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September 18, 2025
Diners eat at a parklet at Mesa in downtown Camas in 2020. (Kelly Moyer/The Columbian files)

Camas eyes bringing back popular parklets

The city of Camas is exploring the possibility of bringing back parklets, three years after rescinding the operating permits for the open-air eating spaces introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 18, 2025
The West Columbia Gorge Humane Society commissioned Washougal artist Travis London to paint a mural depicting pets of the organization’s supporters on one of its Conex buildings. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/The Columbian)

Furry friends fuel facelift at Washougal animal shelter

For several years, West Columbia Gorge Humane Society Executive Director Micki Simeone longed to do something to spruce up the two shipping-container storage buildings on the east side of the Washougal animal shelter.

August 28, 2025
A C-Tran bus highlighting the city of Camas on one side, the Camas lily on the back and the Camas School District on another side sits outside the Lacamas Lake Lodge during the 2019 Camas State of the Community. (The Columbian files)

Camas considers pulling out of C-Tran

The city of Camas may consider pulling out of C-Tran if the majority of the transit agency’s board favors light rail on the proposed Interstate 5 replacement bridge, Mayor Steve Hogan said during an Aug. 18 city council workshop session.