Camas-Washougal Post-Record

January 30, 2020

Members of the Washougal Citizens for Schools Group hold signs urging Washougal School District voters to "vote yes" on the district's replacement levies on the Feb. 11 special election ballot. Pictured from left to right: Ellie Furze-Brown, Renae Burson, Linda Henderson, Erin Eaton, Nathan Knottingham, Angelah Quidachay-Ham, Cindy Coons and Erin Darling. (Contributed photo courtesy of Nathan Knottingham)

Voters asked to replace 2 levies

Washougal School District voters are being asked to replace two levies in the Feb. 11 special election — an operational levy that helps pay for educational services and maintenance not funded by the state or federal government as well as a technology levy that helps keep Washougal students’ technology and computer training up-to-date.

January 23, 2020

Jeffree White (left) speaks during a Washougal City Council meeting on Jan. 13. The owner of the Washougal School of Music was one of nine appointed to the city's new arts commission. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal Arts Commission finds its members

It took some time, but the Washougal Arts Commission, founded in May 2018, finally has commissioners.

January 23, 2020

Camas resident Stacie Blomdahl (left) and her daughter, Katie O'Daniel, of La Center, launched Skip the Trip Delivery, a food delivery business serving Camas-Washougal, in October 2019. (Contributed photo courtesy of Katie O'Daniel)

New business lets hungry customers ‘skip the trip’

In 2019, La Center resident and Washougal native Katie O’Daniel began to seriously think about her career options. For the past few years she had been a stay-at-home mom, but with her son about to start kindergarten, O’Daniel, who had previously been a nursing assistant and hospice worker, decided she wanted to join the workforce again.

January 16, 2020

Washougal School District superintendent Mary Templeton announces school closures with a song on a video posted to the district's social media channels on Jan. 16. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

WSD’s ‘Singing Superintendent’ strikes again

Shortly after receiving a call from transportation supervisor Jesse Miller at 3:45 a.m. on Jan. 16, Washougal School District (WSD) superintendent Mary Templeton decided to cancel classes for…

January 16, 2020

Molly Coston is excited for the opportunity to serve as Washougal's mayor for the next two years. She was appointed by her fellow council members to continue in the role at a Jan. 13 meeting.

Coston retained as Washougal mayor

She’s still “Mayor Molly.”

January 16, 2020

Cassi Marshall (right) recites an oath-of-office statement, administered by Clark County auditor Greg Kimsey, at the Port of Camas-Washogual's Jan. 6 meeting. Marshall has assumed duties for the Port's No. 2 commissioner position. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Newest port commissioner gets to work

After being sworn in on Jan. 6 as the newest member of the three-person Port of Camas-Washougal Board of Commissioners, Cassi Marshall said she was obviously happy about the result of the November 2019 general election, which saw her win a tight race against incumbent commissioner Bill Ward, but added that, for her, the campaign journey was equally important.

January 16, 2020

Mike's Tire and Auto owner Mike Luepke stands in front of his Washougal shop on Jan. 9. The building that houses Luepke's business was severely damaged by a fire last October, and since then he's been trying to remind people that his shop is still open. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Three months after fire, Washougal business struggles to be seen

Mike Luepke’s phone started to buzz at around 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 20, 2019, with text messages and photos of a building on fire. At first he didn’t quite know what he was looking at or what was going on, but he quickly realized that something was seriously wrong.

January 16, 2020