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March 20, 2025
A pedestrian crosses a darkened crosswalk at the corner of 19th and Main streets in Washougal. City Councilor Molly Coston is advocating for the City of Washougal to upgrade the lighting and brighten a dark downtown. (James Rexroad/for The Columbian)

Shedding light on a problem

While driving back to Washougal after an early morning indoor cycling class in east Vancouver on March 14, Lori Reed couldn’t help but notice the stark contrast between the lighting in downtown Camas and downtown Washougal. To her, the difference was literally night and day.

March 13, 2025
TSMC announced earlier this month it would be investing $165 billion in its U.S. semiconductor operations, though seemingly all of the investment is being made in Arizona. (Photos Contributed by TSMC)

Chip company TSMC invests $165B in U.S. manufacturing

Chip giant TSMC is investing a historic $165 billion in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, the company announced earlier this month. However, not much of that, if any, is expected to come to the company’s Camas fabrication operation.

February 28, 2025
Motorists pass by the Georgia-Pacific mill in Camas on Monday morning. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Camas seeks high mill cleanup level

CAMAS — Camas city officials have asked the state Department of Ecology to require cleanup at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill site extensive enough to make it safe for housing and other uses beyond heavy industry.

February 13, 2025

Two Camas women named finalists for 2025 Iris Awards

Nominees for the the Greater Vancouver Chamber’s 2025 Iris Awards honoring local women of achievement include two recognizable Camas women — Jacquie Hill, the owner of LiveWell Camas,…

January 23, 2025
Kendra Hofseth, owner of Bakehouse Sourdough, creates a new batch of slow-fermented sourdough bread inside her Washougal home-based microbakery in an undated photo. (Contributed photo courtesy of Kendra Hofseth)

Washougal baker launches Bakehouse Sourdough

Sourdough is generally considered to be one of the most ancient forms of bread, the standard method of breadmaking for most of human history. To Washougal resident Kendra Hofseth, though, sourdough is not just a flavor but an ancient art — simple to learn but difficult to master.