Camas-Washougal Post-Record

September 17, 2020

Candidate forums planned ahead of Nov. 3 general election

The nonpartisan League of Women Voters will host several candidate forums leading up to the Nov. 3 General Election. Republican U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Democratic challenger Carolyn Long…

September 17, 2020

I-5 Bridge closure rescheduled

Oregon and Washington transportation officials have rescheduled the nine-day closure of the Interstate 5 Bridge’s northbound span. Originally set to begin Sept. 12, transportation officials agreed last week to postpone…

September 17, 2020

A collage of photos shows (clockwise from left): Dean Tate in his Air Corps uniform during World War II; Godelieve Van Laere, the girl who saved Dean Tate's life after his plane was shot down over Nazi-occupied France; and documents that helped shuttle the lieutenant bombardier out of France and back to the safety of Allied forces during the war. Dean Tate's daughter, Susan Tate Ankeny, of Camas, tells the story of her father's rescue in her new book, The Girl and the Bombardier. (Contributed photos courtesy of Susan Tate Ankeny)

Camas author pens ‘Girl and the Bombardier’ book about father’s WWII rescue

Camas author Susan Tate Ankeny had heard her father’s breathtaking World War II story — Dean Tate, a B-17 bombardier, shot down over Nazi-occupied France, rescued by a French Resistance network — countless times before.

September 17, 2020

A sign shows the normal view of Mt. Hood and the Columbia River Gorge from Washougal Waterfront Park. On Friday, Sept. 11, that view was covered by a thick layer of smoke from wildfires burning in Oregon and California. The smoke has severely impacted air quality in Camas-Washougal. On Friday, air quality throughout Clark County was in the hazardous zone. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Wildfire smoke blankets area, causes air quality to plummet

Thick smoke from wildfires burning throughout Washington, Oregon and California blanketed the Camas-Washougal area this week, bringing with it hazardous air quality conditions and school, business and public…

September 14, 2020

(Post-Record file photo) Washougal students line up for their school buses in 2018.

Pandemic forces furloughs in Camas, Washougal school districts

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced Camas and Washougal school district leaders to furlough and reduce hours for hundreds of classified employees. The furloughs and hour-reductions…

September 11, 2020

FBI: rumors of extremists setting fires untrue, harmful to first responders

The Portland branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a statement today regarding false reports of extremists setting wildfires in Oregon. “With our state…

September 11, 2020

Hazardous air quality, wildfire smoke impacting Camas-Washougal area

Air quality throughout the Camas-Washougal area has plummeted into the “hazardous” zone due to multiple wildfires burning in Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon. As of 9…

September 11, 2020

I-5 bridge closure postponed

In an effort to keep the Interstate 5 Bridge clear for possible wildfire evacuees, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has postponed a bridge repair project that would have…

September 10, 2020

Sarah Vitort (left) and Scott Gilmore, the musicians behind the Portland modern-folk duo Fox and Bones, perform at Vitort's parents' home in Camas on April 8. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Making Music

The coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted livelihoods across the board, but for those in the entertainment and music industries, the ongoing crisis, which has shuttered live-music venues and canceled large crowds for the foreseeable future, has been particularly rough.

September 10, 2020

Fire crews work the Washougal River Road fire just past mile marker 5 near Washougal on Tuesday, Sept. 8. By Wednesday, Sept. 9, the fire was 100-percent contained. (Alisha Jucevic courtesy of The Columbian)

Wildfire causes ‘Be Ready’ order near Washougal

A 10-acre fire burning near Washougal River Road mile marker 5 on Tuesday, Sept. 8, sparked a Level 1 “Be Ready” warning for residents in about 60 homes between Paradise Road and Northeast Rosemary Drive.