Shelter opens in Washougal

A Washougal church will open as a temporary, severe weather shelter from 6 p.m. Thursday, through 7 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22-23. Temperatures are expected to dip into the mid-20s again on Thursday, putting the area’s homeless population at risk.

St. Matthew Lutheran Church will open its doors to anyone needing to escape the freezing weather, at 716 Washougal River Road in Washougal. The church provided overnight accommodations for three people on Sunday night and two people on Monday night, during the recent spate of freezing weather.