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Children’s Sharing Project opens charity auction to fund Christmas gifts
Clark County Children’s Sharing Project (CSP) has opened its annual charity auction, which will help the non-profit organization purchase Christmas gifts for children registered with local … more
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An attendee at the Democratic election watch party in Vancouver Tuesday, Nov. 8, keeps an eye on the presidential election from her laptop.
Community Focus: Residents sound off on most important issues to them
Among social media sites, Clark and Cowlitz County voters shared the hot button, deciding factors leading up to voting in last week’s general election. The Reflector asked voters what … more
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Ridgefield City Council awards contract for Laundry Site cleanup
The Ridgefield City Council has awarded a $915,542.47 contract to Anderson Environmental Contracting, LLC, of Kelso, to clean up contaminated parcels on Main Street. The cleanup location includes the … more
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Public hearing set for Ridgefield, Yacolt 2025 proposed budgets
The Ridgefield City Council will hold a public hearing and review its proposed budget for possible approval at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. The city’s budget will start with $49.1 million … more
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Clark County automotive business owners sentenced for conspiracy, Clean Air Act violations
The owners of two Clark County automotive businesses were sentenced last week for conspiracy and felony violations of the federal Clean Air Act for tampering with diesel trucks’ emissions … more
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Gingerbread house competition to take place in Ridgefield
A gingerbread house competition sponsored by the Ridgefield Community Gleaners Association will take place in the Ridgefield Community Library this December. The Gingerbread House Festival event … more
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Love Street Playhouse opens auditions for ‘The Miracle Worker’
Auditions for Love Street Playhouse’s upcoming performance of “The Miracle Worker” will open at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 24, at Love Street Playhouse, 126 Loves Ave., Woodland. Play … more
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Clark County Fire District 3 invites public to participate in budget process
Clark County Fire District 3 invites residents to participate in the district’s upcoming budget process to, in part, share their thoughts on how the revenue generated by the passage of the fire … more
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Residents invited to open house to learn about NE 152nd Ave. project
Residents are invited to learn more about a planned Clark County transportation project on 152nd Avenue at an upcoming open house. In 2025, Clark County Public Works will begin construction of a … more
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Donnie Vercher, founder of Dream for Life, holds hams donated by the community and sponsors for the upcoming free Thanksgiving dinners in Woodland and Vancouver. People have until Nov. 20 to donate food items and monetary donations to the nonprofit for the event.
Dream for Life hosts 12th annual free Thanksgiving dinner
Donnie Vercher, founder of the Dream For Life nonprofit, believes that sharing a meal can uplift and unite a community — a mission carried forward each year through the organization’s … more
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The Eaton Boulevard reconstruction project, totaling $14 million, will include a center turn lane, separated bike lanes, expanded sidewalks, additional turn lanes at SR 503 and a new traffic signal at Southwest 20th Avenue. Battle Ground will request $11 million from the state to support the construction, currently scheduled for 2026.
BG City Council approves 2025 legislative agenda
The Battle Ground City Council has approved its legislative priorities for the 2025 session, though its lobbyist warns that funding may be challenging to secure. The City Council reviewed the … more
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The outline of the foundation for Ridgefield’s upcoming In-N-Out Burger gets underway at the Union Station Town Center development on Oct. 29.
Ridgefield Junction subarea taking shape as more business applications filed
A long-time vision continues to become more of a complete reality in Ridgefield as more business applications are filed for the Ridgefield Junction subarea. The subarea plan is taking shape in … more
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Community members in north Clark County honored 21 veterans at the annual Veterans Day celebration hosted by the North Clark Historical Museum at Mt. Valley Grange #79 in Amboy on Saturday, Sept. 9.
North Clark County community celebrates veterans at ceremony
Local veterans say the northern Clark County community’s annual Veterans Day weekend gathering is something they cherish. On Saturday, Sept. 9, the North Clark County Historical Museum … more
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez fields questions from audience members at her “Mocha with Marie” event, held at the Lewis County Coffee Co. The Station in Centralia, on Friday, Oct. 25.
MGP declares victory over Joe Kent in Third District, builds on margins from 2022 race
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, declared victory in her reelection bid for Congress Thursday evening. She did so following a projection by The Columbian. As of Friday morning, the … more
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The race for the state senator seat in Washington's 18th Legislative District, which includes Battle Ground and surrounding areas, remains too close to call following preliminary general election results. Democratic candidate Adrian Cortes, pictured, currently leads with 31,735 votes (50.91%), narrowly ahead of Republican Brad Benton, who has received 30,599 votes (49.09%).
Preliminary general election results in: Many local races too close to call
Early results from the general election show several races in the 18th Legislative District are too close to call.  The first round of results, released shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, … more
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez takes to the stage with cheers from the crowd attending the Democratic Election Watch Party in Vancouver on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
'So profoundly grateful': Democrat Gluesenkamp Perez leads Republican Kent in closely watched race for Congress
In one of the closest watched races in the country, freshman Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, leads Republican challenger Joe Kent in the initial election results released Tuesday night. … more
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Every Halloween, La Center Mayor Tom Strobehn hosts a haunted maze for trick-or-treaters as part of a family tradition. The mayor said the "soul sucker” which uses fog and lights to “capture the souls of the living,” is the maze's most terrifying feature.
La Center mayor hosts annual Halloween haunted maze
Every Halloween, La Center Mayor Tom Strobehn gives families and trick-or-treaters an experience more terrifying than city government by transforming his home into an interactive haunted maze. … more
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Closure on Pioneer Street to last until Nov. 11
Pioneer Street is closed between Discovery Drive and 56th Place effective Friday, Nov. 1, and will remain closed until 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. The road is closed to allow for city contractors to … more
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A before-and-after look at a hole that Washington state Department of Transportation crews patched with a steel plate on the deck of the Yale Bridge, connecting Clark and Cowlitz counties on state Route 503. The patch-job was completed on Oct. 22.
No work planned for Yale Bridge in WSDOT’s six-year budget
Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) crews completed a project Oct. 22 to patch a hole on the deck of the Yale Bridge, connecting Clark and Cowlitz counties on state Route 503. … more
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Tamara Gebelt, third from right, reunited with Ridgefield American Legion Post 44 member Judith Wyatt, lower right, to rekindle their high school friendship and to honor Gebelt’s father, Army Capt. Henry F. C. Gebelt, at the Ridgefield post office.
Longtime friends reunite to honor veteran at Ridgefield post office
A pair of old high school friends from Alabama, Judith Wyatt and Tamara Gebelt, reunited in Ridgefield to pick up their friendship where they left off in 1973 and to honor Gebelt’s father in a … more
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