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July 17, 2025
Washougal High School rising senior Nethuka Hiddoga Gamage, center, flanked by rising sophomore Olivia Alvarez, left, and rising senior Joselyn Guajardo, speaks during a community town hall, presented by the Unite! Washougal Community Coalition, at Washougal High School on June 30. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Club examines substance misuse in city

Members of Unite! Washougal Community Coalition’s Washougal High School Ambassadors club love Washougal and believe in the city’s potential but hope that local leaders and community members can come together to reduce substance abuse and other activities that they feel are damaging their cherished hometown.

July 17, 2025
Washougal native Levi Kitchen rides during the 2024 Pro Motocross Championship Washougal National event. (MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.)

Levi Kitchen focused as he returns for Washougal race

Levi Kitchen has learned that he can’t let the attention that comes from his annual homecoming for the Washougal National motocross event overwhelm him if his goal of winning a professional race on his hometown track is going to become a reality.

July 17, 2025

City of Camas to kick off annual Movies in the Park series July 24

The Junebugs, a band described on the city’s website as “high-energy pop and rock with Pacific Northwest folk flair,” will perform from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24. From 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 31, Jennifer Batten & Full Steam will perform “a celebration of top level ‘80s cover music.”

July 10, 2025
A motorist passes Lacamas Lake, left, while driving past the Leadbetter House, right, on Northeast Leadbetter Road in Camas on July 1. The Leadbetter Walk & Roll event will close Leadbetter Road to motorized vehicles from the city’s boat launch to Camp Currie from 1-4 p.m. Sept. 14 to give pedestrians and bicyclists safe access to the roadway and to explore two of the city’s Legacy Lands properties. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Leadbetter Walk & Roll planned

The city of Camas has a clear vision for the twisty, two-lane Northeast Leadbetter Road that hugs Lacamas Lake’s northeast shoreline. Eventually, the city will close Leadbetter and incorporate most of the road into a trail encircling the lake.

July 10, 2025
The city of Washougal’s new Washougal Wins When Everyone Pitches In program encourages volunteers to complete 40 hours of litter cleanup by the end of 2025. (Photo courtesy of Michele Loftus/city of Washougal)

Washougal starts new trash pickup program

The city of Washougal is launching a volunteer program designed to reduce litter, beautify neighborhoods and strengthen community pride, one bucket of trash at a time.

July 10, 2025
The Port of Camas-Washougal has unveiled its 2026-30 strategic plan, a five-year framework to guide the port’s mission, vision and values. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

Port’s new strategic plan outlines goals

The Port of Camas-Washougal’s new strategic plan calls for the agency to continue with current development and growth goals while charting a course for the future.