Camas-Washougal Post-Record

July 27, 2023

Emergency vehicles sit at the Camas-Washougal Fire Department's Station 41 in downtown Camas, Feb. 2, 2022. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas officials delay decision on Station 41 replacement contract

Nearly two years after a consultants’ report showed the Camas-Washougal Fire Department (CWFD)’s downtown Camas-based fire station headquarters, Fire Station 41, would not withstand a major earthquake and should be replaced sooner rather than later, Camas officials are set to consider a contract with a Battle Ground architectural firm that would get the ball rolling on Station 41’s eventual replacement and possibly re-siting.

July 27, 2023

Public Health issues advisory at Vancouver Lake

Clark County Public Health has issued a warning advisory at Vancouver Lake due to elevated levels of cyanotoxins from harmful algae. The toxic-algae warning advisory at…

July 20, 2023

Residents peruse informational displays during a city of Camas open house to discuss Camas lakes' water quality held Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Lacamas Lake Lodge in Camas. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

City shares water-quality testing data, cleanup strategies for Camas lakes

The city of Camas is one giant leap closer to establishing a lake management plan for Lacamas, Round and Fallen Leaf lakes.

July 14, 2023

Members of the Camas 11U All-Stars Little League (ages 9-11) baseball team won the District 4 championship July 7, 2023. The team will compete at the state level beginning July 22, in Anacortes, Wash. (Contributed photo courtesy of Kaleigh Piel)

Camas Little League players win district title, head to state tournament

A group of young Camas baseball players are headed back to the state tournament for the second year in a row. The Camas Little League 11U…

July 13, 2023

Camas's new police chief, Tina Jones (left), stands outside Camas City Hall with retiring Camas Police Chief Mitch Lackey on Monday, July 3, 2023. (Contributed photo courtesy of Mitch Lackey)

Passing the Torch: Camas Police Chief Mitch Lackey retires after three decades

The Camas Police Department is marking the end of an era — and the beginning of a new one — this month with the retirement of longtime Camas Police Chief Mitch Lackey and the onboarding of the department’s new chief, Tina M. Jones.

July 13, 2023

Crowds gather at Camas' Crown Park for an outdoor concert in the summer of 2022, as part of the city of Camas' Concerts in the Park series. (Photos courtesy of the city of Camas)

Pa’Lante to perform Thursday, July 13 at Crown Park

The 29th year of free Concerts in the Park returned to Camas this month, with a Collective Nation concert held July 6, at Crown Park, 120 N.E. 17th Ave., Camas.

July 7, 2023

Discovery High School Principal Aaron Smith (right) guides students through a group exercise at the Camas School District's project based learning high school during the 2021-22 school year. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Former Camas principal takes legal action

A former Camas School District (CSD) administrator known by many as “the founding father” of the district’s project based learning (PBL) schools is taking legal action against the district for what he considers wrongful termination and discrimination.

June 28, 2023

Camas School District Assistant Superintendent Charlene Williams (right) walks with Camas School Board members Corey McEnry (left) and Doug Quinn (second from left) and the school district's new superintendent, John Anzalone (second from right), outside Hayes Freedom High School on Monday, March 28, 2022. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Oregon governor picks former Camas schools administrator to lead OR’s education department

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has selected Charlene Williams, the former assistant superintendent of the Camas School District, to serve as Oregon’s next director of the Oregon Department of…

June 22, 2023

A fire engine is pictured at the Camas-Washougal Fire Department Station 42 in Camas on Dec. 6, 2019. (Courtesy of The Columbian files)

Camas officials try to find fair fire fix

The interlocal agreement that created the joint Camas-Washougal Fire Department (CWFD) in 2013 is set to expire at the end of this year.

June 22, 2023

Vintage cars fill downtown Camas streets for the 15th annual Camas Car Show on Saturday, June 25, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Downtown Camas Association)

16th annual Camas Car Show returns to downtown Camas this weekend

There is a bit of luck involved in winning any award, but for Ken Cousins, the owner of a 1963 Buick Riviera that regularly wins honors at car shows throughout the West – including the 2022 Camas Car Show’s award for “Most Authentic Vintage” — luck was an integral part of the story.