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Ridgefield city officials laid out the city’s latest developments and future goals in their annual “State of the City” video, released Tuesday, March 18, at Ridgefield High School …
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Norman Helgason / norman@thereflector.com
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3/24/25
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As the 2025 legislative session flies by, deadlines and cutoffs have already claimed the lives of a host of proposed bills.
March 12 was the deadline for legislation to make it out of the …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/24/25
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On Thursday, March 13, a Chinook Indian Nation social media post stated that U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, had backed off of her promise to champion federal recognition for the tribe …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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3/24/25
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On Monday, March 17, the Battle Ground City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 25-03, advancing efforts to refine the city’s salary commission process.
The salary commission, …
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3/24/25
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The Clark County Board of Health is seeking a volunteer representing the educational community to join the Public Health Advisory Council. Applications are due by 5 p.m., Monday, March 31.
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3/24/25
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A Vancouver tax preparer accused for allegedly filing fraudulent tax returns that cost the U.S. Treasury $5 million in tax loss was arrested on March 19.
Keith Altamirano, 52, operated Integrity …
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3/24/25
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The Clark County Commission on Aging is seeking three volunteers passionate about the senior community to help implement the county’s Aging Readiness Plan.
Volunteers who can advocate on …
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3/24/25
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Washington state Senate Democrats on Thursday, March 21, announced tax and revenue proposals aimed at closing a projected budget deficit of $16 billion or more for the 2025-2027 budget during a press …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/21/25
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers on Thursday confirmed nine days of razor clam digs on coastal beaches beginning Wednesday, March 26.
“This next tide …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/21/25
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Let the tax debate begin in Olympia.
Democrats in the Washington state Senate kicked it off Thursday with a monstrous opening statement , calling for higher property tax collections and new …
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By: Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/20/25
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Sheriff's office suggests former Woodland mayor, who is also a state trooper, be charged with theft
Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
The Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office is …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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3/20/25
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The Washington state Senate Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing Tuesday, March 18, and listened to testimony for and against a proposed bill that would help fund local journalism across …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/19/25
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The number of salmon returning to the Columbia and Snake rivers this year is expected to beat the 10-year average return. That's according to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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3/19/25
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On Tuesday, U.S. Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, introduced the bipartisan Preserve Access to Rapid Ambulance Emergency Medical Treatment (PARA-EMT) …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/18/25
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Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue (CCFR) will host a community forum on Monday, March 24, at 6 p.m. at Station 21 regarding tax increment financing (TIF) and its effects on the fire district and others.
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3/17/25
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The City of Ridgefield recently received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for its 2025 budget. This is the eighth year the City has …
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The Reflector
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3/17/25
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The Ridgefield Main Street program is helping keep downtown businesses thriving in the historic district of the city as growth continues to sprout all around it.
The nonprofit program hit the …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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3/17/25
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The first installment of 2025 Clark County property taxes is due Tuesday, April 30. Tax statements were mailed during the week of Feb. 20.
If taxpayers are expecting a mailed statement and …
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3/17/25
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The Ridgefield City Council held a first reading Thursday night for an ordinance that would annex 5.8 acres of land near Northwest Meuller Road into city limits.
No action was taken, as the …
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Norman Helgason / norman@thereflector.com
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3/17/25
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Clark County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) detectives are investigating a scam in which a senior resident lost more than $500,000 in gold coins.
The victim, a woman in her 70s, was contacted by …
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The Reflector
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3/17/25
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