Camas-Washougal Post-Record

March 26, 2026

Kimberly Lottig, Skyridge Middle School’s library paraprofessional, left, and Skyridge librarian Sarah Logan pose for a photo in the school’s library in an undated photo. (Contributed by OnPoint Credit Union)

‘I feel like we’ve pretty much recovered’: Skyridge Middle School library collection rebuilt after storm damage thanks to grants

On Jan. 14, 2024, a winter storm caused fire sprinkler and HVAC system pipes at Skyridge Middle School in Camas to freeze and crack, sending more than 3,200 gallons of water through the building and damaging 22 classrooms and the school’s library. Within minutes, the flood destroyed hundreds of books, including most of the library’s science tomes.

March 19, 2026

Greg Retchless Appointed to Washougal School Board

Washougal school board taps new director

The Washougal school board has appointed Greg Retchless to its No. 1 director position, which was vacated by Jim Cooper when he resigned in January.

March 19, 2026

Traffic proceeds north on 32nd Street across a set of railroad tracks in Washougal on March 31, 2022. (Doug Flanagan/The Columbian files)

Washougal’s 32nd Street rail crossing to now be overpass

A big change is coming to Washougal’s 32nd Street rail crossing project, which was conceived as an underpass but will instead move forward as an overpass.

March 19, 2026

The man in the photo is often identified as James McCool, the Oregonian wildlife writer who reported a whale in the Columbia Slough on Oct. 12, 1931. Because McCool favored wildlife and conservation, the photo might be of one of the whale’s killers, Edward Lessard. Observers of the playful orca lined both banks of the river and caused traffic backups. (Public domain)

Orca found, killed in Columbia Slough in 1931 buried there

Is a long-dead whale buried on Livingston Mountain in east Clark County?

March 12, 2026

John Svilarich appears Oct. 2, 2024, in Clark County Superior Court on a summons for charges of second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. Svilarich pleaded guilty in December to fourth-degree assault and was sentenced to 10 days of community service. (The Columbian files)

Camas City Council to formally reprimand Svilarich for violating code of conduct

The Camas City Council has decided to issue Councilor John Svilarich a formal reprimand for violating the council’s code of conduct.

March 12, 2026

The Barbie exhibit at the Two Rivers Heritage Museum opened Saturday. (Photos by Bre Johnson/The Columbian)

Barbie rules in Washougal with exhibit at Two Rivers Heritage Museum

She’s been an astronaut, a surgeon, a president — and now, she’s taking over the northeast wing of the Two Rivers Heritage Museum.

March 12, 2026

Sophia Wade, a 2024 Camas High School graduate and political science major at Spelman College in Atlanta, was recently selected for the 2026 Frederick Douglass-Daniel O’Connell Global Internship, an eight-week summer program in Dublin, Ireland. (Contributed by The Historic Trust
Contributed by The Historic Trust)

Camas grad Sophia Wade selected for internship in Ireland

Sophia Wade’s interest in activism dates back to her days as a student at Camas High School, where she created an equity curriculum called “Windows and Mirrors” to address ignorance and promote inclusive practices. For her efforts, she won the 2024 Marshall Youth Leadership Award.

March 12, 2026