doug.flanagan@camaspostrecord.com
March 14, 2024
The Port of Camas-Washougal is asking Clark County to annex Grove Field into the county’s urban growth boundary, a necessary first step in the Port’s quest to bring the airport into Camas’ city limits.
The city of Washougal has kicked off a series of projects to improve water quality and fish habitat at Campen Creek.
During her first visit to New York City in 2023, Emily Lampmann attended a concert at Citi Field, home of Major League Baseball’s New York Mets, and a play on Broadway. She’s planning to return to the Big Apple later this year, not as a spectator but rather as a performer — at one of the most prestigious venues in the world for classical and popular music.
The Port of Camas-Washougal is resurrecting an old event to replace its annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration.
When Recluse Brew Works opened at the Port of Camas-Washougal’s industrial park in November 2023, the brewery’s owner, August Everson, and manager, Richard LaRue, hoped to attract recreational enthusiasts who would be eager to take advantage of the brewery-pub’s location near Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge and other natural areas.
One day during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Washougal Times owner Ben Jackson found an old newspaper clipping during an indoor construction project. The news clipping featured an article about the grand opening of Heller’s Restaurant at 1826 “E” St., now home to Jackson’s Washougal Times restaurant and bar.
Washougal Mayor David Stuebe envisions the city of Washougal’s new fire station/police station annex facility as a “command and operations” center that will allow police officers and firefighters to provide for the residents’ public safety needs from a central location.
The Port of Camas-Washougal is assessing new options to provide river-based tourism opportunities after losing the services of the two cruise vessels that made regular stops at Parker’s Landing Marina during the summers of 2022 and 2023.
Washougal City Manager David Scott is confident that the City will be able to complete its Town Center Revitalization project despite a $970,000 budget shortfall.
