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Candy is tossed from floats during the 2024 Twilight Parade in La Center. This year’s parade begins at 8 p.m. Friday, July 25, and will carry a “Going Renaissance” theme.
La Center Our Days returns with a Renaissance twist and main stage
La Center’s annual Our Days celebration returns Friday, July 25, and Saturday, July 26, with a new “Going Renaissance” theme and a brand new main stage to spotlight this … more
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Emergency responders search Horseshoe Lake in Woodland on Monday, July 30. The search began after a man went underwater and did not resurface around 3 p.m., prompting a recovery effort that lasted several hours.
Body recovered after man drowns at Horseshoe Lake
A man drowned at Horseshoe Lake Park in Woodland on Monday afternoon, June 30, after going underwater and not resurfacing, prompting a multi-agency response and search that ended with the recovery of … more
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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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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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The Ridgefield Overlook Park Splash Pad sits inoperable with a fence surrounding it on Thursday, June 19, as more work is needed for it to be utilized by July 25 without a complete overhaul of the site.
Overlook Park Splash Pad woes addressed by city of Ridgefield
After numerous residents inquired about the status of the Overlook Park Splash Pad in Ridgefield during a previous Community Focus article inquiry by The Reflector in May, the city issued a statement … more
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State commission incorporates one-year delay assumption in I-5 Bridge tolling
The Washington State Transportation Commission has voted to assume a one-year delay in tolling on the Interstate 5 Bridge spanning the Columbia River from Vancouver to Portland as part of their … more
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Battle Ground police officer Jeff Cabanting-Rafael assisted with the response to a vehicle collision at the intersection of state Route 503 and Northeast 299th Street on Tuesday, June 17, where one driver had their leg trapped from the crash.
Ride-along: A Tuesday night in Battle Ground
It was a quiet Tuesday night on June 17, but the first half of Battle Ground police officer Jeff Cabanting-Rafael’s shift featured numerous speeders, a vehicle collision with traumatic injuries … more
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Heavy machinery from Blue Line Land Works LLC rolls down Davidson Avenue during the Planters Day parade on Saturday, June 21, in downtown Woodland.
Rain doesn’t dampen Woodland’s resiliency for Planters Days
Despite the heavy rain and occasional wind on the first two official days of summer, the Woodland community brought the energy and packed the sidewalks for the Planters Days parade on Saturday, June … more
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The Planters Days Parade in Woodland will take place from Fifth Street and Davidson Avenue to Goerig Street and finishes at Woodland Middle School. The parade will occur from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 21.
Woodland Planters Days returns for 103rd celebration with “Legacies and Generations”
The annual Woodland Planters Days festival is set to bring the community together for the 103rd time, promising a weekend filled with fun, tradition and local pride. This year’s event … more
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A vehicle that was speeding into the construction zone on state Route 502 near Northwest 29th Avenue rear-ended another vehicle that had slowed as another car in front of it turned on June 11. The crash occurred while police were setting up Officer Manny 2.0 nearby, a tool designed to prevent such collisions.
Ghost car Officer Manny helps track speeders and slow traffic
It was supposed to be a quiet demonstration. But as the Battle Ground Police Department set up its ghost car, Officer Manny 2.0 on West Main Street Wednesday morning, the radar was already lighting … more
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The initial responding Clark County Fire District 3 and American Medical Response (AMR) crews stand in front of Station 35 in Battle Ground after recounting a dual emergency situation between a medical emergency and house fire across the street from the initial medical call on Tuesday, June 10. From left to right are firefighter/paramedic Jerik Traffie, firefighter Tim Axelson, Captain EMT Charlie Campbell, AMR paramedic Ruben Kovalenko, AMR paramedic Camille Burgess and AMR medic Adam Lengvenis.
Amid medical emergency, house fire breaks out across the street in Battle Ground
Clark County Fire District 3 (CCFD3) and American Medical Response (AMR) crews were inside a home providing care to a patient when frantic cries for help broke out across the street as smoke poured … more
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Detective Ethan Poki listens as Battle Ground Police Chief Dennis Flynn outlines Poki’s investigative leadership and why fellow officers voted him Officer of the Year.
Battle Ground police honored for life-saving acts
Two members of the Battle Ground Police Department were recognized Monday night for exemplary service and saving lives off-duty. During the June 2 city council meeting, Police Chief Dennis Flynn … more
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A Battle Ground police officer, Max Everett, runs with an assault rifle to an active scene in the 2100 block of Northeast Second Avenue in Battle Ground on Tuesday, June 3. Later the officer worked alongside Clark County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Detectives in the investigation.
Battle Ground double homicide victims identified
The double homicide in Battle Ground on Tuesday, June 3, involved a man killing his estranged wife and her new partner and then turning a knife on himself, according to Clark County Superior Court … more
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Kaden Spencer, a Battle Ground teen, walks off the Battle Ground High School graduation stage on Friday, June 6, with a diploma in hand as the wind reveals his St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital stole. Spencer missed his senior year of in-person instruction after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Local teen with brain cancer beats the odds to graduate high school
Kaden Spencer, a Battle Ground teen, overcame a lot in order to walk across the stage for high school graduation.  Spencer saw his senior year turned upside down following a brain cancer … more
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Investigators search a white Ford Maverick pickup truck belonging to the suspect in a double homicide in Battle Ground on Tuesday, June 3. 
Battle Ground double homicide victims identified
The double homicide in Battle Ground on Tuesday, June 3, involved a man killing his estranged wife and her new partner and then turning a knife on himself, according to Clark County Superior Court … more
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Battle Ground Police vehicles and crime scene tape close off the 2100 block of Northeast Second Avenue in Battle Ground on Tuesday, June 3 as the Battle Ground Police Department and the Clark County Major Crimes Team are investigating a double homicide in a home.
Suspect identified in Battle Ground double homicide 
Police are now investigating the Tuesday morning incident as a double homicide after two people were found deceased and one other in critical condition in a Battle Ground home.  Officers … more
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