Washougal News

A 77-year-old Vancouver man was killed Tuesday after his motorcycle crossed the centerline on state Highway 14 in western Skamania County and collided with an oncoming car.

Shelby's Coho salmon drizzled with blackberry sauce is served with fingerling potatoes, asparagus and a salad.

Mayors for Tacoma, Bremerton and Vancouver were on the Tuesday ballot. The race for Tacoma mayor is still tight.

Sean Guard and his wife, Ann Guard, check the computer for election results Tuesday night.

Two hotly contested mayor races highlight Tuesday's off-year election in southwest Washington.

Left: Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard campaigns Friday at Mill Plain Boulevard and 164th Avenue.

Mayor issues an apology, plan to deal with 'shortcomings' 10:40 p.m. Stacee Sellers, Mayor of Washougal The Washougal City Council passed a resolution Friday night expressing its disapproval of Mayor Stacee Sellers' behavior and lack of effective communication.

Mayor Stacee Sellers ordered reporters away from City Hall on Friday after a meeting with state auditors over the city's finances.

Sharon Brouillette, of Battle Ground, prays during the 8th Annual Mayors Prayer Breakfast at the Hilton Vancouver Washington today.

The city of Washougal is under fire, specifically Mayor Stacee Sellers. A state audit revealed nearly $100,000 was missing from two city-sponsored events, including $53,000 from the Riverfest event and $43,000 from Washougalfest.

The Washington state auditor's offices said Monday it will conduct a special investigation into spending by the city of Washougal after an audit showed the city can't account for more than $100,000 in revenue it should have received, broke state laws in other spending and violated several city policies.

New jobs should be top priority at the Port of Camas-Washougal, say all four candidates vying for two port commissioner's seats in the Nov.

Referendum 71 foes plan demonstration Dozens of opponents of Washington's "everything but marriage" law for same-sex couples plan to demonstrate against it in east Vancouver this afternoon.

Two large fire departments that have grown in size due to mergers are asking voters to give them five-member boards of commissioners, to allow better representation and greater flexibility between meetings.

The Washougal school board has decided to put two levies before voters for approval in February.

Voters in the upcoming general election will choose among six candidates to serve as commissioners for Fire District 5, Fire District 6 and East County Fire & Rescue.

Washougal City Council candidate Garry Alexander Sr. will be sitting in a Clark County Jail cell when election results are tallied next month.

The Birdfest & Bluegrass Festival celebrates birds and the natural beauty of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.

Evacuation advisories are in effect for 38 homes near a wildfire burning in the Tripp Canyon, near Cashmere.

Fire crews in Washington are battling a fast-moving brush fire on state land at the Clark-Skamania border, this morning's Columbian reports.