- 16 May 2012
Battle Ground garden takes root
Battle Ground -- On May 2, local businesses, charitable and educational organizations and Battle Ground city officials gathered behind Battle Ground Cinema to break ground for the planned Battle Ground Community Gardens. The plan calls for 35 plots of varying sizes that will be available to the public and local groups; four of the smaller beds are designed for access for the disabled. An on-site storage shed, water availability, a pergola and nighttime lighting are also planned. Local master gardeners will lead seminars on raised-bed gardening, and there will be some limited scholarships available for those not able to afford the rental fee. Each gardener will be required to donate one row of vegetables to the North County Community Food Bank. To get involved, contact Liz Cerveny at <a href=\"mailto:executivedirector@nccfoodbank.org,\">executivedirector@nccfoodbank.org,</a> or Josh Hooper at <a href=\"mailto:joshchooper@yahoo.com.\">joshchooper@yahoo.com.</a> - 13 May 2012
Body in B.G. ditch was missing woman’s
BATTLE GROUND -- In front of the ditch where authorities found a woman’s body the previous day, a small group of men, women and children stood Saturday night looking forward past the embankment, some with tear-stained eyes and others with empty looks on their faces. - 13 May 2012
Barn burns in rural area east of Battle Ground
Fire destroyed a barn Saturday in a rural area east of Battle Ground, according to Fire District 3. - 12 May 2012
BG body identified as missing woman; hit-run suspected
A woman found dead in a ditch near Southwest 10th Avenue in Battle Ground on Friday has been identified as Tatyana Tupikova, a Battle Ground woman who went missing on May 9. - 12 May 2012
Woman's body found near Highway 503 in Battle Ground
BATTLE GROUND — A woman’s body was found Friday afternoon in a ditch off a heavily traveled portion of Southwest 10th Avenue in Battle Ground, city officials said. - 11 May 2012
Business license flap dogs Battle Ground councilman
By his own account, Alex Reinhold worked for two years perfecting the recipe of his Garbanzo Delight dog treats. Yet, when it came time for the three-term Battle Ground councilman to finally sell Uncle Alex’s Dog Treats Saturday, he did so, city officials said, without the license the city requires for business vendors.
- 9 May 2012
‘Math is Cool’ team advances
Battle Ground -- The Captain Strong Primary School “Math is Cool” team won the regional competition at Fort Vancouver High School in April. The team was comprised of fourth-graders in the “Aspire” program for highly capable students from across the Battle Ground school district. Math whizzes Charlie Tripp, Matthew Palmateer, Erik Ronning and Ali Nylund won individual honors and advanced to the Masters State competition in Moses Lake on May 19. Because Nylund is unable to attend the state competition, Nathan Lipovich is going in her place. - 9 May 2012
Battle Ground Village Outdoor Market open for season
BATTLE GROUND — The Battle Ground Village Outdoor Market has opened for the season.
- 6 May 2012
B.G. photographer campaigns to help suicidal teens
In the first three months of this year, the Battle Ground community has lost three teenagers who died by their own hands. So Korie Accetta started doing what she does best: taking photos. - 6 May 2012
Battle Ground school students prepare 53rd annual art show
Battle Ground -- More than 500 pieces of art created by students at all grade levels in Battle Ground Public Schools are on display this month at Captain Strong Primary School, 1002 N.W. Sixth Ave., Battle Ground. The free show is open to the public.
- 6 May 2012
Battle Ground shoppers warming up to market
BATTLE GROUND -- Behind a table featuring samples of her banana and pumpkin breads, Beth Bauer danced in place to the distant sounds of a band playing a “Proud Mary” cover. - 5 May 2012
Motorist denies guilt in fatal 1-car crash
A motorist pleaded not guilty Friday to driving drunk and causing a crash in Battle Ground that killed his passenger.
- 3 May 2012
3 Battle Ground residents held in Woodland burglaries
Three Battle Ground residents have been arrested on suspicion of a series of residential burglaries after alert neighbors called the police Wednesday evening.
- 3 May 2012
Four injured in Wednesday afternoon crash on Highway 503
Four people were injured in a Wednesday afternoon crash on state Highway 503 north of Battle Ground.
- 29 April 2012
B.G. fence work breaks a gas line, causes leak
Some Battle Ground residents were asked to confine themselves to their homes for about 40 minutes just after noon Saturday when someone digging a hole for a fence post hit a gas line and caused a leak.
- 26 April 2012
Sheriff's office identifies man killed in Battle Ground crash
More details emerged Thursday in a car crash near Battle Ground on Tuesday that claimed the life of an 18-year-old Portland man. - 26 April 2012
Volunteers ride to rescue of neglected horses
Last August, a mare named Pearl was among six horses seized by Clark County Animal Protection and Control from a Battle Ground home in what a longtime veterinarian called “the most inhumane situation” he’d seen. - 25 April 2012
Passenger killed, driver arrested after Battle Ground crash
The passenger in a car that hit a tree Tuesday night at Battle Ground was killed and the driver was arrested for investigation of vehicular homicide. - 25 April 2012
School districts get new bus firm
Battle Ground and Hockinson -- Petermann Northwest, which has been the Battle Ground School District’s bus service provider since 2008, was purchased earlier this school year by Durham School Services of Warrenville, Ill., a division of National Express Corp. But state and federal authorities have required Petermann/Durham to divest two of its Washington state contracts in the name of competition in the school-transportation field. So Battle Ground and Hockinson schools will be served by Student Transportation of America (<a href=\"http://www.ridestbus.com/)\">http://www.ridestbus.com/)</a> through June 2014, at which point the district can extend the contract for two one-year periods before putting it out to bid again. School officials said they’ve heard glowing things about STA from other school districts, and STA regional vice president Donald Kissell told the school districts he intends to retain the spirit and staff of Petermann, which has been an integral part of the community.
- 25 April 2012
B.G.: 162 homeless students counted
Battle Ground -- There were 162 “known homeless students” attending Battle Ground schools as of April 13. That’s according to Lydia Sanders, the district’s liaison to homeless students, as reported in the latest school district newsletter. The number of homeless students is steeply higher than previous annual counts: There were 146 in April 2011, 142 in 2010, 115 in 2009 and 58 in 2008. For these purposes, “homeless” is defined as lacking fixed, regular, adequate night residence. It includes those who are camping or “couch surfing,” that is, doubling up with relatives or friends.
