Ridgefield News

A former Ridgefield man pleaded guilty Monday in Portland to multiple crimes related to a September 2008 sham refinancing of an office building in Vancouver, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, Ridgefield Mayor Ron Onslow and Washougal Mayor Sean Guard were among those who showed up Monday morning at the Clark County Elections Office to file for re-election. The three mayors were joined at about 9 a.m. by Donald Stose, a Ridgefield city councilor, and Dean Bloemke, a commissioner for Clark County Fire District ... (more)

The harvest total from May 1-5 was 3,299 pikeminnow from 999 anglers for a catch average of 3.3 fish per angler with six tags recovered.

Alyson Schumacher recalls riding out Hurricane Irene nearly two years ago, huddled in a bathtub with her son, daughter and the family dog.

Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi said the proposed 2013-14 municipal budget that will go to referendum next week is "extremely modest" since it only increases town government spending by 0.68 percent and the school district by 1.97 percent.

How's this for an exotic twice-a-year, month-long trip: Thailand and Bali. That's where Pennyweights owners Geoff and Kelly Sigg just returned from on Friday-though the Ridgefield residents are there for more than a vacation break from their Elm Street business, Pennyweights, in New Canaan.

"Can I take a picture with your dog?" Ridgefielder Donna Coviello granted multiple requests for photos to locals walking on Main Street in Ridgefield Tuesday afternoon.

Suspended by heavy cable attached to a reach forklift's beefy hooks, a huge truss is gently lowered into place as a worker from Arrow Timber Framing hammers the tenon into a corresponding mortise in the support beam.

Beth Cooper reads to Lila, 18 months, at their Salmon Creek home. Cooper and her husband, Thomas, are already saving for college for Lila and her 9-year-old brother, Jace.

The 21st annual Spring Paddle Festival offers a chance to explore Vancouver Lake by kayak and canoe, with more than 100 boats ready to try.

Fire Chief Dennis Mason of Clark County Fire & Rescue worries about Vancouver seeking a separate ambulance service.

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.

After over three years of selling teen fashions in the heart of Ridgefield, Butterflies and Zebras will close its doors for good this weekend.

A poignant rendition of 'Amazing Grace' permeated the meadow at the Ward Pound Ridge reservation , just before the 9:15 a.m. start of the 27th annual Leatherman's Loop Sunday morning.