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November 10, 2022
Camas resident Angela Swanson poses for a photograph with her artwork. Swanson and 14 other local artists will participate in the 2022 Washougal Studio Artists Tour Holiday Market, on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12-13, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of Angela Swanson)

Handmade holidays: Washougal artists open studios

Angela Swanson discovered her passion for art relatively later in life. The former financial consultant and urban planner started painting in 2017 and has been selling her work for only two years.

November 10, 2022
A "preferred concept" shows how the city of Camas' North Shore will likely develop: with a mix of residential (yellow, orange), mixed-use, commercial and mixed employment (brown, red, blue) uses near open space and parks land (green).
Graphic courtesy of the city of Camas

Camas Council OKs North Shore subarea plan

Camas officials have approved a subarea plan that will guide future development in the city’s North Shore, a mostly undeveloped 990-acre area located north of Lacamas Lake.

November 10, 2022
Washougal resident Saree Adams stands outside the Rockwood Terrace Apartments in Washougal on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal residents shocked by rent increases

Saree Adams has dealt with several serious medical conditions, including a brain aneurysm, during the course of her life, but she doesn’t have any cardiovascular issues that could have caused some significant problems on Thursday, Aug. 18, when she found a piece of paper taped to her front door that informed her that her monthly rent total was going to increase by almost $400.

November 10, 2022
Washougal runners Sydnee Boothby (center) and Elle Thomas (right) finished third and fourth, respectively, at the 2A state cross country meet held Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Pasco, Wash. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal runners place in top 5 at state

The Washougal cross country team exceeded its own lofty expectations at the 2A state meet, held Saturday, Nov. 5, at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, Washington, placing three runners in the top five of their respective races.