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March 6, 2025
Columbia River Gorge Elementary School student Dexter Mitchell constructs a toolbox with the help of Washougal School Board President Sadie McKenzie at the school Feb. 25, 2025. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Fifth-graders nail lessons with toolbox project

With the rhythmic sound of banging hammers filling Columbia Gorge Elementary School’s cafeteria, Washougal High School woodshop teacher Brent Mansell smiled while watching the school district’s latest community project come to life.

March 6, 2025
Attendees look at student artwork during the 2022 Washougal Youth Arts Month gallery exhibit at Washougal High School on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record files)

Washougal Youth Arts Month kicks off

The 2025 Washougal Youth Arts Month celebration, coordinated by the Washougal School District and the Washougal Arts and Culture Alliance, kicks off this week. “This year, each school is hosting…

March 6, 2025

Washougal offering Citizen Academy

The city of Washougal is accepting applications for its inaugural Citizen Academy, a six-week program designed to educate and engage residents in local government.

March 6, 2025

Death notices: March 6, 2025

Gordon, Vivian E., 93, Camas, died Feb. 21, 2025. All County Cremation and Burial Services, 360-718-7948.

March 6, 2025
Camas student Kai Boswell holds a

Camas students protest merger

Dozens of students walked out of class Wednesday, Feb. 26 to protest the Camas School District’s plan to combine Odyssey Middle School and Discovery High School into one campus at the start of the 2025-26 school year.

February 28, 2025
Port of Camas-Washougal CEO Trang Lam stands for a portrait Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, outside the port’s visitor center. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

Trang Lam settles in as port’s chief

When asked by a reporter in August about the goals that she hopes to accomplish in her new role as Port of Camas-Washougal’s chief executive officer, Trang Lam chuckled and said, “Give me six months and I’ll let you know.”