Ridgefield schools set meetings on bond
Ridgefield School District will host its second round of stakeholder meetings to discuss planning for the new grades five through six intermediate school and grades seven through eight middle school...
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Science teacher state-level finalist for presidential award
An Evergreen district educator who believes that every person can think like a scientist is a state-level finalist for a presidential teaching award. Kimberley Astle, a fifth-grade science teacher at...
View ArticleFire damages Brush Prairie house
Fire damaged a house Friday evening in the 11800 block of Northeast 99th Street in the Greater Brush Prairie neighborhood north of Vancouver, according to emergency radio traffic. The fire was...
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Vancouver police seek help identifying suspects
The Vancouver Police Department is asking the public to keep an eye out for two people wanted in separate theft cases from mid-September, and it’s circulating photos of the suspects. In one case, from...
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Bill Bryant noncommittal on Vancouver oil terminal project
Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, who is seeking re-election, is constrained by law from speaking about the proposed oil terminal, which would be the nation’s largest and is slated for the Port of Vancouver....
View ArticleTwo wounded in shooting at Vancouver park
Two people were wounded late Friday night in a shooting at a Vancouver park, according to emergency radio traffic. Vancouver police were called to Marine Park, 4501 S.E. Columbia Way, at 10:50 p.m. to...
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Morning Press: Vancouver USA Marathon; The Mill restaurants; Homeless camp raid
Find out what’s on tap for this weekend’s weather. Check our local weather coverage. In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories of the week: Boston Marathon rejects Vancouver qualifiers...
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Piano Hospital grad a rocking ambassador for school
Casey Harris, 2007 Piano Hospital graduate, has gone on to genuine rock stardom as a member of the hit band X Ambassadors. X Ambassadors and Harris will be in Vancouver and Portland on Oct. 8 — to play...
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Save the Date: Fun takes flight in Ridgefield; Pumpkin Lane is open
There’s so much to take in at this weekend’s BirdFest and Bluegrass. The popular Audubon Live Bird Show will be at 1 p.m. today at View Ridge Middle School, 510 Pioneer St., Ridgefield. The birds will...
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New building set for STEM growth at Clark College
Clark College is inviting the community to Monday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new STEM building. The free event will be held at 3 p.m. at the new building, which is located across the street from...
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Press Talk: Who wants the best soup ever?
I tried everything last year. I really did! I pulled out my grandmother’s favorite recipe, I got in the face of my opponents. I even sang a little “Born to be Wild.” But nothing worked. My appearance...
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Piano Hospital alum back to teach
Leal Sylvester said no to the job offer of field technician for the Emil Fries School of Piano Technology for the Blind. That’s a demanding job, he said, and he’d already done it for years. Sylvester’s...
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B.G. schools offer to explain bond issue
Battle Ground Public Schools has a bond issue up for vote Nov. 8, and wants to be sure residents are informed. The district will host four Bond Information Night meetings so officials can present...
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October walks at Fort will come with historical Spirit Tales
Additional Spirit Tales walking tours of Vancouver’s oldest neighborhood have been scheduled through October. Last year, two sold-out Spirit Tours took place on Halloween. By popular demand, the event...
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BirdFest and Bluegrass: Revels at the Ridgefield wildlife refuge
RIDGEFIELD — Nobody has said boo about the environment during the current presidential election campaign, Ruth Phillips noted. Meanwhile, environmental problems are mounting — locally, nationally and...
View ArticleMarine Park shooting followed an argument
Two young people were wounded late Friday night in a shooting at a Vancouver waterfront park after local high school students argued with another group, according to Vancouver Police. No suspects have...
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Clark County wineries’ crush in full swing
Crush is in full swing at wineries across Clark County, and all signs point to 2016 being another banner year. While there’s not as much talk about an early harvest, the quantity and quality of this...
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Hands-on lessons on the farm in La Center
LA CENTER — Torri and Kevin Villines moved their family from Camas to a farm in La Center about nine years ago. They wanted to move out of the more crowded city and teach their daughters — Madison, 17,...
View ArticlePublic meetings
Monday Clark Public Utilities, Clark Public Utilities Operations Center 8600 N.E. 117th Ave., Vancouver. 9 a.m., special meeting: power supply discussion. Vancouver City Council, Vancouver City Hall,...
View ArticleWeather Eye: Expect spurts of showers and even real rain through a cool week
The weather this weekend was kind of a mixed bag, depending on where you were. Along the coast it rained most of Saturday, about three-quarters of an inch as of 5 p.m. Inland and locally, we had a few...
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