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July 17, 2025
Washougal High School rising senior Nethuka Hiddoga Gamage, center, flanked by rising sophomore Olivia Alvarez, left, and rising senior Joselyn Guajardo, speaks during a community town hall, presented by the Unite! Washougal Community Coalition, at Washougal High School on June 30. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Club examines substance misuse in city

Members of Unite! Washougal Community Coalition’s Washougal High School Ambassadors club love Washougal and believe in the city’s potential but hope that local leaders and community members can come together to reduce substance abuse and other activities that they feel are damaging their cherished hometown.

July 17, 2025
Washougal native Levi Kitchen rides during the 2024 Pro Motocross Championship Washougal National event. (MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.)

Levi Kitchen focused as he returns for Washougal race

Levi Kitchen has learned that he can’t let the attention that comes from his annual homecoming for the Washougal National motocross event overwhelm him if his goal of winning a professional race on his hometown track is going to become a reality.

July 10, 2025
The city of Washougal’s new Washougal Wins When Everyone Pitches In program encourages volunteers to complete 40 hours of litter cleanup by the end of 2025. (Photo courtesy of Michele Loftus/city of Washougal)

Washougal starts new trash pickup program

The city of Washougal is launching a volunteer program designed to reduce litter, beautify neighborhoods and strengthen community pride, one bucket of trash at a time.

July 10, 2025

Washougal to bring back Citizen Academy

The city of Washougal is bringing back its Citizen Academy this fall. The second installment of the program, which debuted earlier this year, is to begin on Sept. 4…

July 3, 2025
Mikhaila Worle of the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society spends time with pit bull mix Lylah, 4, on Monday morning, June 30, 2025. The West Columbia Gorge Humane Society has completed major renovations to its dog shelter, replacing its old, degrading kennels, not originally designed for shelter use, with new, state-of-the-art kennels. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) (Photos by NAME HERE/The Columbian)

Washougal dog shelter renovation nearly done

Renovations at the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society’s Washougal dog shelter are improving life for both the dogs awaiting homes and the shelter staff who care for them.