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December 15, 2022
A 17-foot-tall Douglas Fir tree, donated by Washougal residents Larry and Sherri Keister, lights up the center of Reflection Plaza on Thursday, Dec. 1, at the city of Washougal's annual Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting event. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Family donates tree to Washougal

The city of Washougal gave local residents a special gift during its annual Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting event, held Thursday, Dec. 1, in downtown Washougal.

December 15, 2022
Doug Quinn

Quinn resigns from Camas School Board

Incoming Camas city administrator Doug Quinn has resigned from the Camas School Board. Board members “reluctantly” accepted Quinn’s resignation during their meeting on Monday, Dec. 12,…

December 8, 2022

WSD’s fee plan shocks Washougal city leaders

The Washougal City Council has approved a Washougal School District plan that will reduce residential impact fees, which help fund school facility needs related to the city’s growth, to $0 in 2023.

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.