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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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December 19, 2024
An illustration shows the current configuration of Shepherd Road in Washougal (top) and plans to widen the road and allow for a shared-use pedestrian-bicyclist path (bottom). (Contributed graphic courtesy of the city of Washougal)

Washougal nabs $3.4M grant to widen Shepherd Road

The city of Washougal has received a $3.4 million grant for a project to widen a portion of Shepherd Road, allowing for on-street parking, a shared-use path, traffic calming and drainage improvements, and improved access to the Sandy Swimming Hole.

December 12, 2024
Washougal School Board member Jim Cooper (left) attends a school district listening session in 2023. Cooper has called for more transparency from the Washougal School District, which he claimed failed to provide important information to the Board in a timely manner in 2024. (Post-Record file photo)

Washougal School Board member calls for transparency

A Washougal School Board member is calling for more transparency from Washougal School District (WSD) leaders, who he claimed failed to notify the Board in a timely manner about a financial warning the district received from the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).

November 29, 2024
Port of Camas-Washougal leaders recently surveyed their industrial park tenants at the Steigerwald Commerce Center in Washougal to gauge safety and theft concerns. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Port of Camas-Washougal survey details thefts

The Port of Camas-Washougal has pledged to assist its industrial park tenants strengthen their security protocols after nearly half of the respondents to a recent leaseholder survey indicated they have been victimized by at least one theft in the past two years.