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January 12, 2023
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 Mount Pleasant School in east Washougal was forced to close for three days last week due to a water leak that originated near the school's water pump. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Mt. Pleasant School reopens after water leak

The Mt. Pleasant School east of Washougal re-opened to students and staff on Monday, Jan. 9, after closing for three days to fix a water leak that originated near a pump house just east of the school.

January 12, 2023
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Washougal man wins ‘MAGA hat’ appeal

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District has ruled that a Washougal resident’s decision to bring a “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) hat to a training session on diversity and equity was protected speech under the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.

January 12, 2023

Forest Service to transfer nursery site land to Skamania Co.

The United States Forest Service will transfer more than 23 acres of the Wind River Administrative Site in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest to Skamania County in an effort to boost economic development in rural Southwest Washington.

January 12, 2023
Shana O'Brien stands outside Cascadia Northwest Real Estate in Washougal, Dec. 26, 2022. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Cascadia Northwest Real Estate opens

Several years ago, Shana O’Brien decided that she needed a change. She was working for a Vancouver-based real estate company at the time, but felt that the brokerage’s core values didn’t align with her own in terms of what it could be doing for the community it served.

December 29, 2022
Construction continues at Ninebark Apartments on the Washougal waterfront on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Ninebark Apartments set to begin pre-leasing

Developers anticipate that Ninebark Apartments, a three-story, 246-unit residential complex currently being constructed on the Washougal waterfront, will open in the spring of 2023.