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Camas forward Cayne Cardwell keeps the soccer ball alive for the Papermakers in the far right corner at Doc Harris Stadium. Camas defeated Columbia River 2-0 Wednesday.
Camas forward Cayne Cardwell keeps the soccer ball alive for the Papermakers in the far right corner at Doc Harris Stadium. Camas defeated Columbia River 2-0 Wednesday.

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January 12, 2023
Shana O'Brien stands outside Cascadia Northwest Real Estate in Washougal, Dec. 26, 2022. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Cascadia Northwest Real Estate opens

Several years ago, Shana O’Brien decided that she needed a change. She was working for a Vancouver-based real estate company at the time, but felt that the brokerage’s core values didn’t align with her own in terms of what it could be doing for the community it served.

December 29, 2022

December Cheers & Jeers

Happy New Year to all our loyal Post-Record readers. Here are a few “cheers” to help kick off the New Year’s celebrations this weekend:

December 29, 2022
Construction continues at Ninebark Apartments on the Washougal waterfront on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Ninebark Apartments set to begin pre-leasing

Developers anticipate that Ninebark Apartments, a three-story, 246-unit residential complex currently being constructed on the Washougal waterfront, will open in the spring of 2023.

December 29, 2022
Clockwise from upper right: The American Empress riverboat docks at Parker’s Landing Marina in Washougal for the first time June 8, 2022. (Post-Record files); YBA Architects’ new renderings of the Hyas Point waterfront development project show the first phase of construction, which will include four mixed-use buildings and several streets and get under way in 2023. (Contributed graphic courtesy of the Port of Camas-Washougal); Vehicles carrying Camas School District students and staff line up at the school district’s COVID-testing site at Doc Harris Stadium Jan. 18, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Camas School District); Camas Police Chief Mitch Lackey (right) and the city’s finance director, Cathy Huber Nickerson, attend the 2022 Camas State of the Community on Sept. 15, 2022. (Post-Record files); and Democratic candidate for Washington's 3rd Congressional District Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, right, looks skyward while Republican candidate Joe Kent gives his closing remarks on Saturday during a debate at the Vancouver Community Library. (Contributed photo by Taylor Balkom, courtesy of The Columbian files)

Top 10 Camas-Washougal news stories of 2022

As we prepare to welcome 2023, it’s time to remember some of the top news events that helped shape life in the Camas-Washougal area this year. Following are the top 10 news headlines and issues that captured Post-Record readers’ attention in 2022:

December 29, 2022

Camas city, school leaders mull 2023 legislative priorities

Camas city and school district leaders are in the process of nailing down their list of legislative priorities they hope state legislators from the newly redrawn 17th District will fight for during the 2023 Washington State Legislative session.

December 29, 2022

Woman, life and freedom: Iran protests and U.S. policy

Streets in dozens of Iran cities are filled with angry people in popular protests that have already gone on much longer—three months and counting—than those in 2009 and 2019. The unrest erupted when news broke on September 16 that a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, had died in the custody of the morality police after being accused of violating Iran’s mandatory head scarf law.

December 29, 2022

Public meetings, Dec. 29 through Jan. 4, 2023

Camas City Council: The Council will hold a workshop at 4:30 p.m. and regular meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, in person at Camas City Hall, 616 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, and online via Zoom. For more information, including remote log-in details, visit cityofcamas.us/yourgovernment/minuteagendavideo and click on the agendas for the Jan. 3, 2023, workshop and meeting.