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April 23, 2026
Camas to promote youth water safety
The city of Camas has announced a new campaign aimed at increasing water safety among youth.
The city of Camas has announced a new campaign aimed at increasing water safety among youth.
The city of Washougal is inviting residents to take part in a newly launched community survey as part of Branding Washougal, a community-driven initiative to strengthen how the city communicates, makes decisions and represents itself.
The Camas Public Library will host its annual spring children’s author event, a “Llama Llama Pajama Party,” from 3:30-5:30 p.m. April 24.
The city of Washougal will host a free Earth Day celebration, “Paws for the Planet,” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 25 at Reflection Plaza.
The nonprofit East County Citizens’ Alliance has mobilized volunteer crews to clean stretches of state Highway 14 through Camas and Washougal since 2022. In that time, the volunteers removed an estimated 24,000 pounds of trash under the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Adopt-a-Highway program.
Mark Silliman devotes hours each month to picking up trash along state Highway 14.
Richard Cherwitz didn’t always have a voice.
On Jan. 14, 2024, a winter storm caused fire sprinkler and HVAC system pipes at Skyridge Middle School in Camas to freeze and crack, sending more than 3,200 gallons of water through the building and damaging 22 classrooms and the school’s library. Within minutes, the flood destroyed hundreds of books, including most of the library’s science tomes.
The Washougal school board has appointed Greg Retchless to its No. 1 director position, which was vacated by Jim Cooper when he resigned in January.
A big change is coming to Washougal’s 32nd Street rail crossing project, which was conceived as an underpass but will instead move forward as an overpass.