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February 17, 2022
An illustration by GreenWorks, PC, shows major features in the Crown Park master plan, including an interactive water feature (1), ADA pathways (2), new playground equipment (3), a sports court (4), restroom (5) and existing pavillion (6) included. (Contributed illustration courtesy of the city of Camas)

Camas on track to OK Crown Park design work

The Camas City Council is expected to approve a contract later this month that will kickstart preliminary design work on the city’s long-awaited Crown Park Master Plan.

February 17, 2022

Marina breakwater dock closed for renovations

The Port of Camas-Washougal closed the breakwater dock at Parker’s Landing Marina on Monday, Feb. 14, to begin a construction project that is expected to be completed in early June.

February 17, 2022

Community garden plots available in Washougal

The city of Washougal is seeking to fill open spaces at its downtown community garden. Gardeners can “grow flowers, fruits, and vegetables in privately leased plots, and also cooperate with…

February 17, 2022
Canyon Creek Middle School student Rylan Stalnaker shows his 3D design prototype is being piloted to help the Washougal School District's facilities and custodial departments with the hand sanitizer spillage. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Washougal School District)

Classroom skills blend with on-the-job learning

A new Washougal High School program is helping students earn school credits while connecting the things they’ve learned in their career and technical education classes with real-world work skills.

February 17, 2022
A "Black History Highlights of Southwest Washington" exhibit sits outside the Clark County Historical Museum in Vancouver in February 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of the NAACP Vancouver)

‘Black History Highlights of Southwest Washington’ exhibit opens Feb. 18

The Vancouver National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 1139 and the Clark County Historical Museum (CCHM) will present a new outdoor exhibit, “Black History Highlights of Southwest Washington,” at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at the museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver.

February 10, 2022
A "No Drug Detox Next to Dorothy Fox" stands in Camas' Prune Hill neighborhood on March 16, 2021. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Judge rules against Dorothy Fox Safety Alliance

A Clark County Superior Court judge has ruled against the Dorothy Fox Safety Alliance in its land-use appeal against the city of Camas, paving the way for the Discover Recovery substance abuse treatment and recovery facility to operate in Camas’ Prune Hill neighborhood.

February 10, 2022
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Camas eyes zoning limits on drug rehabs

A proposal that would severely limit where drug and alcohol treatment and recovery centers – as well as transitional “sober living” homes – can operate in the city of Camas will soon make its way to the Camas City Council.

February 10, 2022
Doug Flanagan/Post-Record 
 Washougal resident Mike Amodeo lowers his boat into the Columbia River at Parker's Landing Marina on Jan. 25, 2022.

Port reverses controversial permit decision

In response to pleas from several marina users, Port of Camas-Washougal commissioners have voted to reinstate a popular permit program that offers an annual permit for people who regularly use the launch ramp at the Parker’s Landing Marina in Washougal.