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February 17, 2022
A group protests school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic in front of the Washougal School District headquarters on Dec. 17, 2020. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

New Washougal group aims to address ‘homegrown extremism’

In 2021, a group of Camas and Washougal residents came together to discuss critical race theory — an academic movement that examines social, cultural and legal issues as they relate to race and racism — and to try to figure out why CRT had become a highlight of contentious school board meetings across the country.

February 17, 2022
Canyon Creek Middle School student Rylan Stalnaker shows his 3D design prototype is being piloted to help the Washougal School District's facilities and custodial departments with the hand sanitizer spillage. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Washougal School District)

Classroom skills blend with on-the-job learning

A new Washougal High School program is helping students earn school credits while connecting the things they’ve learned in their career and technical education classes with real-world work skills.

February 10, 2022
Doug Flanagan/Post-Record 
 Washougal resident Mike Amodeo lowers his boat into the Columbia River at Parker's Landing Marina on Jan. 25, 2022.

Port reverses controversial permit decision

In response to pleas from several marina users, Port of Camas-Washougal commissioners have voted to reinstate a popular permit program that offers an annual permit for people who regularly use the launch ramp at the Parker’s Landing Marina in Washougal.

February 3, 2022
Washougal students gather at Fishback Stadium on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, to protest a Washington state mandate requiring students to wear face coverings inside K-12 school buildings to help curb the spread of COVID-19. (Screenshot of video by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Washougal students protest state’s mask mandates

A group of Washougal students this week protested Washington state’s mask mandates for K-12 schools.  The students, who call themselves “Freedom Fighters of Washougal,” are being…

February 3, 2022
Several people who refused to follow public health rules regarding face coverings sit inside the Washougal School District's meeting room before a Washougal School Board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of Wendi Moose)

Anti-maskers shut down Washougal School Board meeting

The Washougal School Board said it postponed a public meeting after multiple people in the audience refused to follow a state mandate requiring face coverings inside public school board meetings to help curb the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

February 3, 2022
Petrichor Broadband representatives Kara Riebold and Joe Poire (right) show an illustration of their company's recent grant successes during a virtual Port of Camas-Washougal Board of Commissioners meeting held on Zoom on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (Screenshot by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Port of C-W talks broadband

Port of Camas-Washougal officials know securing reliable, high-speed internet service is a problem for many local residents and businesses.