Camas-Washougal Post-Record

September 24, 2020

Washougal resident Jodi Miner (left) poses for a post-workout photograph with her daughter Erin, a Washougal High School senior. "For Erin, so many of her sports and other activities have gone by the wayside, so she's become my workout buddy," Jodi said. (Contributed photo courtesy Jodi Miner)

Weight loss experience inspires new career

On June 15, 2019, Jodi Miner couldn’t wait for what should’ve been one of the happiest days of her life to end.

September 24, 2020

Longtime entrepreneurs Tracy Liday (left), Kate Foster (center) and Noelle Grimes (right) recently launched Boite, a care-package delivery business. (Contributed photos courtesy of Kate Foster)

A Care-ful Delivery

Even though Kate Foster turned her Kent, Washington-based company, Wide Eye Coffee, into a success, she lost her passion for it.

September 17, 2020

Washougal City Councilman Ray Kutch (center) sits with Mayor Molly Coston (left) and Councilwoman Julie Russell (right) at a 2018 city council meeting. (Post-Record file photo)

Ray Kutch resigns from Washougal City Council, cites move to Idaho

Ray Kutch has resigned from the Washougal City Council. Kutch notified city officials Friday, Sept. 11, of his decision, and said he and his wife, Judy…

September 17, 2020

Port tackles plan update

The Port of Camas-Washougal will soon begin its periodic update of the Port’s strategic plan.

September 17, 2020

Chuck Carpenter (right) and his wife, Barbara Carpenter, are named the Camas Days Senior Royal Court's "king and queen" in July 2019. Chuck Carpenter has been selected to join the Washougal School District's board of directors. (Post-Record file photo)

Carpenter named to WSD school board

Longtime educator Chuck Carpenter has been named the newest director on the Washougal School Board.

September 17, 2020

Brian Amundson has been selected as the new principal for Canyon Creek Middle School. Amundson, currently the principal at Tukes Valley Middle School in Battle Ground, began his career working as a teacher and administrator in Washougal for 18 years. (Contributed photos courtesy of Rene Carroll/Washougal School District)

New Canyon Creek principal taking on double duty

Brian Amundson is pulling double duty.

September 14, 2020

(Post-Record file photo) Washougal students line up for their school buses in 2018.

Pandemic forces furloughs in Camas, Washougal school districts

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced Camas and Washougal school district leaders to furlough and reduce hours for hundreds of classified employees. The furloughs and hour-reductions…

September 10, 2020

The proposed performing arts and cultural center on the Washougal waterfront would include a 1,200-seat auditorium, orchestra pit, fly tower, view tower, wardrobe, lobby, gallery, studios, classrooms and a rooftop garden. (Contributed illustration courtesy of Martha Martin)

Performing Arts Center backers still hopeful

A group hoping to build a performing arts and cultural center at the Washougal waterfront say they remain optimistic their vision will someday become a reality.

September 10, 2020

Contributed photo courtesy John Bryden
The Washougal house owned by Jack and Lori Loranger burned to the ground on Aug. 14. They are in the beginning stages of building a new house on the property. (Contributed photo courtesy of John Bryden)

After the Flames: Washougal man plans to rebuild after devastating fire

Jack Loranger spent 40 years building his rural Washougal house and three hours watching it crumble into ash.

September 3, 2020

Washougal School District teachers picket outside a school board meeting at the district office in August 2018. Two years later, the district and its teachers' union were able to reach a bargaining agreement without need for mediation or arbitration for the first time in at least 10 years. (Post-Record file photo)

Washougal teachers’ union, district reach deal

For the first time in at least 10 years, the Washougal School District and its teachers union have come to a bargaining agreement without mediation or arbitration.