, actress and philanthropist Dolly Parton is coming to Washington state to celebrate the expansion to every county of her Imagination Library program, which provides books to children … more
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Clark County Elections office
August primary election: First results show fire levy lid lift trailing, incumbents advancing in city races
The first batch of unofficial results for the August primary election are in, with a measure to raise the property tax levy for Clark County Fire District 3 trailing by 350 votes as of Tuesday, Aug. … more
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Paddlers leave the Ridgefield Marina on Thursday, June 29 for a weekly dragon boat paddle on the Lake River.
Paddle For Life set for Saturday
On Saturday, Aug. 5, Ridgefield will host the “Paddle For Life” Dragon Boat race on Lake River. Hundreds of dragon boat racers from teams up and down the West Coast … more
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photo by rick bannan The La Center community gathers at Holley Park for the 2023 La Center Our Days festival July 29. Kicking off on July 28 the city’s annual summer event benefited from good weather over the weekend.
La Center celebrates Our Days
Clark County Sheriff’s Deputy Drew Kennison is greeted as he returns to work July 25. Kennison’s patrol SUV was crushed by part of a tree in Skamania County in February.
Deputy injured when tree crushed work SUV back on duty
Clark County Sheriff’s Deputy Drew Kennison is back on duty five months after being seriously injured while returning from law enforcement training in February.  On July 25, the Clark … more
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A Cowlitz Tribal Police vehicle is parked at Holley Park during La Center Our Days July 29.
La Center chooses Cowlitz Tribe for police services
La Center is one step closer to having dedicated police services as the City Council approved the Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s law enforcement proposal. During the July 26 meeting, La Center … more
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Community residents crowded the Battle Ground Community Library to voice their disapproval of the Department of Corrections decision to close Larch Corrections Center in a town hall attended by state lawmakers and Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz, July 6. The County Council added their disapproval with a formal resolution on the matter last week.
Clark County Council: Larch closure a bad deal
Clark County Councilors unanimously oppose the planned closure of Larch Corrections Center. During a July 25 meeting, the council voted 5-0 to approve a resolution urging the Washington State … more
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A great blue heron holds a tiny fish on the end of its bill before swallowing it up at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Tuesday, July 25.
Hunting with the herons
Traffic passes along Interstate 5 north of La Center in 2022. North of the area photographed, work on the northbound North Fork Lewis River bridge will begin this month, which will lead to significant delays.
Lane closures on North Fork Lewis River to start this month
Those heading on northbound Interstate 5 south of Woodland should expect significant delays later this month as contractors for the Washington State Department of Transportation begin bridge work on … more
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Commission on Aging accepting fourth annual Silver Citizen Award nominations
The Clark County Commission on Aging is accepting nominations for its fourth annual Silver Citizen Award, which recognizes the contributions older adults make in the county and encourages support for … more
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Calm waters of the East Fork Lewis River are seen from a popular swimming hole at Lewisville Regional Park on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023
State to accept applications for park maintenance grants
The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office will begin accepting applications Aug. 15 for a new grant program to help maintain local parks. The Local Parks Maintenance grant program … more
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Construction crews prep the construction site Ridgefield’s future Costco and more businesses on Tuesday, July 25.
Construction underway at site of future Ridgefield Costco
The counter and menu at Ding Tea Battle Ground on Monday, July 24.
Authentic bubble tea business comes to Battle Ground
After years of drinking bubble tea, local resident and bubble tea connoisseur Amie Blanton took the next step by opening her own business, Ding Tea Battle Ground.  Blanton is new to the … more
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A map shows the project area that would be impacted by proposed residential development code changes as part of implementation of Clark County’s Housing Options Study and Action Plan.
Code change concerns stop full implementation of county ‘middle housing’ plan
Work to implement the first phase of a plan intended to address housing needs in Clark County made some progress last week, though concerns over some proposed changes to county zoning code have … more
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