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April 17, 2025
Washougal resident Tanya Irvin, left, enjoys a fresh salad while chatting with Vancouver resident Ann Wygal at the Washougal Community Center on Thursday afternoon. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

‘Anxiety is through the roof’

Meals on Wheels People is asking for community support as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lays off 10,000 employees, a move that may hamper the nonprofit’s ability to address hunger and isolation among older adults.

April 17, 2025
The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office reported a sixfold increase in search and rescue operations during the first three months of 2025 versus this time last year. (Photo contributed by the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office)

Skamania search and rescue missions skyrocket

Skamania County experienced a sixfold increase in search and rescue operations during the first quarter of 2025 over the same time period last year, the county sheriff’s office reported Tuesday.

April 17, 2025

Washougal schools to cut 6 to 10 positions

The Washougal School District is preparing to cut between six and 10 positions in an effort to reduce a $1.5 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 school year.

April 17, 2025
Fort Vancouver High School junior Carlos Lopez plants a yellow monkey flower plant April 9, 2025, at Baz River Front Park in Camas. Students from Hudson’s Bay and Fort Vancouver high schools spent the morning removing invasive species and planting trees and other plants to help restore salmon habitat through Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group’s Seeds to Salmon program. At top, a yellow monkey plant sits in a freshly dug hole at Baz River Front Park in Camas on April 9, 2025. (Photos by Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

High-schoolers dig restoration project

About 35 students from Hudson’s Bay and Fort Vancouver high schools spent Wednesday digging in the dirt. They weren’t looking for buried treasure but helping to restore wetlands habitat at Baz River Front Park.

April 17, 2025
Mug name:Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defends vote in favor of SAVE Act

Southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was one of just four Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to vote in favor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, also known as the SAVE Act — a controversial bill that would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.