Washougal High School’s Class of 2020 graduates celebrated their achievements in social-distancing style last weekend, with events that included a virtual graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6, as well as a “senior car parade” through Washougal’s main streets and a sunset viewing event in the Washougal High parking lot on Friday, June 5.
Washougal Family Dental reopened to the public in mid-May, almost exactly two months to the day after it closed in response to the outbreak of COVID-19, and so far, says Tarra Cochell, office manager and co-owner of Washougal Family Dental, business has been good.
For most parents of school-aged children who have seen their daily schedules upended by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there is still one question looming: “Will children return to classrooms in the fall?”
Clark County transitioned into Phase 2 of Governor Jay Inslee’s “Safe Start” reopening plan last week. The new phase still encourages people at high-risk of having a more severe…
When the Camas-Washougal Community Chest announced in early March that it had selected 28 nonprofits to receive $110,000 worth of grants, the COVID-19 crisis was just beginning to unfold.
Bill Maniscalco, manager of the Camas-Washougal Meals on Wheels People site, never expected to celebrate his one-year job anniversary quite so … alone.
The stay-home orders meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 have thrown a wrench into most people’s daily lives, but the shutdown poses an especially harsh problem for families experiencing homelessness.
AJ Bogue hasn’t been able to leave his Washougal home since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in mid-March. He can’t risk exposing his wife, Beth, who has multiple sclerosis, to the coronavirus that causes the disease.
Although a limited number of Columbia River Gorge trails and day-use sites have reopened, most waterfall viewing areas, campgrounds and visitors centers remain closed to help stem the…
Camas First Friday goes virtual May 31 through June 5
