Orchards News

Evergreen School District employees Craig Patterson, foreground, and Brent Ward repair a dugout at Evergreen High School on Wednesday.

Clubs MONDAY 42-PLUS SINGLES, happy hour, 4 p.m. at Duck Tales, 612 N. Devine Road.

Gary Middleton, owner of Middleton Organic Orchards and Middleton Organic Specialty Foods in Eltopia, was recently elected to a two-year term on the Board of Directors of the Tilth Producers of Washington.

Dennis and Pamela Fryberger try out their refurbished 2005 Volkswagen Jetta station wagon, presented to them Monday.

The U.S. Army expects to build a $28 million training center starting next year in Orchards, adjacent to a site long earmarked for business park development.

Let's say your phone rings at work and a stranger - who claims to be a cop - says a friend of yours was in a car crash, was arrested for DUI and needs to be bailed out of jail.

Clubs MONDAY 42-PLUS SINGLES happy hour, 4:30 p.m. at Dodge City, 4250 E. Fourth Plain Blvd.

Larry Johnson, whose family owns Cedardale Orchards, prunes a row of Melrose apple trees in January along Conway Frontage Road south of Mount Vernon.

Two people were injured in a vehicle crash Nov. 1 about nine miles south of Bridgeport on state Highway 17.

The Vancouver Heritage Ambassadors present their Old City Cemetery Walk this weekend.

There might be something that defines "Yakima" better than apples. Helping others.

Mike Knapp and his 2-year-old son, Luke, of Vancouver try a two-tier launching system.

A woman was sentenced Friday to a year and a half in prison for molesting a 13-year-old boy whom she and her boyfriend met through an adult phone chat line last year.

Voters in the upcoming general election will choose among six candidates to serve as commissioners for Fire District 5, Fire District 6 and East County Fire & Rescue.

During a recent Friday afternoon at the new West Valley Walmart, cheers and loud rock music can be heard on the store floor.

A Vancouver restaurant was devastated by an early morning fire, firefighters said.

The Washington state Department of Health has been awarded three immunization grants totaling $5.56 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The Clark County Sheriff's Office is investigating a possible child abduction. It happened in the parking lot of a Fred Meyer store at 7411 NE 117th Avenue.

The second annual "Operation Sole Mates," under way this month, aims to preserve the feet of the homeless.

Take a good look at the guy below. He's described as white, in his 20s to mid-30s, 5-feet-7 inches tall, 165 pounds with a medium build.