February 7, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Ridgefield -- Clark County Fire & Rescue was awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant of $164,832 on Jan. 30 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Read story
February 7, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Camas -- Lacamas Community Credit Union challenged its members to cut paper usage and benefit the environment in an electronic statement campaign in 2011. The result? The credit union will plant 1,000 trees in cooperation with The Nature Conservancy as part of the organization's Plant a Billion Trees campaign. Read story
February 7, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Washougal -- Felicia Harrison was selected Camas-Washougal Rotary Scholar of the Month for January. Read story
February 7, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Washougal -- Two Rivers Heritage Museum in Washougal reopened Feb. 7 after a recent renovation. Read story
February 7, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Venersborg -- Seeds covered three long tables at the third-annual Seed Swap on Jan. 29 at the historic Venersborg Schoolhouse, east of Battle Ground. Read story
February 7, 2012, 4:00pm Community
La Center -- Chef Joycelyn Kelly of Gumbo Goddess Catering has won again. Out of more than 1,400 jambalaya samples at the fourth-annual Lincoln City (Ore.) Jambalaya Cook-Off on Jan. 28, Kelly's received the People's Choice Award. Read story
February 7, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Lincoln -- A community bulletin board got a good start during the last week in January thanks to 10 volunteers, who donated more than 70 hours of combined labor, a grant, donated materials and some discounts. Read story
February 7, 2012, 4:00pm Community
RIDGEFIELD -- Whose park is it, anyway? Abrams Park, Ridgefield’s largest public greenspace and recreational area, is the site of a miniature turf battle: Little Leaguers versus canine cavorters. Read story
January 31, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Being a grandparent is pleasant exhaustion. It is Velcro shoe searches, coat wars, spaghetti sauce shirt stains and 100 kisses before noon. A few years ago, I left teaching to care for my only grandson, Caleb. No regrets. That first year, car rides transporting him to preschool were 25-minute concerts… Read story
January 31, 2012, 4:00pm Community
Who has responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of fencing that surrounds a "water quality filter" zone? In question is the unsightly stretch of fencing on the south side of Northwest Bliss Road, just west of Northwest 21st Ave. This portion of the fence, which happens to be the most… Read story