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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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January 16, 2020
Mike's Tire and Auto owner Mike Luepke stands in front of his Washougal shop on Jan. 9. The building that houses Luepke's business was severely damaged by a fire last October, and since then he's been trying to remind people that his shop is still open. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Three months after fire, Washougal business struggles to be seen

Mike Luepke’s phone started to buzz at around 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 20, 2019, with text messages and photos of a building on fire. At first he didn’t quite know what he was looking at or what was going on, but he quickly realized that something was seriously wrong.

January 16, 2020

Camas man arrested after yacht theft

A 20-year-old Camas man was arrested last week after allegedly stealing a boat from Parker’s Landing Marina. At about 5:30 a.m., on Jan. 7, the man broke into the Washougal…

January 16, 2020
Gause Elementary School physical education specialist Mark Bauer instructs a group of students during a class Jan. 6. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal teacher trains at Blazers camp

Mark Bauer has taught physical education for 27 years, played basketball in college and coached basketball at various levels, but he’s always seeking ways to improve as a teacher, coach and mentor.

January 9, 2020

Busy year ahead for city of Washougal

Washougal City Manager David Scott recently characterized the city’s 2020 budget, which city council members approved in early December, as “executable” but “tight.”

December 27, 2019
City of Washougal parks and cemetery manager Suzanne Grover (left) and Richard Johnson of the Camas-Washougal Historical Society (CWHS) talk about the vintage sleigh donated by the CWHS to the city earlier this month. (Contributed photo courtesy of Rene Carroll)

Mystery sleigh finds new home

For the past 12 years, a vintage sleigh sat in the rafters of the Carriage House facility at Two Rivers Heritage Museum in Washougal, attracting a lot of dust but…

December 27, 2019

Port sets new meeting schedule

An effort to coordinate with local city officials has prompted Port of Camas-Washougal commissioners to rethink their bi-weekly meeting dates. Port Commissioner Larry Keister realized he and the two other…