Rick Bannan

Clear but chilly weather provided a perfect environment for hundreds of trees and shrubs to be planted in the ground on Bells Mountain, Saturday.Volunteers swarmed the hillside to install a …

An artist’s rendition shows the exterior of the completed Woodland Community Library.

An aerial view shows the Port of Ridgefield’s property along Lake River.

A map shows the boundaries for a newly-approved tax increment financing area in Ridgefield.

Battle Ground High School students throw their caps during their graduation ceremony this June. Battle Ground Public Schools was approved to receive a five-year, $5 million federal grant to improve mental health services and hire intervention coordinators at both Battle Ground and Prairie high schools this year.

Ridgefield’s new parks manager has a background in community-building, which is something he plans to do in his new role.

In La Center, those currently installed on the City Council are on track to keep their seats in the latest election.

Based on general election votes for the three open seats on Battle Ground City Council, one incumbent and two newcomers will likely join the board.

The city of Woodland’s government will change next year as the latest election results see its current mayor and a few city councilors likely out.

Fencing went up at the Lakeshore Drive site for the new library, east of Goerig Street, Oct. 17. When complete, the 7,500-square-foot building will more than triple the size of the space Woodland's library currently occupies at its location at 770 Park St.