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The ball is now in the City of Battle Ground’s court after a city-commissioned noise analysis concluded that additional mitigation could significantly reduce sound from the Kiwanis Park pickleball …
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Norman Helgason / norman@thereflector.com
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12/22/25
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John Munson, a Battle Ground resident with a five-acre property and pond, is no stranger to huge flocks of geese stopping by on their migration travels, but this time around, a trio of cackling geese …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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12/22/25
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Smalltown pride surrounding a high school sports mascot is a common occurrence. In the Pacific Northwest, a handful of nicknames stand out above the rest, such as the Tillamook Cheesemakers, the …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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12/22/25
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Starting in the new year, the Battle Ground Public Schools (BGPS) will be the only school district in Southwest Washington without an educational programs and operations (EP&O) levy as the …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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12/22/25
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State lawmakers from Oregon and Washington left a Monday meeting without the long-awaited cost update for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project, raising fresh concerns as the hypothetical final …
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Norman Helgason / norman@thereflector.com
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12/22/25
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After 13 years and more than 430 graduates, the Mount St. Helens Institute's Volcano Naturalist Program (VNP) has opened registration for its 2026 season, according to a news release.
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/22/25
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Washington state troopers stop and search drivers of color more often than white Washingtonians, new data shows.
Washington State Patrol’s total traffic stops statewide dropped slightly in …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/22/25
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Battle Ground Senior Citizens Inc. was selected as one of 37 grant recipients by the Clark County Realtor Foundation this month.
The organization received a $1,000 grant to support its Grief …
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The Reflector
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12/22/25
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Vancouver Clinic has appointed Katherine Henry as its next chief executive officer. She will begin her role on March 1, 2026, and will succeed CEO Mark Mantei, who is retiring after 10 years of …
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The Reflector
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12/22/25
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Officials in timber-dependent counties around Southwest Washington say the state Forest Practices Board’s new rule expanding no-logging zones around some streams amounts to an economic siege.
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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12/22/25
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Hoping to curtail the state’s opioid epidemic, one Republican proposed a bill Thursday that would establish a near-real-time overdose mapping interface with guardrails for privacy.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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12/19/25
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Facing another multi-billion-dollar state deficit, Republicans are hoping to avoid more tax increases by closing a loophole they say allows government workers to double dip by using paid time off and …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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12/19/25
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Less than a month before the 2026 legislative session, Republican state lawmakers are proposing cutting $3.7 billion for the next fiscal budget, but did not yet release any specifics about how many …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/19/25
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SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is asking lawmakers to fund $244 million in additional housing investments as part of a budget proposal released Thursday.
His plan comes as the state …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/19/25
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CONCRETE, Wash. — On Wednesday morning, sunlight glinted off the mud and moisture that still blanketed this small town in the Cascade foothills, hinting at what it had just endured.
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By Eli Voorhies / The Washington State Standard
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12/19/25
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LACEY — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson unveiled a plan Friday to steer $3 billion into preserving the state’s roads and bridges and building three new ferries over the next decade.
Ferguson …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/19/25
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He became famous for his driving skills, his championship drive behind the wheel.
He became so much more than a race car driver, though, because of the man he was — a true humanitarian.
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Paul Valencia / Clark County Today
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12/18/25
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, which Trump said reflected the drug’s potential medical benefits while discouraging …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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12/18/25
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Members of the Department of Children Youth and Families Oversight Board met Wednesday to discuss proposed changes to legislation that critics say has led to an alarming increase in the numbers of …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/18/25
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For a while, Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse says he’s been hearing a little voice in the back of his head telling him it might be time to step aside.
On Wednesday, he announced he’d …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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12/18/25
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