January 18, 2020, 5:09am Community
Washougal High School history teacher Jim Reed was selected as the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4278 Teacher of the Year. Read story
January 11, 2020, 6:10am Clark County Life
It was Friday, Jan. 13, 1950. I was living in the small town of Napavine and was 19 years of age. I was working as a telegrapher for Northern Pacific Railroad at a depot off Highway 6 that runs from Chehalis to the coast. Read story
January 11, 2020, 6:05am Clark County Life
Richard Schwartz moved to Ridgefield in 2013 for the rural feel and proximity to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Read story
January 11, 2020, 6:00am Community
Volunteer Connections/RSVP promotes volunteer opportunities. To see all the available opportunities, visit hsc-wa.org/volunteer-connections or call 360-735-3683. Read story
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