It feels more life fall. Will the rain continue? Check out our local weather forecast before you head outside. Here are some of the top stories of the week on columbian.com. Wondering what else was popular this week with readers? Check out our Trending Stories page. 1. Steve Kizer reflects on his long career of coaching Skyview football In 1981, a young Steve Kizer got his start coaching football by overseeing defensive backs at Western Washington University for $1,000. With his college playing career having just ended and a bachelor’s degree from Western in hand, the unexpected job offer to coach small-college football came with unexpected challenges: the Vikings’ first winless campaign in a half-century.

Head coach is retiring at end of 2024 season Related: Playing game helps ease pain of Skyview football players after death of teammate William Sloan 2. Papa Murphy’s loses about 100 stores; Vancouver-based pizza place sold to Canadian company in 2019 Papa Murphy’s parent company lost about 100 locations in its financial third quarter, primarily from closures of franchise stores. Canadian company MTY Food Group acquired the Vancouver-based take-and-bake pizza company in 2019. It remains the corporation’s largest brand, according to Restaurant Business Magazine. Closures mainly from franchises 3. Ogden cottages offer below-market rent and a chance at community in Vancouver As Derek Huegel walked through a small cottage in the Ogden neighborhood, he pointed to the in-unit washer and dryer and the contemporary finishes, including hardwood floors. Huegel, alongside his brother Travis, are the owners of Wolf Industries, which specializes in building small, modular homes that sell at below-market-rate prices. The company manufactures the homes in Battle Ground on a production line and later place them elsewhere. Wolf developed a seven-cottage cluster called the Ogden District Cottages at 7919 N.E. 32nd St. in Vancouver.

Tiny-home builder Wolf Industries takes work step further, builds own cottage cluster 4. Get a bird’s eye view of options for the I-5 Bridge replacement The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program released a new batch of visualizations for the planned bridge at Monday’s bi-state legislative committee meeting. The flyover renderings provide a bird’s-eye view of five replacement bridge options. A sixth visualization looks at proposed interchanges. They are posted on the program’s website at www.interstatebridge.org/nextsteps and on YouTube. Videos show flyover views of various options for a new bridge 5. East Vancouver Safeway officially closing in January; site will be a Sprinter van dealership Plans are finally afoot to convert east Vancouver’s Safeway into a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van dealership. Rumors have long swirled in the community that such was the destiny of the grocery store, 13719 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd. Rumors about closure started when the property was sold in 2023