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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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December 1, 2022
Washougal Police Chief Wendi Steinbronn (right) talks with community members during the annual Coffee with a Cop event at the Washougal Starbucks on C Street on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Washougal OKs police pay bump

The city of Washougal has awarded its police officers with a salary increase and annual retention bonuses as part of its continuing efforts to recruit and retain quality employees.

December 1, 2022
Contributed photo courtesy Washougal School District
Washougal School District assistant superintendent Aaron Hansen (left) and Washougal High School principal Mark Castle (right) display a dose of Narcan, a medication used to assist people who have experienced an overdose of opioids. The Washougal School Board recently approved a policy that states that Narcan will be placed in every one of the district's schools.

Washougal to stock schools with opioid overdose-reversal medication

Alexander Cook’s older brother, Daniel, passed away earlier this year as a result of an opioid overdose. Cook was devastated, of course, but at the same time, he had long since come to terms with the fact that in some ways, the person that he knew and loved had already been gone for some time.

November 24, 2022
Vicar Annie Calhoun poses for a photograph with her golden retriever, Buddy, outside of St. Anne's Church in Washougal on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Washougal names new vicar

Annie Calhoun made a significant life transition in 2008 when she decided to leave her longtime career in textbook publishing to become a reverend. She made another one earlier this year when she decided to leave her lifelong Southern California home to embark on a new adventure in the Pacific Northwest.

November 17, 2022
Contributed graphic courtesy Washougal School District 
 A graph displays the projected levy rates that the Washougal School District is proposing for 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Washougal School Board eyes fate of levies

Washougal School District voters may soon decide the fate of two local school district levies that help fund programs, activities, athletics, technology, maintenance and safety needs not covered by state or federal funds.

November 17, 2022
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Camas volleyball qualifies for 4A state meet

The Camas volleyball team qualified for the 4A state tournament by winning two of its four matches at the 4A District 3-4 tournament, held Nov. 11-12, in University Place, Washington.

November 10, 2022
Camas resident Angela Swanson poses for a photograph with her artwork. Swanson and 14 other local artists will participate in the 2022 Washougal Studio Artists Tour Holiday Market, on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12-13, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of Angela Swanson)

Handmade holidays: Washougal artists open studios

Angela Swanson discovered her passion for art relatively later in life. The former financial consultant and urban planner started painting in 2017 and has been selling her work for only two years.