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February 1, 2018
Camas inventor Shane Chen demonstrates his newest invention, the IOTAtrax, a gadget designed to help commuters get from home to public transportation to work more easily.

Ease on the down road

Inventor Shane Chen is floating down the sidewalk outside his Camas Meadows Corporate Center office, his latest creation — the IOTAtrax, an electric-powered, kettlebell-shaped riding device billed as a creative and practical solution to commuters’ “last mile” problem — tucked between his feet.

February 1, 2018

Gov. Inslee rejects oil terminal

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has rejected a plan to site North America’s largest oil-by-rail terminal at the Port of Vancouver.

January 25, 2018
Aaron Smith, principal of Odyssey Middle School, stands inside the construction site at the future Discovery High in Camas on Jan. 22.

If they build it, will they come?

Construction is in full swing at Camas’ newest high school, with crews working through the cold January rains to prepare the Discovery High building for its fall of 2018 opening.

January 24, 2018

Camas teens arrested

Police have arrested three Camas teens in connection with an alleged prescription drug deal turned robbery.

January 18, 2018
Construction on Lacamas Lake Elementary School, shown here, is more than 40 percent complete. (photo courtesy of Camas School District)

Enrollment in Camas lower than expected

A newly revised enrollment forecast for the Camas School District shows enrollment in 2017 was lower than anticipated, but still predicts capacity challenges ahead for several Camas school buildings.

January 18, 2018
Sandra Gangle stands inside her new Camas home, near some of the artwork she's created to remember the many places she and her husband have visited over the years. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

New group takes fight out of foreign affairs

Tired of fighting about politics? Want to learn more about what’s really going on in the world — and maybe make some like-minded friends while you’re at it? You may want to check out the newly formed Camas chapter of the national Great Decisions foreign policy discussion group.

January 11, 2018
Kayakers enjoy a sunny spring day on Lacamas Lake in Camas. City leaders are working to secure properties along the lake's northern shores, to conserve natural spaces and start to build a trail that will someday encircle the lake. (Contributed photo courtesy of A. Paul Newman)

Making space for nature in Camas

Two months after the Board of County Councilors approved $7 million worth of land conservation projects, including a $4.8 million Camas effort to preserve 100 acres near the northern edges of Lacamas Lake, local leaders are working with landowners to secure natural space and forest land before it can be developed — and pave the way for a planned multi-use trail system that will someday encircle the lake.

January 11, 2018
Camas-Washougal Fire Department firefighters attack a commercial fire burning through a storage yard in Washougal in July of 2017. (Post-Record file photo)

Camas eyes partnership with ECFR

How does a growing city address the possibility of increased fire and emergency medical service (EMS) calls without taxing its current system or going overboard by spending millions on future stations that may or may not be needed?