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June 25, 2026
Washougal Lumber Co. to close after 117 years
One of Washougal’s oldest businesses is shutting down.
One of Washougal’s oldest businesses is shutting down.
“The work at (Two Rivers Heritage Museum) is incredibly important to our communities, but over time, our membership has dwindled as longtime supporters have moved away or passed on,” museum Director Julianne Lawrence said in a news release. “Now is the time to renew and expand that support.”
A man accused in a June 15 shooting that killed one and injured two others will be held without bail until a follow-up hearing and arraignment later this week.
Washington State University’s Vancouver campus has received substantially more state funding per student than the university’s other campuses, which is why it must cut its budget by 15 percent, university leaders told employees Monday during a town hall.
TOUTLE — The whomp-whomp-whomp of helicopter blades carried for miles across the South Fork Toutle River valley last week as crews from Oregon-based Columbia Helicopters carried logs from a timber harvest upstream to a salmon habitat-restoration project.
CAMAS — The temporary loss of four municipal wells that prompted an urgent water-conservation request in Camas earlier this week was caused by several unrelated maintenance and equipment issues rather than a single systemwide failure, city officials said Tuesday.
The Camas Public Library is getting a makeover for the first time in more than 20 years.
An ad hoc citizens committee has recommended that the city of Camas transition to a council-manager form of government with an elected mayor, arguing the change would provide greater long-term stability, professional administration and accountability as the city continues to grow.
The project included construction of a new multiuse basketball court along with new baseball and softball dugouts; installation of Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramps; and improvements to walking paths.
Nitrogen makes plants grow. It’s a fundamental building block for all living things, essential for the creation of proteins, amino acids and chlorophyll.