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Stories by Kelly Moyer

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May 25, 2017

BPA kills I-5 corridor power-line project

More than four years after Camas leaders urged Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) officials to reconsider plans to place high-voltage transmission lines on an 80-mile stretch of land winding through Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon, the controversial project has come to halt.

May 22, 2017

Embattled Washougal mayor withdraws re-election bid

Just a few hours after news broke that Washougal police have asked an outside agency to  investigate a potential harassment case against Washougal Mayor Sean Guard, the two-term mayor has…

May 18, 2017
DOGPAW, the nonprofit group that builds and maintains off-leash dog parks in Clark County, is looking for a piece of land that could replace the now-closed Stevenson dog park in Washougal, pictured here, which shuttered at the end of April. The park was the only off-leash dog park in the Camas-Washougal area.

Where the wild things aren’t

A seemingly simple quest to build an off-leash dog park somewhere — anywhere — in Camas-Washougal may not be as easy as many local dog lovers had hoped.

May 11, 2017
The 20th annual Camas Plant & Garden Fair on Saturday, May 13, will feature hundreds of plants, veggie starts, flowers and hanging baskets as well as many garden-themed gifts for Mother's Day. (Contributed Photo/Courtesy of Downtown Camas Association)

Vendors prep for mother of all garden fairs

To say Gail Horn is busy this week would be a bit of an understatement. Not only is the owner of the Camas-based The Soap Chest busy prepping for Mother’s Day customers, she’s also gearing up for two of her three sons’ weddings — one in May, the other in June — and planning for the popular Camas Plant & Garden Fair, which celebrates its 20th year on Saturday, May 13, showcasing several dozen plant- and garden- themed vendors, including Horn’s Soap Chest, in historic, downtown Camas.