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February 17, 2022

Marina breakwater dock closed for renovations

The Port of Camas-Washougal closed the breakwater dock at Parker’s Landing Marina on Monday, Feb. 14, to begin a construction project that is expected to be completed in early June.

February 17, 2022

Community garden plots available in Washougal

The city of Washougal is seeking to fill open spaces at its downtown community garden. Gardeners can “grow flowers, fruits, and vegetables in privately leased plots, and also cooperate with…

February 17, 2022
Canyon Creek Middle School student Rylan Stalnaker shows his 3D design prototype is being piloted to help the Washougal School District's facilities and custodial departments with the hand sanitizer spillage. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Washougal School District)

Classroom skills blend with on-the-job learning

A new Washougal High School program is helping students earn school credits while connecting the things they’ve learned in their career and technical education classes with real-world work skills.

February 17, 2022
A "Black History Highlights of Southwest Washington" exhibit sits outside the Clark County Historical Museum in Vancouver in February 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of the NAACP Vancouver)

‘Black History Highlights of Southwest Washington’ exhibit opens Feb. 18

The Vancouver National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 1139 and the Clark County Historical Museum (CCHM) will present a new outdoor exhibit, “Black History Highlights of Southwest Washington,” at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at the museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver.

February 10, 2022
A "No Drug Detox Next to Dorothy Fox" stands in Camas' Prune Hill neighborhood on March 16, 2021. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Judge rules against Dorothy Fox Safety Alliance

A Clark County Superior Court judge has ruled against the Dorothy Fox Safety Alliance in its land-use appeal against the city of Camas, paving the way for the Discover Recovery substance abuse treatment and recovery facility to operate in Camas’ Prune Hill neighborhood.

February 10, 2022
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Camas eyes zoning limits on drug rehabs

A proposal that would severely limit where drug and alcohol treatment and recovery centers – as well as transitional “sober living” homes – can operate in the city of Camas will soon make its way to the Camas City Council.

February 10, 2022
Doug Flanagan/Post-Record 
 Washougal resident Mike Amodeo lowers his boat into the Columbia River at Parker's Landing Marina on Jan. 25, 2022.

Port reverses controversial permit decision

In response to pleas from several marina users, Port of Camas-Washougal commissioners have voted to reinstate a popular permit program that offers an annual permit for people who regularly use the launch ramp at the Parker’s Landing Marina in Washougal.

February 10, 2022

Public meetings for week of Feb. 10-16, 2022

Camas City Council: The Council will hold its second day of its 2022 annual planning conference during a remote meeting at 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11. For more information, visit cityofcamas.us/yourgovernment/minuteagendavideo.