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April 21, 2022
 (Contributed photo courtesy of the Oregon Department of Transportation)

Vehicle permits to be required in ‘waterfall corridor’ on Oregon side of Gorge

Officials are hoping a pilot program requiring timed-use vehicle permits will help reduce traffic and improve safety in the popular “waterfall corridor” on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. From May 24 through Sept. 5, the new program will require a timed-use permit for personal vehicles to access federal lands in the waterfall corridor — a 7-mile corridor located between Bridal Veil Falls and Ainsworth State Park — between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., seven days a week.

April 21, 2022

Public meetings for April 21-27, 2022

Camas School District: The Camas School Board will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 25, in the Dennison Board Room of the Zellerbach Administration Center, 841 N.E. 22nd Ave., Camas. To send a written comment, email [email protected]. For more information about the meeting or how to watch or listen to the meeting, visit camas.wednet.edu/about-csd/school-board/meetings-minutes.

April 14, 2022
Traffic flows past election signs placed near the northeast entrance of Camas' Northwest Sixth Avenue traffic roundabout on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas may ban election, other temporary signs at roundabouts

Anyone who drives through Camas regularly knows it’s tough to overlook an upcoming election. The city’s busiest roadways and intersections are hot real estate for political signs, but a new proposal being considered by the Camas City Council could limit those signs to areas outside Camas’ traffic circles.

April 14, 2022
Snow falls in northwest Camas near Grass Valley Elementary School on Monday, April 11, 2022. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Springtime Surprise

An unexpected snowstorm blanketed Camas-Washougal on Monday, April 11, causing the Camas and Washougal school district to cancel classes and activities on what was supposed to be Camas’ students first day back to school after a week-long spring break.