La Center News

Judging by the results of the city council races, La Center residents support negotiating with tribe officials regarding the proposed Cowlitz casino.

Hey, I like putting a few bucks down on the craps table just like the next guy, but do we want a casino near La Center where we could do so? Most know an Indian casino proposal is slogging its way through the bureaucratic system.

Bee Tree School, pictured here in the 1920s, was among dozens of tiny schools absorbed by the Battle Ground School District.

David Darby is vying in the Cemetery District 4 Position 1 race. Josh Fuerstenberg is a candidate in the Cemetery District 6 Position 3 race.

Two large fire departments that have grown in size due to mergers are asking voters to give them five-member boards of commissioners, to allow better representation and greater flexibility between meetings.

The reckless driving conviction of a motorcyclist north of Vancouver, Wash., has been overturned by the state Supreme Court because the arrest was made by a police officer outside his jurisdiction.

Citing a sluggish economy, the Battle Ground Chamber of Commerce eliminated the position of Executive Director Diane Rivera last week.

Monday, October 12, 2009 Contact: Marian Lahav, 487-7949 E-mail: Battle Ground, Camas, Clark County, La Center, Ridgefield, Vancouver, Washougal, and Yacolt are cooperating in updating their Shoreline Master Programs.

For all the time and effort Clark County residents devote to discussions of public education, a curious statistical reality has emerged in the Nov.

A church-driven pilot project aimed at combating hunger in rural Clark County will use the month of November to make weekly food box deliveries and test the waters for a permanent effort.

Sorter Peter Middleton helps keep the floor clean around a new sorting machine at West Van Materials Recovery Center on Monday afternoon.

The Clark County Historical Museum next week will celebrate the centennial of its Carnegie Library building with 10 free performances by noted Andrew Carnegie re-enactor George Dauler.

A 23-year-old man who died in a traffic collision Wednesday evening was identified as Igor Khala of Beaverton, Ore., according to the Clark County Medical Examiner's Office.

FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY with Dave Ramsey, a 13-week Bible-based accountability class will have upcoming sessions at several churches: n 7 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Sept.

Arthur Thompson A Larch Corrections Center inmate walked away from a work crew Friday as it was working about one mile east of La Center.

A Battle Ground man was fatally injured when he was struck by a car in an early morning accident on state Highway 503 just north Main Street in Battle Ground.

The small Southwest Washington school district has decided to adopt a version of a 24-credit high school diploma while implementation is still being discussed by the State Board of Education... This article is available to registered guests only.

A 54-year-old La Center man was in satisfactory condition at Southwest Washington Medical Center on Sunday night after hitting a deer while riding his motorcycle Saturday night.

The Northwest Indian Association's Louie Pachco looks skyward for an eagle, which he believes is a sign that his prayers have been heard, during the Tuesday dedication ceremony for the healing garden at the Vancouver Veterans Affairs campus.

Principal Patricia Erdmann, rear center, greets students as they enter the new Grass Valley Elementary School on Wednesday.