Camas-Washougal Post-Record

January 19, 2023

Washougal Police Department Detective Sergeant Kyle Day kneels beside his K-9 partner, Ranger, in 2022. Ranger, a Dutch shepherd, retired in November 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of Kyle Day)

Washougal Police K-9 retires after nearly decade-long stint

One of Washougal Police Department’s finest has retired to a life of belly rubs, squeaky toys and games of fetch.

January 19, 2023

Former Camas-Washougal Aviation Association President Kent Mehrer is accused of misappropriating almost $30,000 from the organization. (Post-Record file photo)

Former club official accused of theft

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Camas resident for misappropriating almost $30,000 from the Camas-Washougal Aviation Association.

January 12, 2023

Jemtegaard Middle School seventh-grade girls basketball coach Eric Johnson (center) talks to his team during a game in December 2022. (Contributed photos courtesy of Jemtegaard Middle School)

Small but mighty: After competing with just a handful of players, Jemtegaard team honored for achievements

Jemtegaard Middle School’s small-but-mighty seventh-grade girls basketball team is earning praise for its achievements during the first half of the 2022-23 school year.

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

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.

January 5, 2023