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December 24, 2020
A group protests school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic in front of the Washougal School District headquarters on Dec. 17, 2020. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal greenlights school reopenings

Several dozen parents and students gathered in front of the Washougal School District office on Dec. 17 for an informal rally, waving signs in front of honking automobiles and calling for the district to reopen its buildings for in-person instruction.

December 18, 2020

Body of missing teen found in Camas

The body of a missing teenager who ran away from home on Dec. 14, was found near Discovery High School in Camas earlier this week. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office…

December 17, 2020

COVID-19 vaccinations begin in Washington

COVID-19 vaccinations began in Washington state this week after the 17-member Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup determined that federal reviews of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine showed the drug was safe and effective.

December 17, 2020
Parents, guardians and their kindergarten students line up outside Helen Baller Elementary School in Camas on Nov. 9, 2020. (Contributed photo by Doreen McKercher, courtesy of the Camas School District)

Camas revises school reopening plan

Four weeks after a group of Camas parents rallied in front of school district offices to reopen schools, the Camas School Board has unanimously approved a plan to offer small-group, in-person learning to all K-12 students by the end of March 2021.

December 17, 2020
The outdoor, covered patio at A Beer at a Time has helped the Camas pub stay open during the most recent round of COVID shutdowns, which went into effect in mid-November 2020, and have banned indoor dining through at least Jan. 4, 2021. (Contributed photo courtesy of Shelby Piersol)

Camas restaurants, bars cope with new round of COVID-19 restrictions

Three days after Gov. Jay Inslee announced he was extending a three-week ban on indoor dining to help get explosive COVID-19 case rates under control, the owners of Salud! Wine Bar in downtown Camas found themselves rushing to prepare takeout orders for their drive-up “Santa Delivery” event.

December 17, 2020
Jess Moore, owner of Champ Camp Training and Fitness in Washougal, will hold a "holiday ball giveaway" event at his facility on from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20. (Contributed photo courtesy of Jess Moore)

Champ Camp hosts ball giveway this weekend

When Jess Moore opened Champ Camp Fitness and Training in Washougal in July, he hoped that the facility would become a “community development project,” providing opportunities to low-income youth through scholarship programs, holding fundraisers, sponsoring community events and establishing close working relationships with Washougal High School athletes.

December 17, 2020
Doug Flanagan/Post-Record 
 Les and Wanda Sonneson pose for a photograph on Dec. 20, 1945, one day before their wedding in Seattle.

‘Love at first sight’

Les Sonneson believes the key to his long-lasting marriage with his wife, Wanda, is their ability to “cut off the arguments as soon as possible.”