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August 15, 2024
Electric vehicles sit outside a Seattle car dealership during an Aug. 1, 2024, kick-off event for the Washington Department of Commerce’s Electric Vehicle Instant Rebate Program. (Contributed photo courtesy Washington State Department of Commerce)

Washougal car dealership first in county to offer new statewide EV rebate

Like many other car dealerships across the United States, Westlie Ford has been impacted by the decreased customer demand for electric vehicles in the past several years. Nevertheless, the Washougal-based dealership remains firmly invested in the EV market, cautiously optimistic that consumers will view EVs more favorably as technology improves.

August 15, 2024
Washougal Business Association President Paul Greenlee extends his arms in disbelief next to the city of Washougal’s wayfinding sign on Main Street, Aug. 1, 2024. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal Business Association head proposes new wayfinding kiosk

In 2019, Paul Greenlee traveled to Windsor, California, with his wife for a wine-tasting vacation. One of the first things he noticed upon arriving in the Russian River Valley town was its wayfinding sign, composed of 18 smaller, brightly-colored signs featuring the names of local businesses (salons, restaurants, toys, real estate, etc.) and arrows pointing to the left or right.

August 15, 2024
A Camas mural painted on Northeast Fourth Avenue near Camas City Hall and the Camas Public Library is seen in downtown Camas, May 21, 2023. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas kicks off 2025-26 budget process; utility tax fight looms

The city of Camas kicked off its 2025-26 budget process this month with a bit of bad news: while the City’s general fund expenses have increased by $12.9 million in the four-year span between 2021 and 2025, the City’s general fund revenues did not keep pace, increasing by $5 million over the same time period.

August 15, 2024
Boy Scout Troop 562 scouts (left to right) Alex Sample, Harris Royer, Vance Gooch, Reece Sample and Mac Clark gather after receiving their Eagle Scout awards in Camas, Aug. 10, 2024. (Contributed photo courtesy of Lisa Sample)

‘A pretty big accomplishment’

Five members of Camas-based Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Troop 562 achieved the rank of Eagle Scout during a ceremony on Aug. 10 at the Camas Church of the Nazarene.

August 8, 2024

Washougal says PFAS levels in water system have decreased

Recent testing results show a “downward trend” in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) levels in Washougal’s drinking water, with levels down to two wells approaching the EPA’s adopted limit of…