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January 12, 2023
Doug Flanagan/Post-Record 
 Mount Pleasant School in east Washougal was forced to close for three days last week due to a water leak that originated near the school's water pump. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Mt. Pleasant School reopens after water leak

The Mt. Pleasant School east of Washougal re-opened to students and staff on Monday, Jan. 9, after closing for three days to fix a water leak that originated near a pump house just east of the school.

December 29, 2022

Camas city, school leaders mull 2023 legislative priorities

Camas city and school district leaders are in the process of nailing down their list of legislative priorities they hope state legislators from the newly redrawn 17th District will fight for during the 2023 Washington State Legislative session.

December 15, 2022
Doug Quinn

Quinn resigns from Camas School Board

Incoming Camas city administrator Doug Quinn has resigned from the Camas School Board. Board members “reluctantly” accepted Quinn’s resignation during their meeting on Monday, Dec. 12,…

December 8, 2022

WSD’s fee plan shocks Washougal city leaders

The Washougal City Council has approved a Washougal School District plan that will reduce residential impact fees, which help fund school facility needs related to the city’s growth, to $0 in 2023.

December 1, 2022
Contributed photo courtesy Washougal School District
Washougal School District assistant superintendent Aaron Hansen (left) and Washougal High School principal Mark Castle (right) display a dose of Narcan, a medication used to assist people who have experienced an overdose of opioids. The Washougal School Board recently approved a policy that states that Narcan will be placed in every one of the district's schools.

Washougal to stock schools with opioid overdose-reversal medication

Alexander Cook’s older brother, Daniel, passed away earlier this year as a result of an opioid overdose. Cook was devastated, of course, but at the same time, he had long since come to terms with the fact that in some ways, the person that he knew and loved had already been gone for some time.