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June 13, 2024
Doug Flanagan/Post-Record Fern Prairie residents listen to Port of Camas-Washougal chief executive director David Ripp (left) speak about the Port's request to annex its Grove Field properties into Clark County's urban growth boundary during an open house on June 5, 2024.

Fern Prairie residents balk at Port’s airport plans

The Port of Camas-Washougal delivered a message to Fern Prairie residents earlier this month about its plans to annex 12 of its properties at Grove Field into the city of Camas in order to attract revenue-generating businesses to the airport. The message wasn’t well-received by the community members, who repeatedly voiced their concerns about how future development could disrupt their lives in a variety of ways.

June 6, 2024
Washougal School Board President Angela Hancock (left) speaks during a school board meeting in Washougal, April 30, 2024. Hancock will resign from the Board effective June 12, 2024. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal school board president stepping down

Washougal School Board President Angela Hancock will step down from the board later this month, citing “changing personal priorities that require more of (her) attention.”

June 6, 2024
Members of Washougal High School's

Washougal High ASL group headed to Disneyland

Washougal High School’s American Sign Language (ASL) students will learn new skills and show off the ones they already have at “the Happiest Place on Earth” early next year.

May 30, 2024
The Port of Camas-Washougal has named its top three chief executive officer (CEO) finalists: (clockwise from upper right) Port of Columbia County Director Guy Glenn, Washington Public Ports Association Deputy Director Chris Herman, and Camas Parks and Recreation Director Trang Lam. The Port's current CEO, David Ripp, plans to retire in the fall of 2024. (Photos courtesy of the Port of Camas-Washougal)

Port names top three CEO finalists

The Port of Camas-Washougal has named its top three finalists in the search to replace its retiring chief executive officer (CEO) David Ripp.

May 23, 2024
The setback levees constructed during the Steigerwald Reconnection Project between 2020 and 2021, kept water from flooding Port of Camas-Washougal property in 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership)

Port, federal agency mull land swap near Steigerwald

The Port of Camas-Washougal is negotiating a land-swap transaction with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW) that would expand the Port’s inventory of usable, and possibly developable, land near the Steigerwald refuge.

May 23, 2024
The Washougal School District district office is pictured in 2021. (Post-Record file photo)

Washougal School Board promises transparency after criticism

Washougal School Board members will attempt to provide more transparency during their meetings after being criticized for not publicly asking more questions of Washougal School District staff before making critical decisions, according to Washougal School Board President Angela Hancock.