Battle Ground City Council member and former mayor Adrian Cortes announced Monday he is running for state Senate in the 18th Legislative District. Read more… …
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Ridgefield’s food cart pod could be a permanent fixture, with help from the city council
Carts by the Park, Ridgefield’s popular food cart pod on Pioneer Street, is getting closer to making its location a permanent one. Read more… Source:…
Overworked and under-recognized: Clark County schools struggle to hire and retain paraeducators
Today’s classroom has a new linchpin: paraeducators. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Barely afloat in Battle Ground: Without a site and new volunteers, the 69-year Rose Festival tradition is finished
DESPERATELY SEEKING VOLUNTEERS, BIG WORKSHOP. To maintain proud decadeslong tradition, Battle Ground’s Rose Float Committee needs new management, new muscle and a spacious new site.…
Washington Lawmakers, Gov. Inslee aim to help paraeducators
Representatives from Vancouver Public Schools met with Gov. Jay Inslee in early February to showcase Ogden Elementary School’s paraeducators and special education services. Read more… …
Vancouver man held after parking dispute becomes violent
A Vancouver man is accused of injuring a neighbor with an ax after apparently mistaking a car parked in his spot for the neighbor’s car.…
NWCAVE fundraiser hosts Elizabeth Smart: “Media is so powerful. I have no doubt that I would not be here if not for the media”
As a child, Elizabeth Smart was taught to not talk to strangers, to use the buddy system, and to stop, drop and roll if on…
Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson makes campaign stop in Vancouver ahead of Tuesday primary
Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson made a campaign stop in Vancouver Thursday evening to speak to supporters and undecided voters before Washington’s Tuesday presidential primary. Read…
New projects headed for Southwest Washington as lawmakers approve capital budget
Southwest Washington is about to get a makeover. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Wife of murder suspect Kirkland Warren sentenced for stealing from credit union accounts
The wife of Kirkland Warren, the man charged in the March 2023 slayings of a Vancouver mother and daughter, was sentenced to two years of…