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Stories by Doug Flanagan

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June 12, 2025
The Little Bronze Girl statue sits in the back of Camas police Officer Ryan Devaney’s vehicle in preparation for its trip back to downtown Camas on May 31. (Contributed by the Camas Police Department)

Little Bronze Girl found

The Little Bronze Girl, a 3-foot-tall metal statue of a child reading a book, has been a beloved part of downtown Camas since being installed on a bench at the corner of Northeast Fourth Avenue and Northeast Cedar Street in 2002.

June 12, 2025
Port of Camas-Washougal employees work on the port’s new boathouse at Parker’s Landing Marina on June 6. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Rentable boathouse docks at Port of C-W marina

Right before Port of Camas-Washougal Facilities Director Eric Plantenberg broke a bottle of Cook’s champagne on the bow of the port’s new boathouse on the morning of June 6, a port employee said the vessel should have a name before entering the Columbia River, Plantenberg replied, “Hope floats?”

June 5, 2025
From left to right, Tracey MacLachlan, Sadie McKenzie, Superintendent Aaron Hansen, Wendy Morrill and Connor McCroskey hold a State Recognized School banner during a Washougal School Board meeting May 27. (Contributed by the Washougal School District)

Camas, Washougal schools feted for progress

Twenty-one Clark County schools have been honored by the Washington School Recognition Program for their work in closing opportunity gaps and supporting students’ growth and academic achievement during the 2023-24 school year.

June 5, 2025
Camas Police Department chief Tina Jones speaks during the department's awards ceremony on May 30 in Camas. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Camas police honored at award ceremony

Stefan Hausinger, Wendy Peebles and Shyla Nelson won top honors at the 2025 Camas Police Department Award Ceremony on May 30 at Grace Foursquare Church in Camas. Hausinger, a…

June 5, 2025
Duwayne Dockter, left, and Kim Horner supervise food-box packing during the 2024 Impact Camas-Washougal food drive. (Contributed by Beth Raetz)

IMPACT Camas-Washougal food drive to be held June 8

This weekend’s 11th annual Impact Camas-Washougal food drive hopes to raise $19,000 to help needy families in addition to packing boxes of food to be distributed in Camas and Washougal schools.

May 29, 2025
Washougal High School student Jacob Dillie uses the school’s new forklift simulator during a class session on Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Contributed by the Washougal School District)

Students, Port of Camas-Washougal team up

A group of Washougal High School students is diligently preparing for an upcoming forklift certification examination with the help of a newly purchased simulator, installed in the school’s construction technology classroom May 15.