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January 23, 2025
An excavator sits at the Hyas Point waterfront development construction site on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Hyas Point leaders give update on construction, possible disruptions

With work on the Hyas Point development along the Washougal waterfront now underway, community members may have questions about possible impacts to nearby attractions, including the Port of Camas-Washougal’s marina and the popular Washougal Waterfront Park and riverside walking trail.

January 23, 2025

Clark County composter-recycler training begins this month

Clark County’s composter-recycler program will offer a free eight-week certification training for residents interested in learning about low-waste living and sharing sustainability information with the community.

January 16, 2025
Recluse Brew Works employee Andrew Bradford pulls a pint of Entonces, a Vienna-style lager, at the Washougal taproom on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Recluse Brew Works named one of nation’s best new breweries

During Recluse Brew Works’ one-year anniversary party on Dec. 1, 2024, Ezra Johnson-Greenough, founder of the “New School Beer and Cider” web magazine and the Oregon Beer Awards, told Recluse’s owner and lead brewer, Gus Everson, that the Washougal brewery might soon be receiving some special recognition.

January 16, 2025
IMPACT Washougal volunteers package food donations in 2024. IMPACT Washougal is one of several Camas-Washougal Community Chest grant recipients serving local residents in need. (Contributed photo courtesy of Rich Reiter)

Camas-Washougal Community Chest to host Valentine’s Day fundraiser

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest (CWCC) nonprofit organization is prepared to give $141,000 to Camas-Washougal charitable groups in early March 2025, a $7,000 increase over its 2024 distribution total but far short of the combined $306,736 requested from a record 43 grant applications.

January 10, 2025

Public meetings: Jan. 9-15, 2025

Camas School District: The Camas School Board will hold a workshop at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, at the Zellerbach Administration Center, 841 N.E. 22nd Ave., Camas. The workshop also will be livestreamed, with video available on the district’s website. To send a written comment, email [email protected]. For more information, visit camas.wednet.edu/about-csd/school-board/meetings-minutes

January 2, 2025
East County Fire and Rescue Fire Chief Ed Hartin (Contributed photos courtesy of Ed Hartin)

Retiring ECFR fire chief reflects on 50-year career

To East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) Fire Chief Ed Hartin, serving as a firefighter has been more than just a job. It’s been a way of life and a calling that began when Hartin was a young child growing up in a firehouse with his father.

January 2, 2025
Doug Flanagan/Post-Record 
 The Big Foot Inn in Washougal is pictured Dec. 27, 2024. Jesse Shehan, 85, of Washougal, faces vehicular homicide charges after allegedly driving his Suburu Legacy into two people outside the local tavern on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, killing one.

Washougal man faces vehicular homicide charges

An 85-year-old Washougal man is facing vehicular homicide charges after allegedly hitting two people with his car outside the Big Foot Inn tavern in Washougal on Sunday, Dec. 22, killing one.