News This month will mark a major milestone in the history of the Camas-Washougal Post-Record.
The 108-year-old weekly community newspaper will switch from a Tuesday afternoon delivery schedule, to a Thursday morning distribution.
“The possibility of shifting to morning delivery is something many of our readers have inquired about over the years,” said Managing Editor Heather Acheson. “We think this will improve the newspaper’s ability to get the latest Camas-Washougal news into readers’ hands quickly and efficiently.”
The transition to an early morning publication also means that the Post-Record will no longer be delivered by the boys and girls who have traditionally — primarily through walking and bicycling routes — served as newspaper carriers. Instead, adult carriers will take on this responsibility exclusively.
According to Circulation Manager Shelly Atwell, this change will address what has in recent years become a significant obstacle — finding kids who are able and willing to fit a weekly newspaper route into their already busy schedules.
“It will allow us to get newspapers on the streets earlier in the day, which is something customers have requested numerous times,” Atwell said. “Of course, it also means that we will no longer have youth carrier delivery. That was a tough decision for us. We have struggled to get youth interested in applying for delivery positions, which has made it increasingly challenging to provide reliable delivery of the Post-Record to subscribers.”
