Camas School District leaders are set to announce what Superintendent John Anzalone has called “another small set of reductions” this week as they grapple with a revenue shortfall that will likely result in budget cuts totaling 10% to 12% of the district’s budget ahead of the 2025-26 school year.
The winter holiday season kicks into high gear this week with a wide assortment of festive events happening in Camas and Washougal.
The Camas City Council voted unanimously Monday to place a regional fire authority proposal on the April 22, 2025 ballot.
Opponents of a proposed gas station, car wash and convenience store complex near the intersection of Northeast 13th Street and Northwest Friberg-Strunk Street in northeast Camas will have another chance to voice their concerns this month, during a Dec. 12 appeal hearing before Camas Hearings Examiner Joe Turner.
In a week filled with giving thanks, locally owned retailers and eateries in Camas-Washougal are hoping holiday shoppers will show them some gratitude this weekend during the national Small Business Saturday event and the local Little Box Friday celebration in downtown Camas.
Members of the Camas School Board are addressing the school district’s “critically low” general fund reserves and may soon adopt a new policy that would establish a minimum percentage of money that must be held over each year to cover ongoing and unexpected expenses.
Terri Niles, the Democratic candidate who ran against Republican candidate and Washougal Mayor David Stuebe for the 17th Legislative District Position 2 seat during the Nov. 5 general election, is setting the record straight on a comment Stuebe made to The Post-Record earlier this month.
What keeps Camas Police Chief Tina Jones up at night? There are a few things, actually — and all of them come back to the well-being of her staff members and of the overall Camas community.
The Camas Salary Commission last week unanimously approved a 2% stipend increase for the mayor and city council members.
In an effort to shore up a nearly $6 million budget shortfall, maintain the city’s streets and invest in the police department, the Camas City Council this week approved several revenue packages included in Camas Mayor Steve Hogan’s proposed 2025-26 budget.
kelly.moyer@camaspostrecord.com
