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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.

August 15, 2024
Electric vehicles sit outside a Seattle car dealership during an Aug. 1, 2024, kick-off event for the Washington Department of Commerce’s Electric Vehicle Instant Rebate Program. (Contributed photo courtesy Washington State Department of Commerce)

Washougal car dealership first in county to offer new statewide EV rebate

Like many other car dealerships across the United States, Westlie Ford has been impacted by the decreased customer demand for electric vehicles in the past several years. Nevertheless, the Washougal-based dealership remains firmly invested in the EV market, cautiously optimistic that consumers will view EVs more favorably as technology improves.

August 8, 2024
Rachel Grice and her dog, Rusty, take a walk near Grice's Washougal home off Southeast 356th Avenue in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in 2018. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

County denies mining company’s road proposal near ‘Washougal Pit’

The Clark County Council has unanimously approved a recommendation to deny a proposal from a Ridgefield-based mining company to redesignate a private residential road in rural Washougal as a public thoroughfare, delivering another blow to the company’s long-standing hopes of resuming mining activity in the area.

August 1, 2024

Clark County climate coalition to meet Aug. 5

The Clark County Climate Project Environmental Justice Coalition will meet at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, in Room 698 of the Public Service Center, 1300 Franklin St., Vancouver. The meeting…

May 23, 2024

Camas turns on Well 13 earlier than planned

The city of Camas said May 15, that “an emergency situation” had caused two of the City’s drinking water wells to be non-functional, forcing the City to turn…