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May 15, 2025
Officer Casey Handley of the Camas Police Department joins fellow participants in a “Mindful Agility” workshop as they meditate at Lacamas Lake Lodge on April 30. Members of the Camas Police Department trained with a mindfulness instructor during the two-day class to help improve mental and emotional health. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Refocusing with Mindfulness

The dashcam inside Camas police Officer Casey Handley’s patrol vehicle showed the Sept. 8 collision in real time. One minute, Handley was approaching a seemingly vacant intersection. The next minute, a vehicle coming from the opposite direction was turning into Handley’s path, giving the on-duty officer a split second to react.

April 10, 2025
Mountain Tops volunteers, including Debbie Thomas, center in maroon, and athletes keep in step along the Lacamas Heritage Trail in Camas on Thursday afternoon, April 3, 2025. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

‘It’s life-changing’

On one of the warmest, sunniest days so far this year, the Lacamas Heritage Trail in Camas teemed with joggers, dog walkers and people shaking off winter with a stroll along Lacamas Lake.

March 13, 2025

Threat to Medicaid raises concerns

The local impact of a Republican-led proposal to potentially cut Medicaid remains unclear, as some of Clark County’s largest health care providers are still unsure of the long-term consequences.

December 12, 2024

Camas City Council tackles water fluoridation issue

When it comes to water issues, the city of Camas has had its fill. Over the past few years, city officials have tackled everything from improving the water quality in its toxic-algae-prone lakes to finding solutions for elevated levels of harmful “forever chemicals” in the City’s drinking water.

May 23, 2024

Camas turns on Well 13 earlier than planned

The city of Camas said May 15, that “an emergency situation” had caused two of the City’s drinking water wells to be non-functional, forcing the City to turn…