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Maddox Industrial Transformer once again brought the community together at the Battle Ground Village for the Battle Ground Independence Day celebration on Thursday, July 3. The event concluded with a dazzling 25-minute fireworks display.
Maddox Industrial Transformer puts on dazzling July 3 fireworks display over Battle Ground
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Veterans from Ridgefield’s American Legion kicked off the city’s Fourth of July parade Friday morning, earning loud applause. Thousands lined the streets of downtown as Ridgefield’s annual Fourth of July celebration continued. The parade ran from Third Avenue to Pioneer Street and up Eighth Avenue. From Ridgefield High School’s Spudder to lasso-spinning riders, the event brought out a wide range of community groups, performers and local icons.
Ridgefield celebrates Independence Day in full red, white, orange and blue spirit
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The gravesite of Khalisee Brian Crabill, an infant who died in Cowlitz County in 2022, captured at Green Hills Crematory on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Kelso. The Cowlitz County Coroner's Office says Khalisee's family was given the incorrect dead body during previous coroner Tim Davidson's term.
Mother sues Cowlitz County coroner after receiving wrong infant remains
A Longview mother is suing the Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office after being told months after burying her 2-month-old daughter that she was given the remains of a different baby. The … more
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River runners go down Rainbow Falls at Rainbow Falls State Park during the Pe Ell River Run on the Chehalis River on Saturday, April 13.
Washington State Parks says budget cuts won’t undermine visitor access or services this summer
Though Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative session with its budget unscathed, park visitors shouldn’t notice any … more
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Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez speaks during a grand opening for the Agriculture Innovation Park in Tenino on Wednesday, May 28.
Gluesenkamp Perez’s cognitive acuity amendment voted down by Appropriations Committee
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, released a statement after the House Appropriations Committee voted down her cognitive acuity amendment to the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act … more
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Veterans Memorial Museum Executive Director Chip Duncan talks with Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez outside of the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System American Lake Mobile Medical Unit in Chehalis on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.
Gluesenkamp Perez, colleagues introduce legislation to improve rural veterans’ access to disability claim exams
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, along with Reps. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, and Don Davis, D-North Carolina, recently introduced the bipartisan Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to … more
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Purple, yellow and green colors fill the sky on Saturday, July 6, 2024, as fireworks burst during Packwood's Independence Day fireworks show finale in a show organized by Lewis County Fire District 10 Chief Lonnie Goble.
Washington state officials warn of wildfire risks from Fourth of July fireworks
Firefighters and public lands managers are urging Washington residents to use extra caution when setting off fireworks this Fourth of July due to dry conditions.  “We’ve already … more
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Battle Ground's Third of July Independence Celebration by Maddox Industrial Transformer will again include a professional fireworks display for all to enjoy. The display starts at 10 p.m. on Thursday, July 3.
A look at Fourth of July activities around the area
The Fourth of July fun returns to Clark County and beyond this year, featuring multiple new events and additions to Independence Day activities. Battle Ground The Battle Ground Independence … more
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The Moulton Falls Regional Park host will be responsible for maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for visitors to the 387-acre park.
County seeks live-in volunteer park host for Moulton Falls
Clark County Public Works is accepting applications for a live-in volunteer park host at Moulton Falls Regional Park, located at 27781 NE Lucia Falls Road, Yacolt. Park hosts live on-site and … more
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The grass around the sidewalk of the south side of South Fifth Street appeared to be watered by a sprinkler system during the morning of Friday, June 27, while the north side of the street showed no signs of watering during the same time.
City of Ridgefield implements stage three water conservation strategy
All city of Ridgefield water customers, including residents, homeowner associations, and businesses, are now required to limit their water usage on an organized schedule as the city implemented stage … more
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Results from Clark County Public Health’s 2024 Heat Watch indicate that Ridgefield, La Center, Battle Ground and Camas are some of the coolest locations to live in Clark County.
Heat mapping project reveals temperature disparities across Clark County
Results from a one-day heat mapping project, conducted by Clark County Public Health, show that Clark County residents experience different levels of heat depending on where they live. In some … more
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Clark County urges residents to safely dispose of fireworks
With the Fourth of July approaching, Clark County Public Works is reminding residents to dispose of fireworks safely to prevent fires, injuries and environmental pollution. Improperly discarded … more
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A homeless encampment is pictured along the sidewalk of Jefferson Street in downtown Vancouver in January.
Clark County Matters says Clark County’s biggest city defends public camping
Clark County Matters Executive Director Amy Harris believes, simply put, that Clark County’s largest city, Vancouver, is defending public camping after the nonprofit organization has encouraged … more
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Roads a part of the McCormick Creek neighborhood in Ridgefield that are planned to be extended in the future dead-end along operational agricultural land.
Clark County’s growth Comprehensive Plan expected to be delayed into 2026
The City of La Center will spend nearly $90,000 more on its comprehensive plan update after delays and uncertainty surrounding Clark County’s agricultural lands study, a key factor in whether … more
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A planned Clark County Jail expansion will add 64 medium-security beds. On June 24, 2025, the County Council approved additional funding to cover cost overruns after bids exceeded the original budget.
Clark County Council approves extra funding for jail expansion after bids come in high
The Clark County Council on Tuesday approved reallocating funds to cover a $4.1 million shortfall in the Clark County Jail work center’s medium-security housing unit expansion project after all … more
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A map shows Ridgefield’s updated Transportation Capital Facilities Plan, outlining future road corridors, multimodal trails and planned infrastructure through 2045. The city council approved a 7% increase to its transportation impact fees on Monday, June 23, choosing a gradual option to help fund future infrastructure.
Ridgefield council adopts transportation plan, approves modest transportation impact fee rate increase
The Ridgefield City Council on Monday, June 23, approved a new long-range transportation plan that will shape how the city plans infrastructure based on projected growth for the next two decades. … more
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The Ridgefield City Council was presented a map that showed seven potential alignments for a new road connecting south Ridgefield to Interstate 5 at the state Route 502 (Northeast 219th Street) interchange roughly two and a quarter miles south of the Pioneer Street interchange during a council meeting on June 23.
Ridgefield council greenlights next phase of I-5 south connector project
The Ridgefield City Council voted unanimously Monday night, June 23, to award a $275,000 contract to consultant Kittelson and Associates to lead the next planning phase for a long-anticipated … more
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A group in attendance at a February court hearing between the Legacy Forest Defense Coalition and the Friends of Clark County versus the Washington Department of Natural Resources held up photos showing the state of the Dabbler timber sale harvesting.
Failed injunction of Dabbler sale could lead to more legal battles with new timber sales in Clark County
The Friends of Clark County are calling on the Clark County Council to take action immediately on a pair of proposed timber sales. After litigation by the Legacy Forest Defence Coalition (LFDC) … more
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Kimberlee Goheen Elbon stands up and demands that residents have a back-and-forth conversation with council members and the mayor during the public hearing at the start of the city council meeting, which stopped proceedings. The June 25 meeting ended in a 3-2 vote to approve the Downtown and Timmen Landing subarea plans.
La Center City Council approves controversial growth plans after heated public meeting
Amid vocal public opposition, confusion over public process and a meeting interrupted by outbursts, the La Center City Council narrowly approved controversial growth plans on Wednesday, June 25, in a … more
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A helicopter flies to a drop point during a DNR aviation exercise in the Capitol State Forest on Wednesday, April 17.
Aerial detection survey maps 545,000 acres in Washington with dead or damaged trees
The Washington state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently released its annual Forest Health Highlights report after joint aerial detection surveys flown by DNR and U.S. Department of … more
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