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January 23, 2025
A Washougal School District bus is driven north on 39th Street in Washougal on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal nabs $2 million grant for street safety

The city of Washougal has received a $2.06 million grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) Safe Routes to School program will help improve safety to a highly trafficked section of 39th Street near Washougal High School.

January 10, 2025

Public meetings: Jan. 9-15, 2025

Camas School District: The Camas School Board will hold a workshop at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, at the Zellerbach Administration Center, 841 N.E. 22nd Ave., Camas. The workshop also will be livestreamed, with video available on the district’s website. To send a written comment, email gail.gast@camas.wednet.edu. For more information, visit camas.wednet.edu/about-csd/school-board/meetings-minutes

January 10, 2025
Camas City Councilwoman Bonnie Carter attends a League of Women Voters of Clark County candidate forum at the Vancouver Community Library, Oct. 4, 2023. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas city councilor announces surprise resignation

Bonnie Carter, the longest-serving member of the Camas City Council, resigned unexpectedly Monday night, telling Camas Mayor Steve Hogan and other Council members that she planned to stay in her position through the Council’s Feb. 3 meeting.

January 10, 2025
The Camas Public Works Operations Center, at 1620 S.E. Eighth Ave., is seen on Monday, March 28, 2022. A 2022 assessment showed that the 30-year-old building is not adequate to meet the city of Camas’ future public works staffing and equipment needs. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas Council split on $6.17M land purchase

Camas City Council members this week narrowly approved a $6.17 million property purchase that will eventually house the city’s public works operations center.

December 19, 2024
An illustration shows the current configuration of Shepherd Road in Washougal (top) and plans to widen the road and allow for a shared-use pedestrian-bicyclist path (bottom). (Contributed graphic courtesy of the city of Washougal)

Washougal nabs $3.4M grant to widen Shepherd Road

The city of Washougal has received a $3.4 million grant for a project to widen a portion of Shepherd Road, allowing for on-street parking, a shared-use path, traffic calming and drainage improvements, and improved access to the Sandy Swimming Hole.