Camas-Washougal Post-Record

January 25, 2024

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Trevor Evers (left), the city of Washougal's public works director, and Sergey Tarasov, a principal for the Redmond, Washington-based FCS Group, talk about the city of Washougal's new utility rates during a Washougal City Council workshop on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023.

Washougal OK’s utility rate hikes

Washougal utility customers will see increases in their water, sewer and stormwater bills over the next five years.

January 25, 2024

Construction on a mixed-use building that will feature 46 apartments, 49 off-street parking spots and 1,200 square feet of retail space takes place in downtown Washougal, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Work on mixed-use building in downtown Washougal leaves some scratching heads

A construction project happening in the heart of downtown Washougal has raised many people’s hopes that the long-awaited, new Washougal library building is finally going up.

January 25, 2024

Contributed photo courtesy Angela Bunda
The Bitchins, a Portland-based rock-and-horn band, reunites once per yaer to put on a benefit concert to raise money for the Parkinson's Resources of Oregon nonprofit organization.

Local musicians prepare for annual ‘benefit bash’

Angela Bunda decided to step back from her music career in 2015 after the birth of her first child. But since then, the 1999 Washougal High School graduate has been able to maintain a connection to her passion for music thanks to her involvement with The Bitchins, a Portland-based rock/horn band that performs just once per year to raise funds for people affected by a disease that afflicts one of its members.

January 25, 2024

Washougal resident Donna Sinclair (right) and former United States Forest Service forest supervisor Gloria Brown talk about their book,

Washougal historian Donna Sinclair to open Clark County Historical Museum’s 2024 Speaker Series

Washougal historian Donna Sinclair opens museum’s 2024 Speaker Series with Feb. 1 presentation

January 18, 2024

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Washougal School District Director of Teaching and Learning Tracey MacLachlan (center) talks to attendees at the school district's

Washougal School District seeks community guidance ahead of $3M in potential budget cuts

Faced with a $3 million budget shortfall, Washougal School District officials are reaching out to the community to provide feedback on possible budget reductions during the 2024-25 school year.

January 18, 2024

Children take advantage of newly fallen snow to sled down a hill behind Skyridge Elementary School in Camas, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Storms bring freezing wind, ice and snow to Camas-Washougal

Back-to-back winter storms, fueled by cold arctic air and wind speeds that reached over 50 miles per hour (mph) in the Columbia River Gorge, blanketed the Vancouver metro area in snow and ice this week, causing power outages, downed tree limbs and a wind-driven residential fire that damaged a home on Southeast Blair Road, north of Camas-Washougal.

January 18, 2024