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 and ...

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 ...

Aside from my parents, the greatest influences in my life have been the teachers who took the time and provided the effort to try to help mold me into something resembling a productive member of … ...

Voters in the 18th district have a unique opportunity to elect someone who has the interest of the residents of this district foremost in his mind. Mike Briggs is a Navy veteran who is willing to … ...

Woodland Presbyterian Church sponsored a Fishing Derby and Sports Raffle to raise money for Woodland Mobile Meals Sept. 3. Overall, the event raised $1,000. The top derby winners included Rich … ...

Less than a handful are charged with determining the headlines and the rest of the mainstream media follow. So it was when President Obama declared his support for gay marriage. Once again, we find … ...

The federal shutdown in October generated one dubiously positive result: it helped to lift the state’s unemployment rate enough to reactivate nine weeks of long-term unemployment benefits that were ...

If it gets too bad, maybe we can all head to the coast. Even with triple-digit heat possible in some parts of Western Washington the rest of this week, it will be down in the 60s along coastal … ...

The Battle Ground Parks and Recreation Department will host its first ever “Pooch Parade” event on Oct. 27, which will feature a costume contest. For those who love to dress up their … ...

My confidential eyes on the lower Cowlitz and Columbia rivers indicate that fishing has been sporadic in the spring waters. The observant angler reported that spring chinook fishing has been … ...

The Washington State Library in Tumwater and the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library in Seattle will close to the public on July 1 due to a lack of state funding.. State libraries will also ...

As many of you know, or have read in this space before, I cut my teeth in the newspaper industry at The Columbian Newspaper, starting there as a 23-year-old sports reporter in 1987. Back then, I had … ...