Camas-Washougal Post-Record

July 30, 2020

Motocross riders race at the Washougal MX Park in May. The park will host the Washougal National Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship on Aug. 22. (Contributed photo courtesy of Ryan Huffman)

Motocross championships a go in Washougal

Some of the best motocross racers in the United States will return to the Washougal MX Park Aug. 22, for the Washougal National Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship.

July 30, 2020

OurBar's "conversation board" asks patrons at the downtown Washougal restaurant how they process anger. (Contributed photo courtesy of Alex Yost)

Local businesses join Black Lives Matter conversation

On the night of June 27, a patron left 54-40 Brewing Company in Washougal after drawing a racist symbol on a napkin, obviously meant to be discovered by a staff member.

July 23, 2020

Washougal resident Sandy Ladd, (second from right), who died in June, was

No new leads in Washougal stabbing death

Washougal police say there are no new leads in the Sandy Ladd homicide investigation.

July 23, 2020

Dan Attoe draws a tattoo on his arm. Attoe, a Washougal resident and world-renowned artist, is now working at 3rd Heart Tattoo in Washougal. (Contributed photo courtesy of Dan Attoe)

Internationally recognized artist joins 3rd Heart Tattoo

Ever since he was young, Dan Attoe has been fascinated by the history, traditions and artistic intricacies of tattoo art, an interest that stems from his passion for skateboarding and punk rock culture.

July 23, 2020

Washougal School District teachers (left to right) Rebecca Bohlin, Chelsea McClement and Mona Davies congratulate Washougal High School seniors during the "Senior Car Parade and Sunset Viewing" event held June 5. (Contributed photo by Rene Carroll, courtesy of Washougal School District)

Washougal High cancels in-person Aug. 8 graduation event

Washougal High School has canceled plans to hold an Aug. 8 in-person graduation ceremony for Class of 2020 graduates at Fishback Stadium, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

July 23, 2020

Visitors to the 2019 Washougal Arts Festival browse artist booths. The 2020 art festival will be held online throughout the month of August due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Contributed photos courtesy of Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance)

Washougal Arts Festival heads online throughout August

The Washougal Art Festival will look markedly different this year, morphing from a single-day in-person event to month-long social media showcase. But its mission of promoting the work of local and regional artists will remain exactly the same.

July 22, 2020

Washougal School District seeks school board member

Washougal School District is seeking applicants to fill its open District 5 school board position, which has been vacant since former school board member Ron Dinius resigned in June. Applicants…

July 16, 2020

Washougal High School teacher Charlotte Lartey holds a "'No' might make them angry, but it will make you free" sign at a Black Lives Matter march. (Contributed photo courtesy of Charlotte Lartey)

Racism is ‘alive and well in Washougal, just like everywhere else’

When Charlotte Lartey was 4 years old, she discovered her sister standing in a bathtub, screaming in pain after pouring bleach on her skin so that the other girls at school would stop calling her “ugly” and “evil.”

July 16, 2020

Washougal High School teachers walk the picket line after the teachers union and district failed to reach a tentative collective bargaining agreement before the scheduled start of the school year, Tuesday, Aug. 28.

Washougal teachers’ union, district edge closer to contract

The Washougal School District and Washougal Association of Educators teachers’ union have made significant progress toward finalizing a new teachers’ contract, but have yet to reach agreement on several key issues, including pandemic-related safety concerns.

July 16, 2020

Washougal Mayor Molly Coston (left) and City Councilman Ray Kucth attend a Washougal City Council meeting in 2019. (Contributed photo courtesy of the city of Washougal)

Elected mayor? City council to let voters decide

The city of Washougal will ask residents if they would like to elect their mayor once again.