Maya Dunham washes a pumpkin after a fun day with family at the Bi-Zi Farms pumpkin patch in Brush Prairie on Oct. 17, 2024.
Photo by Cade Barker
Columbian white-tailed deer inhabiting the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge are in the chase to find a mate this time of year. On Nov. 11, 2024, multiple bucks could be spotted around the refuge’s auto loop during the evening hours.
Photo by Cade Barker
In a week of high school sports cancellations, local hockey enthusiasts turned a frozen pond along Southwest Scotton Way in Battle Ground into a skating rink on Jan. 15, 2024. Drivers in cars passing honked and cheered as they caught a glimpse of the unusual sight in western Washington.
Photo by Cade Barker
Aiden Goncalves, a Battle Ground High School junior who is in the welding program, works on his welding skills on Feb. 1, 2024.
Photo by Cade Barker
The East Fork Lewis River sparkled in a turquoise hue while snow began to fall later in the day on Jan. 10, 2024.
Photo by Cade Barker
Rayden Winkler, 6, left, and his brother, Liam Winkler, 5, from Nampa, Idaho, look over the amusement area of the Clark County Fair from a Ferris wheel during their first ever fair visit on Aug. 7, 2024.
Photo by Cade Barker
Woodland High School Social Studies teacher Shari Conditt receives The Bill of Rights Institute's National Civics Teacher of the Year trophy, presented to her during a special assembly on Sept. 10, 2024. Conditt earned the award for her dedication to civics education and community engagement.
Photo by Norman Helgason
U.S. District Three Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, celebrates the $1.499 billion federal grant secured to replace the Interstate 5 bridge at Hayden Island on Aug. 8, 2024.
Photo by Norman Helgason
A lot of chirping and barking was heard along the Lewis River during the smelt runs, such as this one last week. During the morning of March 7, 2024, dozens of bald eagles and sea lions feasted on smelt in the Lewis River as seen from the Forks boat launch near Woodland.
Photo by Cade Barker
Railroad Avenue, dividing the town of Yacolt and the valley into two halves, cuts south toward the East Fork Lewis River, fed by the snow-capped foothills of the Cascades. To the south are both the snowy peaks of Larch and Silver Star mountains on Nov. 22, 2024.
Photo by Cade Barker
A mower at Goheen Airport, north of Battle Ground, on June 10, 2024, keeps up on field maintenance while a U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter from Astoria, Oregon, assists the Clark County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue in a training operation.
Photo by Cade Barker
Utilizing a drone for aerial views of the southern side of Mount St. Helens offers a whole new perspective, especially at sunset. Recreational drone flying in this southern portion of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument is authorized as long as you comply with FAA rules.
Photo by Cade Barker
The Northern Lights made a rare appearance over Clark County overnight between May 10, and May 11, 2024. The Aurora Borealis display was labeled a severe geomagnetic storm by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration causing displays directly above.
Photo by Cade Barker
