Ridgefield
Gas leak closes I-5 Ridgefield interchange, businesses
A gas leak caused during excavation work for a new roundabout at Ridgefield’s South 65th Avenue and Pioneer Street intersection prompted road closures and business evacuations for more than three hours Thursday as crews scrambled to shut off gas to the line.
Ridgefield School District to hold construction open house
The open house starts at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, at Ridgefield High School
Ridgefield's city clerk takes Battle Ground job
Former Ridgefield city clerk and administrative director Kay Kammer began work Monday as Battle Ground’s new city clerk.
A Mother’s Day nod to native women
RIDGEFIELD -- It’s a common misconception, according to Pat Courtney Gold. People today think of the Northwest’s American Indian tribes, and assume the women historically played a secondary role.
Governor recognizes Ridgefield volunteer, 79
As a sixth-grader growing up during World War II, Phyllis Burger wanted to do her part to help the war effort. Her mother worked at Boeing, and she realized that everyone -- even the very young -- could make a difference. So she rolled up her sleeves and took on her first volunteer project: organizing a newspaper and tin-can recycling drive at her school. That was the beginning of a lifetime of volunteerism for Burger, who lives in the Ridgefield area.
Women take humor to heart
Ridgefield -- BJ Babcock of Ridgefield and Leslea Steffel-Dennis of Felida, WomenHeart support network coordinators for Clark County, recently presented a seminar on “Humor and Healing” at a WomenHeart conference in Washington, D.C. Both women are heart disease survivors and previously attended seminars at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. WomenHeart is the national coalition for women living with or at risk of heart disease, the No. 1 killer of American women of all ages.
Medical examiner: Man died of smoke inhalation in Ridgefield fire
The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office on Thursday confirmed Dale Shoemaker was the man who died in the fatal fire near Ridgefield late Tuesday.
Family: Victim in Ridgefield-area fire had dementia
A relative has confirmed that Dale Shoemaker, 59, was the victim in a rural house fire late Tuesday at 26908 N.E. 45th Ave. in unincorporated Clark County east of Ridgefield.
These Spudders build bridges
Ridgefield -- How much weight can a 9-ounce bridge built of balsa wood and popsicle sticks handle? Over 400 pounds, as it turns out -- if it’s built just so. That was the finding of the Ridgefield High School physics class that studied problems of “elasticity, compression, tension and scaling,” according to teacher Janie Call, while designing high-strength bridges. Also assembling bridges were students in the Highly Capable Program at South Ridge Elementary School and Union Ridge Elementary School. Others involved were Tevis Laspa, a community volunteer who started the project three years ago, civil engineer Justin Clary and architect Casey Wyckoff, who judged bridge aesthetics.
UPDATE: Body found in burning house east of Ridgefield
Crews respond to a house fire at 26908 NE 45th Ave. in unincorporated Clark County east of Ridgefield.
Constituents question Herrera Beutler on health care, CRC
Congresswoman will hold another community coffee Wednesday, May 2
Southwest Washington residents asked their Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler about health care for small businesses, the Interstate 5 Columbia River Crossing project, the war in Afghanistan and student loan legislation during one of her community coffee events on Tuesday morning at the Tri-Mountain Golf Course in Ridgefield.
Home sprinklers save day in Ridgefield
Official: System limits fire damage to about $30,000
A sprinkler system is credited for limiting fire damage Sunday to a house in rural Ridgefield.
Hours adjusted for Ridgefield library
The Ridgefield Community Library is changing its Wednesday-through-Friday hours. The new weekly schedule, which will continue to total 41 hours, is:
Former forest nursery complex near Ridgefield being auctioned
A former forest nursery on 7.2 acres near Ridgefield, complete with greenhouses, a home and warehouse space, is up for auction.
Two Ridgefield wineries earn silver medals in competition
Three Brothers Vineyard & Winery and Bethany Vineyard & Winery, both in Ridgefield, have won silver medals in the U.S. National Wine Competition for their locally grown and made pinot noir wines.
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