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COVID-19 coverage

August 4, 2022
Washougal City Hall (Contributed photo by Amanda Cowan/Columbian files)

Washougal seeks public’s input on COVID funds, long-term vision

City of Washougal leaders are seeking input from community members on two issues critical to the future of Washougal: the city’s use of its federal COVID-recovery funds and the creation of a long-term strategic plan that will “define the future vision of Washougal.”

July 14, 2022

We can’t ‘return to normal’ on our own

It is becoming increasingly clear that the federal government’s monthslong push to “return to normal” and get past the COVID-19 pandemic is not working. In March,…

July 14, 2022
Caroline Swansey, of Yacolt Mountain Farm and Nursery, wears a mask to protect against COVID-19 while standing at her organic produce booth at the Camas Farmers Market on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Local COVID-19 rates climb into ‘high’ zone

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said this week that COVID-19 cases are on the rise again, with about one-third of people in the nation now living in counties with high community levels.