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Clint Coulter stands tall after being selected by the Milwaukee Brewers with the 27th pick in the Major League Baseball 2012 Draft.

Camas catcher gets drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers

Clint Coulter stands tall after being selected by the Milwaukee Brewers with the 27th pick in the Major League Baseball 2012 Draft.

August 6, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Summer came early for Clint Coulter. The 19-year-old catcher from Camas never wants this season to end. On June 4 in New York City, a week before he graduated from Union High School, Coulter became the 27th pick in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. Two… Read story

Bus driver must pay fines, go to jail

August 6, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

A former Mount Pleasant School District employee was sentenced in Camas-Washougal Municipal Court Thursday. It brought a conclusion to the drama that has surrounded the small rural school since it first came to light in October that its bus driver had stolen gasoline by using the district credit card for… Read story

Results for local races, issues will be available on the Post-Record website

August 6, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Clark County Elections Department will start releasing the results of the Primary Election at approximately 8:30 p.m. tonight. Ballots can be hand-delivered up until 8 p.m. today to Camas sites at Dorothy Fox Elementary School, 2623 N.W. Sierra St., Grace Foursquare Church, 717 S.E. Everett Road, Helen Baller Elementary… Read story

John &quot;Buzz&quot; Nelson, an elder in the Ogalla Sioux tribe, was among the speakers at the Pendleton Woolen Mill centennial ceremony Friday morning. Nelson, a Korean War veteran, said a Lakota prayer.

Pendleton Woolen Mill commemorates centennial in Washougal

John &quot;Buzz&quot; Nelson, an elder in the Ogalla Sioux tribe, was among the speakers at the Pendleton Woolen Mill centennial ceremony Friday morning. Nelson, a Korean War veteran, said a Lakota prayer.

August 6, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Charlie Bishop welcomed everyone to a "100-year birthday party" Friday at Pendleton Woolen Mill, and the celebration included a cake. Bishop, vice president of mill operations at Pendleton, recognized more than 125 attendees as current and retired employees, customers, city of Washougal officials and other community members. Read story

School notes for Aug. 7, 2012

August 6, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

School District preschool has openings The Washougal School District Preschool has openings for the 2012-13 school year. Preschools are located at each elementary school: Cape Horn-Skye, Gause and Hathaway. Children ages 3 to 5 years can attend sessions two or four days per week. Read story

Skyridge honored for environmental excellence

August 6, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Skyridge Middle School continues to be an environmental leader, winning a statewide award. The school, along with others, was honored for environmental impact and energy efficiency last month. The recognition was an extension of a national competition, which named finalists from several states as Green Ribbon Schools. State level awards… Read story

United States' Kara Patterson takes a throw in the women's javelin throw qualification round during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London today.

Torn ACL limits Patterson at Olympics

United States' Kara Patterson takes a throw in the women's javelin throw qualification round during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London today.

August 6, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Vancouver native competes in women's javelin throw Read story

Heat wave keeps firefighters busy

August 6, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Some local fire agencies are breathing a sigh of relief with 90-degree days in the rear-view mirror. Read story

Smoke and flame billow from a crude oil unit at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, Calif., on Monday.

Experts: Calif refinery fire will boost gas prices

Smoke and flame billow from a crude oil unit at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, Calif., on Monday.

August 6, 2012, 5:00pm Business

RICHMOND, Calif. -- A major fire at one of the country's biggest oil refineries that sent hundreds of people to hospitals with complaints of breathing problems will push gas prices above $4 a gallon on the West Coast, analysts said Tuesday. Read story

Willamette Valley Bank expanding in Vancouver

August 6, 2012, 5:00pm Business

Willamette Valley Bank, based in Salem, Ore., has leased office space at Vancouver's Mill Plain Plaza, 821 S.E. 160th Ave., to expand its growing residential real estate mortgage operations in southwest Washington. Read story