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Looking back: Top 10 Camas-Washougal stories of 2021

From the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 to environmental cleanups, the search for a new Camas schools leader, fights over a drug rehab and a scandal-filled mayoral race, we countdown the biggest issues impacting our community this year

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A look back at the top 10 Camas-Washougal stories of 2021. Pictured clockwise from upper left: A "No Drug Detox" sign stands in Camas' Prune Hill neighborhood on March 16, 2021 (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files); an illustration shows what the Port of Camas-Washougal's future waterfront development might look like (courtesy of Port of Camas-Washougal); children sit in a Camas kindergarten classroom in November 2020 (courtesy of Camas School District); an aerial look at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in downtown Camas (courtesy of Downtown Camas Association); and Derik Ford is pictured in downtown Washougal during his Washougal mayoral campaign in 2021 (contributed photo courtesy of Derik Ford)

As we roll into a new year and say hello to 2022 this week, it’s time to reflect on some of the stories and issues that most impacted the Camas-Washougal community this year. Following is The Post-Record’s countdown of the top 10 local stories of 2021: 

No. 10: Camas tackles lack of affordable housing

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