Battle Ground

Battle Ground schools ask to use leftover money for fixes

District gets input on funds left over from 2005 bond

Most in the small crowd assembled in Yacolt's primary school on Tuesday seemed to give the thumbs up to their school district's plan of spending money left over from a 2005 bond measure on school repairs.

Battle Ground musicians take top honors

Battle Ground — Musicians from Daybreak and Chief Umtuch middle schools and Battle Ground High School took honors at recent Northwest events. The Daybreak band was judged best of five middle school bands from the state on May 5 at the Loyalty Days Parade in Long Beach. Daybreak’s dance and flag teams also won first place in the parade. And, at the Pleasant Hill Jazz Festival near Eugene, Ore. on April 21, the BGHS band took first in advanced jazz band, with sophomore trombonist Kaleb Armstrong winning a soloist award. Senior vocalist Austin Ebert won a soloist award and sophomore vocalist Maddie Schilling was second in soloist competition. The jazz combo was also first. Chief Umtuch Middle School trumpeter Steve Montecucco won a soloist award.

Flames destroy vacant home north of Battle Ground

Official stresses need to properly secure abandoned houses

Fire destroyed an abandoned house just north of Battle Ground on Monday evening.

Hearings set on Battle Ground schools bond money

District seeks input tonight, Thursday on using leftover dollars for repairs

The Battle Ground school district wants to use money left over from the 2005 voter-approved bond measure to fix some of its schools.

Clues sought in Battle Ground woman's death

Battle Ground police said Monday there were no updates on the investigation into the death of Tatyana Tupikova, whose body was found May 11 in a ditch along state Highway 503.

Firefighters extinguish car fire north of Hockinson

Firefighters knocked out a car fire Sunday evening that started after a three-car crash north of Hockinson

Battle Buddies dogs help veterans heal

B.G. woman trains canines for former soldiers battling PTSD

BATTLE GROUND -- Shannon Walker looked at Kevin Williams' damaged spirit and his yellow Labrador retriever's undisciplined demeanor and saw her chance. Her father had raised her to have reverence for veterans. In Williams and his dog, Sam, the dog trainer saw a way to thank a veteran for his service in a palpable way.

Battle Ground garden takes root

Battle Ground -- On May 2, local businesses, charitable and educational organizations and Battle Ground city officials gathered behind Battle Ground Cinema to break ground for the planned Battle Ground Community Gardens. The plan calls for 35 plots of varying sizes that will be available to the public and local groups; four of the smaller beds are designed for access for the disabled. An on-site storage shed, water availability, a pergola and nighttime lighting are also planned. Local master gardeners will lead seminars on raised-bed gardening, and there will be some limited scholarships available for those not able to afford the rental fee. Each gardener will be required to donate one row of vegetables to the North County Community Food Bank. To get involved, contact Liz Cerveny at executivedirector@nccfoodbank.org, or Josh Hooper at joshchooper@yahoo.com.

Body in B.G. ditch was missing woman’s

Tatyana Tupikova was apparently the victim of a hit-and-run driver

BATTLE GROUND -- In front of the ditch where authorities found a woman’s body the previous day, a small group of men, women and children stood Saturday night looking forward past the embankment, some with tear-stained eyes and others with empty looks on their faces.

Barn burns in rural area east of Battle Ground

Fire destroyed a barn Saturday in a rural area east of Battle Ground, according to Fire District 3.

BG body identified as missing woman; hit-run suspected

A woman found dead in a ditch near Southwest 10th Avenue in Battle Ground on Friday has been identified as Tatyana Tupikova, a Battle Ground woman who went missing on May 9.

Woman's body found near Highway 503 in Battle Ground

BATTLE GROUND — A woman’s body was found Friday afternoon in a ditch off a heavily traveled portion of Southwest 10th Avenue in Battle Ground, city officials said.

Business license flap dogs Battle Ground councilman

Reinhold sold canine treats without one, in violation of city rules

By his own account, Alex Reinhold worked for two years perfecting the recipe of his Garbanzo Delight dog treats. Yet, when it came time for the three-term Battle Ground councilman to finally sell Uncle Alex’s Dog Treats Saturday, he did so, city officials said, without the license the city requires for business vendors.

‘Math is Cool’ team advances

Battle Ground -- The Captain Strong Primary School “Math is Cool” team won the regional competition at Fort Vancouver High School in April. The team was comprised of fourth-graders in the “Aspire” program for highly capable students from across the Battle Ground school district. Math whizzes Charlie Tripp, Matthew Palmateer, Erik Ronning and Ali Nylund won individual honors and advanced to the Masters State competition in Moses Lake on May 19. Because Nylund is unable to attend the state competition, Nathan Lipovich is going in her place.

Battle Ground Village Outdoor Market open for season

BATTLE GROUND — The Battle Ground Village Outdoor Market has opened for the season.