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May 1, 2025
Construction crews install playground equipment at Crown Park in Camas on Friday, April 25, 2025. City of Camas leaders hope to reopen parts of the historic park, including the new inclusive playground, to the public this summer. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Crown Park remodel makes progress

Construction is still in full swing at Camas’ historic Crown Park, but city leaders say the end of the extensive, $6.3 million park remodeling project is finally in sight.

April 24, 2025
Hayes Freedom High School junior Alex Weeks, right, approaches an OnPoint Community Credit Union table during a career fair held inside the school on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Kelly Moyer/The Columbian)

Lack of jobs frustrates teens

Camas High School junior Talulah Rodrigue was already feeling a bit frustrated when she arrived at Hayes Freedom High School’s first career fair Thursday.

April 24, 2025

Camas schools to cut 38 teachers

Newer teachers in the Camas School District received bad news this week as the district continues to slash costs ahead of an expected $13 million to $16 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 school year.

April 17, 2025
Fort Vancouver High School junior Carlos Lopez plants a yellow monkey flower plant April 9, 2025, at Baz River Front Park in Camas. Students from Hudson’s Bay and Fort Vancouver high schools spent the morning removing invasive species and planting trees and other plants to help restore salmon habitat through Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group’s Seeds to Salmon program. At top, a yellow monkey plant sits in a freshly dug hole at Baz River Front Park in Camas on April 9, 2025. (Photos by Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

High-schoolers dig restoration project

About 35 students from Hudson’s Bay and Fort Vancouver high schools spent Wednesday digging in the dirt. They weren’t looking for buried treasure but helping to restore wetlands habitat at Baz River Front Park.