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May 6, 2021

Registration under way for Washougal preschool classes

The Washougal School District has opened registration for its preschool programs for the 2021-22 school year. Morning classes, held for 2.5 hours every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, will serve 3-year-olds…

May 6, 2021

Public meetings for week of May 6-12, 2021

Washougal City Council: The Council will hold a remote workshop session at 5 p.m. and a remote regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, May 10. For more information, visit cityofwashougal.us/129/Agendas-Minutes.

May 6, 2021
A voter drops off a ballot in the 24-hour ballot drop box next to the Camas Post Office on Oct. 29, 2018. (Post-Record file photo)

Local election season kicks off

Camas-Washougal area voters will decide the fate of 15 open positions on city councils, school boards and other commissions this year, beginning with the primary election on Aug. 3.

May 6, 2021

Washougal man wins ‘Rising Star’ award

Corey Dobbs left his parents’ Washougal home for good when he was 14. By 16, he had dropped out of high school. He had worked three part-time jobs, but after losing them all, Dobbs worried he would become homeless.

May 6, 2021
Washougal students work on a painting at Washougal High School in April 2021. The project is part of the Unite! Washougal community coalition's latest beautification project. (Contributed photo courtesy of Dani Allen)

Washougal students on mission to beautify their hometown

The metal post that holds the marquee sign in the parking lot of the Washougal Food Center, at 1736 “E” St., has seen better days. Some of the black paint used to spell out the word “liquor” has peeled away, revealing chunks of the original surface and turning the letter “I” into a silver splotch.