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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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March 21, 2024

Worries about Skamania Co. ‘adventure park’ persist

A group of West End residents in Skamania County say they fear the county’s moratorium on recreational applications will not be enough to halt a 150-acre adventure park from being constructed near their rural homes.

March 14, 2024
A rendering shows how the Port of Camas-Washougal hopes to develop Grove Field if it is someday annexed into the city of Camas. (Contributed graphic courtesy of the Port of Camas-Washougal)

Port hopes to annex airport into Camas

The Port of Camas-Washougal is asking Clark County to annex Grove Field into the county’s urban growth boundary, a necessary first step in the Port’s quest to bring the airport into Camas’ city limits.

March 7, 2024
Jemtegaard Middle School seventh-grader Emily Lampmann sings at a Washougal residence, Friday, March 1, 2024.

Washougal seventh-grader to perform at Carnegie Hall

During her first visit to New York City in 2023, Emily Lampmann attended a concert at Citi Field, home of Major League Baseball’s New York Mets, and a play on Broadway. She’s planning to return to the Big Apple later this year, not as a spectator but rather as a performer — at one of the most prestigious venues in the world for classical and popular music.

March 7, 2024
Washougal City Council member David Fritz (left) talks to Washougal Coffee Company employee Kevin Credelle in an undated photo. Fritz would like to see more bicycle friendly infrastructure built in Washougal to help bicyclists have safe options for riding to local businesses, parks, the Port of Camas-Washougal and the nearby city of Camas. (Contributed photo courtesy David Fritz)

Washougal, Port leaders call for bike-friendly infrastructure

When Recluse Brew Works opened at the Port of Camas-Washougal’s industrial park in November 2023, the brewery’s owner, August Everson, and manager, Richard LaRue, hoped to attract recreational enthusiasts who would be eager to take advantage of the brewery-pub’s location near Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge and other natural areas.