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February 27, 2020
Georgia-Pacific has announced it will reinvest $15 million in capital improvements at the Camas paper mill. The projects are designed to make the mill more environmentally sustainable and make the mill's one remaining paper line more competitive. (Post-Record file photo)

Georgia-Pacific reinvesting in Camas paper mill

A little more than two years after Georgia-Pacific (GP) announced a major restructuring that eliminated close to 300 positions, closed the “Roaring 20” office paper line and shuttered pulp operations at the Camas paper mill, the company says it is reinvesting in the local manufacturing plant.

February 27, 2020
Columbia River Gorge Elementary School principal Tracey MacLachlan (left) reads a book with third-grader Mckinlee Love on Feb. 6.

Washougal principal’s love of reading pays off

Columbia River Gorge Elementary School Principal Tracey MacLachlan has cultivated her passion for children’s literacy in many ways during her decades-long career in academia.

February 20, 2020
Camas City Council members Ellen Burton (left), Melissa Smith (second from left) and Shannon Roberts (right) listen to citizen comments with Camas Mayor Barry McDonnell at a December 2019 city council meeting. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Council urged to embrace dialogue

Camas City Council members are taking a closer look at how they and the mayor interact with citizens during twice-monthly council workshops and meetings.

February 20, 2020
Doug Flanagan/Post-Record 
 Washougal Police Department officer Francis Reagan stands near the the area of the Washougal River where he helped to save a 28-year-old Portland resident who had fallen off her inner tube last May. Reagan was named as the 2019 Officer of the Year by the Washington Council of Police & Sheriffs last week. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal police officer honored for bravery

It is a chilly, gray Thursday afternoon, and Washougal police officer Francis Reagan is standing in quiet contemplation near the Vernon Road Bridge off Washougal River Road.