Battle Ground, WA

Addison Roa-Cooper scored two 3-yard rushing touchdowns including the go-ahead TD with 1:05 to play as the Tigers beat Ridgefield 24-17 in the non-league football season-opener Friday at District Stadium.

What you missed this week

Avalyn Mya Tanninen, 18, Battle Ground, and Gavin Joseph Simek, 18, Winsted, Minn.

Firefighters saved hundreds of homes north of Battle Ground threatened by Monday morning’s fast-moving Hidden Meadows brush fire and fully contained the blaze that night.

The Clark County Council is considering permanent protections for manufactured home parks vulnerable to investor buyouts. For residents of Battle Ground Mobile Estates, that threat is their reality — but the proposed protections wouldn’t apply to them.

Residents within a half-mile radius of 14302 N.E. 346th St., near Battle Ground were ordered to evacuate about midday Monday for a wildfire burning west of Highway 503 between Hidden Meadows and Mountain View drives.

Amy Light and Mick Robins have flown 5,000 miles to walk 500.

Battle Ground Public Schools is looking for members to serve on its Citizens Advisory Committee for the 2026-27 school year.

It was the evening of July 11 in Olympia. The pageant was coming to an end as judges prepared to eliminate one name at a time from the top five before crowning Miss Washington 2026.

A candlelight vigil is scheduled for Sunday night to honor Trent Richardson, who was fatally shot early Saturday morning. The vigil is set for 8:30 p.m. at District Stadium at Battle Ground High School.