Cade Barker

1 week ago | thereflector.com | Matt Cole |Cade Barker

Posted Monday, June 16, 2025 1:39 pm So you have to balance the growth with the reason that people moved out here to begin with. Then you have the charming downtown, and you have all of the neighborhoods in between. It’s important that we preserve and we grow smartly and make sure that all of those zones stay intact.” The first day of summer is Friday, June 20, which Ridgefield Mayor Matt Cole highlighted some important topics for the city to focus on ahead of the busy summer season. Cole...

3 weeks ago | thereflector.com | Cade Barker

The double homicide in Battle Ground on Tuesday, June 3, involved a man killing his estranged wife and her new partner and then turning a knife on himself, according to Clark County Superior Court documents. The Battle Ground Police Department has enough evidence for probable cause for 40-year-old Evaristo “Junior” Vela to be charged with a count of first-degree aggravated murder, domestic violence, and a count of first-degree aggravated murder.

3 weeks ago | thereflector.com | Cade Barker

Police are now investigating the Tuesday morning incident as a double homicide after two people were found deceased and one other in critical condition in a Battle Ground home. Officers with the Battle Ground Police Department (BGPD) and Clark County Sheriff’s Office arrived at a home in the 2100 block of Northeast Second Avenue just before 10 a.m. and found two people deceased and one injured from varying wounds, Flynn told The Reflector at the scene earlier in the day.

3 weeks ago | thereflector.com | Cade Barker

Two people are dead and another has been hospitalized after an incident in Battle Ground on Tuesday morning. Officers with the Battle Ground Police Department (BGPD) and Clark County Sheriff’s Office arrived at a home in the 2100 block of Northeast Second Avenue and found two people deceased and one injured from varying wounds, BGPD Chief Dennis Flynn told The Reflector at the scene. The call was received at 9:57 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, according to the Pulsepoint app.

3 weeks ago | thereflector.com | Cade Barker

Pastor Steve Smeback at Elim Lutheran Church was more than just a pastor; he made a lasting impact on everyone’s life at the congregation and was a staple of the Hockinson community. Smeback went to heaven on Tuesday, April 29, after leading the Lutheran church since 2005. He was born in Minnesota on July 24, 1951, and later graduated from Selah High School in 1969 near Yakima.