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February 29, 2024
Monty Hill (left) and Adam Goldberg, architects for the Portland-based MacKenzie Architecture firm, talk about design options for the city of Washougal’s new fire station project during an open house held Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at the Camas-Washougal Fire Department Station 43 in Washougal. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal unveils options for new fire station

Washougal Mayor David Stuebe envisions the city of Washougal’s new fire station/police station annex facility as a “command and operations” center that will allow police officers and firefighters to provide for the residents’ public safety needs from a central location.

February 15, 2024
East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) firefighters battle a two-alarm house fire in east Clark County in January 2024. (Contributed photo courtesy of East County Fire and Rescue)

Rural fire district facing staffing, revenue woes

East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) leaders say they are facing staffing shortages, an aging vehicle fleet and a “significant” revenue shortfall that could lead to lower levels of service.

February 8, 2024
Washougal homicide victim Sandra Ladd (second from right) is pictured with three of her six grandchildren in an undated photo. (Photo courtesy of Mikaela Sasse)

‘Somebody out there knows what happened’

Family members of Sandra Ladd, the 71-year-old Washougal grandmother found murdered in her home in June 2020, say they are frustrated by what they consider a lack of movement in the homicide investigation.