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December 4, 2025
A room stands and applauds as Northwest Battle Buddies’ 300th service dog, Missy, at left, is given to a veteran Friday during a Northwest Battle Buddies graduation ceremony at Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

Service dogs help heal veterans suffering from PTSD

Veteran Deanna Garcia and her service dog Missy were recognized Friday as the 300th team to graduate from Northwest Battle Buddies during a ceremony honoring the group’s 293rd through 302nd dogs.

December 4, 2025

Salvation Army kicks off Red Kettle campaign

The Camas-Washougal Salvation Army has kicked off its annual Red Kettle campaign, which provides funds for social services such as food, shelter, disaster assistance and addiction recovery programs. The…

December 4, 2025

Councilors sworn into office

Camas and Washougal city councilors were sworn into office during council meetings on Dec. 2. In Camas, incumbents Tim Hein (Ward 2), Martin Elzingre (Ward 2) and Marilyn Boerke…

November 26, 2025
Black Drongo Brewery co-founders Devin Nail, left, and Tim Smith pose for a photo at their Yilan City, Taiwan, brewery. (Contributed by Black Drongo Brewery)

Camas graduates brew up success in Taiwan

Tim Smith and Devin Nail have known each other since the late 1990s when they became tomodachi (friends) in a Camas High School Japanese class. As adults, they both got into the Portland beer scene and started homebrewing in 2004. They eventually reunited in Taiwan. Nail moved to the Asian island in 2008, followed by Smith in 2010. There, they began brewing once again, motivated by their new country’s relative lack of quality craft brews.