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September 26, 2024
A welcome sign greets visitors at the Camas School District's headquarters Aug. 24, 2021. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas School District facing ‘critically low’ reserves, budget cuts

Plagued by lower enrollment rates, state revenues that Camas school leaders say do not keep pace with the needs of modern school districts, the end of supplemental, federal COVID-relief dollars and increasing costs of doing business, the Camas School District is facing substantial cuts to its 2025-26 school year budget.

September 19, 2024
The front of Camas City Hall is pictured in August 2018. (Post-Record files)

Camas heads into budget season; ‘severe cuts’ possible

Camas city staff will host two public open houses to help community members better understand the City’s biennial budget process as well as revenue constraints that could negatively impact City programs in 2025-26.

September 12, 2024
The Eagle Eyes, a British Columbia-based Eagles tribute band, will perform at the Camas-Washougal Harvest Fest, to be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26-27, at Marina Park in Washougal. (Contributed photo courtesy of Sean Guard)

Camas-Washougal Harvest Fest comes to fruition

Sean Guard has done a lot of things in his decades-long professional career, which has included stints as Washougal High School athletic director, event manager for professional golfer Peter Jacobson, the mayor of Washougal, and owner of an event production company, among other titles.

September 12, 2024
The front of Camas City Hall is pictured in August 2018. (Post-Record files)

Camas PFAS treatment, probe expands

Camas officials heard this month that ongoing efforts to evaluate the city’s water system for toxic “forever chemicals” and to design a treatment for Well 13, which has shown higher levels of the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), will be more involved than officials may have anticipated.

September 5, 2024
Andrew Dang (left) and Thoai Nguyen attend the grand opening for their restaurant, Danglicious Vietnamese Kitchen, in downtown Washougal, Aug. 17, 2024. (Contributed photo courtesy of Andrew Dang)

Danglicious Vietnamese Kitchen brings authentic dishes to downtown Washougal

Some of Andrew Dang’s fondest memories involve family get-togethers at his parents’ house in northeast Portland, where he and his nine siblings would gather once per week to catch up on each other’s busy lives, and, just as importantly, eat a delicious home-cooked meal, usually pho, a traditional Vietnamese soup.

August 22, 2024

Washougal man killed in crash on Highway 14

By Amy Libby The Columbian A Washougal man was killed in a seven-vehicle crash Thursday on Highway 14 in Camas after he made a U-turn across the highway while being…

August 22, 2024
Cheryl Kostanoski (left) and Jennifer Johnson play with one of the Camas Public Library’s new Nature Smart games. (Contributed photo courtesy of Camas Public Library)

Nature Smart program proves popular

Nature Smart, a new Camas Public Library program designed to connect patrons to the great outdoors has proven to be popular with library patrons this summer.