January 11, 2020, 6:00am Community
Two Boy Scouts from local troops recently achieved Eagle Scout rank. Read story
January 11, 2020, 6:00am Community
Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class Chris Cresap, from Vancouver, looks up technical diagrams for maintenance in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Arabian Sea. Read story
January 11, 2020, 5:57am Community
Fourteen-year-old Madeline McMillen, a freshman at Prairie High School, recently held a toy drive through her nonprofit, Madeline’s Helpful Heart. She collected 536 toys all together. According to a news release, eight local businesses collected toys for the drive, and McMillen also raised about $2,000 through Facebook fundrasiers, baking and… Read story
January 11, 2020, 5:57am Community
During the holiday season, some of the 420 employees of Columbia Machine donated items to local organizations. Read story
January 11, 2020, 5:57am Community
Students from Camas and Washougal schools helped volunteers at Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership with restoration of the Steigerwald Lake Wildlife Refuge in November. Three schools in Camas and Washougal brought 11 classes of fifth-graders to explore the refuge and help with restoration. Students “planted a mix of black cottonwood, red… Read story
January 11, 2020, 5:57am Community
Professional storyteller Will Hornyak visited students at Union Ridge Elementary School to read the “Adventures of Medio Pollito” (“medio pollito” is “half chicken” in Spanish), a story to help students be more aware of the environment. The program was part of Clark County Green Schools’ effort to educate students about… Read story
January 11, 2020, 5:57am Community
The Humane Society for Southwest Washington recently received a $10,000 grant to support costs of its behavior modification program and its Larch Pet Training Camp. Read story
January 11, 2020, 5:57am Community
Four WSU Vancouver business students recently collaborated with Minuteman Press, a local print shop, to help the business grow. Read story
January 11, 2020, 5:57am Community
The Battle Ground Police Department took 17 children shopping at Walmart for gifts on Dec. 14 for the agency’s sixth annual Shop with a Cop. Students who participated, including some from the Police Athletic League, were nominated to participate in the Shop with a Cop program “for their exemplary citizenship… Read story
January 4, 2020, 8:46pm Community
Students at Yale Elementary School learned table manners and enjoyed a catered, multicourse meal prepared by Woodland Public Schools’ food services during the first Fine Dining Event. Previously, Laura Perry, head of Nutrition Services for Woodland Public Schools, held the annual Fine Dining Event for a third-grade class at Woodland… Read story
