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Battle Ground City Council approves public invocations at future meetings

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|Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Battle Ground City Council approves public invocations at future meetings

Battle Ground councilors voted 5-1 to allow up to three-minute public invocations before future regular c ...

Battle Ground councilors voted 5-1 to allow up to three-minute public invocations before future regular council meetings. ...

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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Battle Ground city manager terminated after 4-3 City Council vote

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|Date: Friday, August 7, 2026

Battle Ground city manager terminated after 4-3 City Council vote

Battle Ground's City Council voted 4-3 to terminate City Manager Kris Swanson without cause, amid a workp ...

Battle Ground's City Council voted 4-3 to terminate City Manager Kris Swanson without cause, amid a workplace investigation and two whistleblower letters from city employees. ...

Friday, August 7, 2026
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Initial results from Aug. 4 primary election released

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|Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Initial results from Aug. 4 primary election released

Mitchell Kelly leads the auditor race with 29.15% as Greg Kimsey steps away after years in office. ...

Mitchell Kelly leads the auditor race with 29.15% as Greg Kimsey steps away after years in office. ...

Tuesday, August 4, 2026
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City of Battle Ground offering 2027 tourism grants

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|Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026

City of Battle Ground offering 2027 tourism grants

Battle Ground's Lodging Tax Advisory Committee will review proposals before the City Council makes final ...

Battle Ground's Lodging Tax Advisory Committee will review proposals before the City Council makes final award decisions in December. ...

Thursday, July 9, 2026
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Letter: How do we share a city and foster community when our sincerely held moral frameworks clash so fundamentally?

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|Date: Friday, June 19, 2026

Letter: How do we share a city and foster community when our sincerely held moral frameworks clash so fundamentally?

Matson argues Battle Ground's council lacks the mandate to adjudicate sexual ethics or act as the town's ...

Matson argues Battle Ground's council lacks the mandate to adjudicate sexual ethics or act as the town's spiritual leader. ...

Friday, June 19, 2026
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Letter: ‘Don’t blame Jesus for Christian Nationalism’

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|Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Letter: ‘Don’t blame Jesus for Christian Nationalism’

Rev. Kate Lore argues Battle Ground's city government is promoting one religious worldview over all other ...

Rev. Kate Lore argues Battle Ground's city government is promoting one religious worldview over all others. ...

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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VIDEO: Battle Ground mayor stands by pro-ICE, anti-Antifa proclamations

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|Date: Friday, June 5, 2026

VIDEO: Battle Ground mayor stands by pro-ICE, anti-Antifa proclamations

Battle Ground Mayor Eric Overholser signed proclamations on ICE and Antifa, drawing national media attent ...

Battle Ground Mayor Eric Overholser signed proclamations on ICE and Antifa, drawing national media attention to the city of 23,000. ...

Friday, June 5, 2026
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Letter: ‘The clearest losers are Antifa’

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|Date: Thursday, June 4, 2026

Letter: ‘The clearest losers are Antifa’

Tyler Long argues Councilor Troy McCoy's own 2024 rule change backfired spectacularly at the June 1 Battl ...

Tyler Long argues Councilor Troy McCoy's own 2024 rule change backfired spectacularly at the June 1 Battle Ground City Council meeting. ...

Thursday, June 4, 2026
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Battle Ground mayor signals approval for unprecedented proclamation requests

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|Date: Sunday, May 24, 2026

Battle Ground mayor signals approval for unprecedented proclamation requests

Battle Ground's mayor approved two politically charged proclamations despite city staff flagging one as o ...

Battle Ground's mayor approved two politically charged proclamations despite city staff flagging one as outside official guidelines. ...

Sunday, May 24, 2026
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Battle Ground to host annual Memorial Day Ceremony May 25

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|Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Battle Ground to host annual Memorial Day Ceremony May 25

Battle Ground's Memorial Day ceremony honors 31 local fallen service members at Kiwanis Park on May 25. ...

Battle Ground's Memorial Day ceremony honors 31 local fallen service members at Kiwanis Park on May 25. ...

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
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