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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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October 24, 2024
Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner Cassi Marshall charges her electric vehicle at the Port’s administrative office, near the Washougal waterfront, in August 2022. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record files)

Port focuses on EV charger push

Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner Cassi Marshall is calling for the Port to brainstorm ways to effectively market its new electric vehicle (EV) charging station in an effort to convince potential customers to drive “a bit off of their regular route.”

October 17, 2024

Marina tenant questions Port’s dinghy storage

A local boat owner is questioning Port of Camas-Washougal commissioners’ recent decision to restrict the amount of time a tenant can store their dinghy in the marina’s free storage area.

October 17, 2024
A mining truck drives down Southeast 356th Avenue in 2018. (Photo by Peter Cornelison, courtesy of Friends of the Columbia Gorge)

Washougal Pit owner tries again to resume mining

One year after being denied by Clark County, Ridgefield resident Judith Zimmerly is once again attempting to obtain permits to resume mining on her property known as the Washougal Pit.

October 10, 2024
Fifth-graders from Columbia River Gorge Elementary School help catalog flora and fauna at Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Washougal in September 2024.

Washougal students explore Steigerwald refuge

Even though the Columbia River Gorge Elementary School (CRGE) fifth-graders’ recent field trip took them just one mile from their school, it brought them to a completely different world, teeming with scenic landscapes and ecosystem diversity.

October 10, 2024
The city of Washougal’s homeowners association and neighbhorhood registry (above) displays an interactive map of Washougal and contact information of registered HOAs or neighborhoods (outlined in yellow, green and blue). (Screenshot by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal launches neighborhood registry

Sherry Montgomery recently conducted an unofficial count of the neighborhoods in Washougal as part of her latest project in her role as the city of Washougal’s community aesthetics program coordinator. She said that she was surprised when her count added up to about 200.

October 10, 2024
People stand in line before the opening of the new Goodwill superstore in Washougal, Oct. 3, 2024. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Goodwill Bargain Hunting

Washougal’s newest business is bringing a bit of goodwill — figuratively and literally — to East Clark County.