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Battle Ground: Battle Ground Police Chief Bob Richardson and Ethan Clarke, 9, who was named an Honorary First Responder by the department for his efforts to save his grandmother after she got trapped underneath her car.

Battle Ground 9-year-old honored for quick-acting efforts to save grandmother

Battle Ground: Battle Ground Police Chief Bob Richardson and Ethan Clarke, 9, who was named an Honorary First Responder by the department for his efforts to save his grandmother after she got trapped underneath her car.

June 15, 2019, 5:55am Community

Ethan Clarke, 9, just finished basketball practice back in February and was walking to his grandmother’s car. Read story

Minnehaha: Furry Friends volunteers, from left, Mike and Jenn Morris, Pam Petitt and Diane Stevens at an Acro-Cats show last month in Portland. They volunteered at the show and were presented with a check for $1,562 for their help with the shows.

Furry Friends volunteers raise money at cat circus shows

Minnehaha: Furry Friends volunteers, from left, Mike and Jenn Morris, Pam Petitt and Diane Stevens at an Acro-Cats show last month in Portland. They volunteered at the show and were presented with a check for $1,562 for their help with the shows.

June 15, 2019, 5:55am Community

Furry Friends provided volunteer labor for the Acro-Cats shows held on May 25 and 26 at the Aladdin Theater in Portland. Read story

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June 15, 2019, 5:55am Community

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Kent Mehrer, president of the Camas-Washougal Aviation Association, is one of a close-knit group of pilots that call Camas’ Grove Field home.

Grove Field-based aviation group mourns loss of two pilots

Kent Mehrer, president of the Camas-Washougal Aviation Association, is one of a close-knit group of pilots that call Camas’ Grove Field home.

June 8, 2019, 6:06am Clark County News

While reviewing some rules at a Camas-Washougal Aviation Association meeting inside a hangar in May, Kent Mehrer, the club’s president, gave members a stern reminder not to drive on the runway of Grove Field, the general aviation airport north of Camas where the club is based. He couldn’t however, stop… Read story

Everybody Has a Story: Chance meeting resembled a moment sent from heaven

June 8, 2019, 6:03am Clark County News

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” is a phrase I have heard many times. Yet I never dreamed of the different ways that beauty could reveal itself. Read story

In the Service

June 8, 2019, 5:57am Community

Basic Training Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Braeden M. Horn, a 2017 graduate of Skyview High School, and Air Force Airman Andrew M. Gore, a 2018 graduate of Battle Ground High School, have completed basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. Horn is the son… Read story

Clint Fraser, recipient of the 2018 Officer of the Year award.

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Clint Fraser, recipient of the 2018 Officer of the Year award.

June 8, 2019, 5:57am Community

Battle Ground Police Department Officer of the Year The 2018 Battle Ground Police Department Officer of the Year award was presented to Officer Clint Fraser, who has served the Battle Ground community since 2006. During his tenure, he received the department's Commendation and Life Saving Medals. His colleagues at the… Read story

Spotlight on Youth

June 8, 2019, 5:57am Community

Clark County Youth Achievement Celebration Canyon Creek Middle School will recognize 11 students at the 21st Annual Clark County Youth Achievement Celebration on June 9 at Skyview High School. Students were nominated in their achievement category by a teacher or staff member. Read story

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June 8, 2019, 5:57am Community

County Public Works, Parks and Land Division is looking for VINE Squad Volunteers to help remove invasive English ivy from two parks. This will entail using hand pruners and loppers to cut ivy from trees and to remove it from the ground. The LeRoy Haagen Park activity is held from… Read story

Ridgefield: East Ridgefield CrossFit set up an obstacle course as part of South Ridge Elementary School’s Sport-A-Thon fundraiser, which brought in more than $10,000 for the school.

South Ridge students raise money, compete for parties in Sport-a-Thon

Ridgefield: East Ridgefield CrossFit set up an obstacle course as part of South Ridge Elementary School’s Sport-A-Thon fundraiser, which brought in more than $10,000 for the school.

June 8, 2019, 5:55am Community

South Ridge Elementary School hosted the school’s second Sport-a-Thon fundraiser recently. Read story