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June 24, 2014, 5:00pm Community

• Volunteer Connections provides opportunities through the Human Services Council. Read story

Ridgefield police Officer Jason Ferriss detains a woman after a traffic stop earlier this month on Pioneer Street, east of downtown.

Police keep close eye on Ridgefield

Ridgefield police Officer Jason Ferriss detains a woman after a traffic stop earlier this month on Pioneer Street, east of downtown.

June 24, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Every time Officer Jason Ferriss starts his workweek, it seems like another handful of homes has cropped up somewhere in Ridgefield. The development in the small city is obvious to Ferriss, who spends his work day driving around the 7 square miles that make up Ridgefield. Read story

What’s Up With That? Dry parks lingering sign of city budget woes

June 24, 2014, 5:00pm Community

For more than three years the city park across the street (Summer's Walk) has not been watered. The developer spent lots of dollars laying out a plan and planting beautiful plants and trees. In the last three years we have lost more than 50 percent of those plants and trees.… Read story

Community Foundation celebrates 30 years, launches community survey, new website

June 24, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

Esther Short -- More than 400 people celebrated the past of philanthropy and "imagined tomorrow today," as was the theme of the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington's 30th anniversary gala on June 14 at the Hilton Vancouver Washington. Read story

Tournament part of effort to memorialize late golfer

June 24, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

Woodland -- Members of the Heron Lake Inner Golf Club and the Lewis River 9 Holers held a golf tournament last month to honor one of their own who died in December. Read story

Edgewood, Kevanna elect neighborhood leaders

June 24, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

Vancouver -- Two Vancouver Neighborhood Associations held board elections recently. Serving on the boards of Edgewood Park and Kevanna Park are: Read story

Washougal: Gause Elementary School second-grader Miles McCaulky as Steven Spielberg.

Gause second-graders become legends

Washougal: Gause Elementary School second-grader Miles McCaulky as Steven Spielberg.

June 24, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

Washougal -- Gause Elementary School second-graders became famous figures, including Jane Goodall, Neil Armstrong and Jackie Robinson, during their Famous Person Museum class project last week. Read story

Justice for Children honored by national group

June 24, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

Esther Short -- The Vancouver-based Justice for Children group, which promotes and helps draw donations for the county's Children's Justice Center, was honored this month by the National Children's Alliance. Read story

Harney Heights: Bill Allman, left, receives the an award from VA administrator Mike Murphy in Olympia.

Allman honored for work to help veterans

Harney Heights: Bill Allman, left, receives the an award from VA administrator Mike Murphy in Olympia.

June 24, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

Harney Heights -- Bill Allman of Vancouver was honored recently in the state capitol for his work on behalf of veterans. Read story

Clark County: The Vancouver USA Singers joined other community choirs from around the nation, plus bluegrass band Dailey &amp; Vincent, to rock New York City's Carnegie Hall on June 8.

Community choir debuts, country-style, at Carnegie Hall

Clark County: The Vancouver USA Singers joined other community choirs from around the nation, plus bluegrass band Dailey &amp; Vincent, to rock New York City's Carnegie Hall on June 8.

June 24, 2014, 5:00pm Truckies

Clark County -- Practice, practice, practice. That, of course, is how the Vancouver USA Singers made it to Carnegie Hall. Read story