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January 2, 2025
East County Fire and Rescue Fire Chief Ed Hartin (Contributed photos courtesy of Ed Hartin)

Retiring ECFR fire chief reflects on 50-year career

To East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) Fire Chief Ed Hartin, serving as a firefighter has been more than just a job. It’s been a way of life and a calling that began when Hartin was a young child growing up in a firehouse with his father.

January 2, 2025
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 The Big Foot Inn in Washougal is pictured Dec. 27, 2024. Jesse Shehan, 85, of Washougal, faces vehicular homicide charges after allegedly driving his Suburu Legacy into two people outside the local tavern on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, killing one.

Washougal man faces vehicular homicide charges

An 85-year-old Washougal man is facing vehicular homicide charges after allegedly hitting two people with his car outside the Big Foot Inn tavern in Washougal on Sunday, Dec. 22, killing one.

January 2, 2025
Backpacker Pizza owners Rod Harris (left) and Jami Harris stand behind the counter of their newly opened downtown Camas pizza shop on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Backpacker Pizza opens in downtown Camas

Pizza has returned to downtown Camas and, this time, even people adhering to vegan and gluten-free diets will have the chance to enjoy a slice or even a whole pie.

January 2, 2025
The Walden a mixed-use complex in downtown Washougal, is set to open to residents on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

The Walden opens in downtown Washougal

DaShon Stevenson smiled as he cast his gaze east over building rooftops, toward the Columbia River, and, in the distance, Mount Hood, while standing in the center of the rooftop deck on the sixth floor of The Walden, Washougal’s newest residential complex, on an overcast mid-December afternoon.

December 27, 2024

Police station upgrades approved

The Camas City Council has approved a $384,632 construction contract with Battle Ground-based Copper Mechanical, LLC, for improvements to the Camas Police Station.

December 27, 2024
A Christmastime advertisement for Washougal Woolen Mills appears in the Dec. 20, 1951, issue of The Post-Record newspaper. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Yuletides of Yesteryear

With its beloved traditions, family get-togethers and new year celebrations, the winter holiday season provides a perfect time to reflect on the past and look forward to what is to come.

December 27, 2024
Washougal High School senior Emily Bishop, on Dec. 17, 2024, displays one of several feminine hygiene kits she has created to donate to local homeless shelters. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

WHS senior on quest to help unhoused

As an employee at Round Table Pizza in Camas, Washougal High School senior Emily Bishop has learned about the challenges people facing homelessness struggle with on a daily basis.