Ridgefield
Idea Fair blooming with inspiration
Clark Public Utilities' annual event has something for everyone
When the 22nd annual Clark Public Utilities Home & Garden Idea Fair kicks off this weekend, there will be hundreds of plants to choose from. But that's not the only reason to race to the free Clark County event.
Brush fire in Ridgefield burns quarter acre, destroys shed
Area will be monitored overnight
A wind-driven brush fire about 5:00 p.m. Wednesday swept across a quarter-acre in Ridgefield, catching a shed on fire and ruining it.
Motorcyclist, rider, hurt in crash
A Vancouver man and woman were injured after their motorcycle T-boned a Volvo in Ridgefield on Tuesday evening, authorities said.
Nature lovers find refuge in rain
Park ranger leads walk through Ridgefield wildlife park on misty Sunday
RIDGEFIELD — Bird book in hand, Josie Finley, 31, on Sunday afternoon guided a dozen people through part of the 5,300 acres she calls her second home.
Ridgefield refuge volunteers prove devotion
Ridgefield -- During the 2013 planting season, volunteers at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge put in nearly 1,400 hours of work to improve the habitat. The planting season wraps up early in the spring, but before it did, volunteers helped spruce up more than six acres of the refuge. Now 1,900 new native plants are laying their roots and revealing their leaves, wrote AmeriCorps Habitat Restoration Specialist Nicole Gautier in the Friends of the Refuge April newsletter. The final Wednesday work party of the season was April 10, when helpers retrofitted beaver fencing. "We couldn't do it without you," wrote Gautier about the volunteers.
South Ridge a 'School of Distinction'
Ridgefield — The academic achievements of South Ridge Elementary School students earned them a "2012 School of Distinction" honor from the Educational Service District 112. Staff and students celebrated the thumbs-up at an April 10 assembly, which began with praise from Principal Janice Sauve.
Auditor's office faults Ridgefield district
The Ridgefield School District did not comply with federal grant requirements for free and reduced breakfast and lunch programs, according to the Washington State Auditor’s Office.
Alpacapalooza: Fuzzy, free, family-friendly fun
Alpaca fans are invited to shows and contests at fairgrounds
Alpacapalooza, in its 15th year, will fill the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds with about 600 alpacas that will participate in a variety of shows and contests.
Highly Capable kids perform myths
Ridgefield -- Young students in Ridgefield School District's Highly Capable Program took the stage to perform stories from Greek and Roman mythology. The students from South Ridge and Union Ridge Elementary Schools took the stage during two days of performances in early February, while other students worked behind-the-scenes to prepare sets and sort props. With help from parents, the children even made their own elaborate costumes. The Highly Capable program is meant to provide gifted students with extra learning opportunities. Children are taken out of class three hours a week to participate and must make up the work they missed.
Cities tighten legislative push
With five weeks left in the session, focus is on priorities
As lawmakers march toward the end of the legislative session, Clark County's cities have stepped up efforts to voice their priorities at the Capitol.
UPDATE: High court gives Clark County relief from annexation headache
It could have been forced to take back land from cities
The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday handed a win to Clark County by sparing officials from having to answer this question: "How do you take back land that has already been annexed by cities?"
Net gun fired from helicopter catches deer near Cathlamet
Animals being moved to Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
CATHLAMET — A helicopter crew with a net gun captured a dozen deer at a refuge near the mouth of the Columbia River where managers fear they'll be flooded when a failing dike breaks.The net expanded in midair like a Spiderman web and dropped on each deer, The Daily News reported Wednesday.
Work on Ridgefield park ready to go
Development to help link downtown with wildlife refuge should be done midsummer
If the timing works out, Ridgefield's long-awaited Overlook Park will be open just in time for the city's Fourth of July festivities.
Dogs look to put their best paw forward
Competition scheduled at fairgrounds this weekend
Maryke Nau already knows that Coda, her golden retriever, is a handsome boy.
Firefighters attack large tire fire in Ridgefield (with video)
Firefighters battled a large tire fire at a trucking company in Ridgefield Thursday afternoon. Plumes of black smoke could be seen from nearby Interstate 5.
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