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April 23, 2026
‘Buddy benches’ aim to support mental health
Bright blue and yellow benches popping up around Camas and Washougal are catching eyes — and opening conversations.
Bright blue and yellow benches popping up around Camas and Washougal are catching eyes — and opening conversations.
Skyrocketing fuel prices won’t keep police cruisers and fire engines from responding to emergencies.
The city of Washougal is inviting residents to take part in a newly launched community survey as part of Branding Washougal, a community-driven initiative to strengthen how the city communicates, makes decisions and represents itself.
The contentious decision to close the state-run Skamania Steelhead Hatchery along the Washougal River has alarmed and angered many local anglers and conservation groups, as well as county officials because of not only the loss of the fisheries, but also the loss of local revenue generated by angling activities.
If you’re struck by a sudden desire to branch out this Saturday, look no farther than the Beaver Bash, where you can broaden your beaver “gnaw-ledge” (according to the event’s clever tagline) and celebrate the Northwest’s most iconic rodent.
East County Fire and Rescue commissioners voted Wednesday to place an emergency medical services levy before voters on the August ballot, according to a social media post from the agency.
Pineapple, diamond, brick, bobble, spike, wattle, bamboo, butterfly, popcorn, puff, corkscrew and cactus. That might sound like a top-secret World War II code or a sophisticated word association game, but it’s actually a list of crochet stitches.
The Camas-Washougal Community Chest, in partnership with the Rotary Foundation of Camas-Washougal and the Camas Lions Foundation, has awarded 37 grants totaling $140,760 to nonprofits serving children and families in Camas and Washougal.
The city of Washougal will host a free Earth Day celebration, “Paws for the Planet,” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 25 at Reflection Plaza.
The nonprofit East County Citizens’ Alliance has mobilized volunteer crews to clean stretches of state Highway 14 through Camas and Washougal since 2022. In that time, the volunteers removed an estimated 24,000 pounds of trash under the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Adopt-a-Highway program.