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October 23, 2019

Serial complaint filer targets Camas

A Thurston County, Washington, man the Seattle Times once called a “serial filer of campaign-finance complaints aimed at Washington’s Democratic candidates and organizations” has extended his reach into Camas.

October 23, 2019
Camas Mayor Shannon Turk (left) and Camas City Councilor Melissa Smith (center) are pictured here with City Councilor Don Chaney (right) at a 2018 city council meeting. Smith recently announced her write-in candidacy to replace Turk as Camas' next mayor. (Post-Record file photo)

Council veteran jumps into mayoral race

The Camas mayoral race wasn’t expected to be a big deal this election season. In fact, Mayor Shannon Turk was running completely unopposed until just a few weeks ago, when whispers of write-in campaigns started to get louder.

October 23, 2019

Post-Record wins top honors in journalism contest

The Camas-Washougal Post-Record recently won a first-place General Excellence award for newspapers its size in Washington state at the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA)’s 2019 Better Newspaper Contest. This was the second year in a row the newspaper has won this first-place honor.

October 21, 2019
Submitted photo courtesy Camas-Washougal Fire Department

Washougal building destroyed by fire

Fundraisers have been established to help several businesses that were damaged or destroyed by a fire on Sunday, Oct. 20. The businesses affected by the fire at a building…

October 17, 2019
Jemtegaard Middle School Club 8 art student Abby Picho paints a section of a mural in Washougal on Saturday, Oct. 12. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal students create mural

The 10 words at the bottom of Washougal’s newest public mural encapsulate the essence of the artwork: “I am unique. I am not you. I am me.”

October 17, 2019

Child rapist released from jail early

A former Washougal School District employee and employees union president who was sentenced in November 2018 to serve 11 years in prison for raping and molesting a child was released from Clark County Jail on Sunday, Oct. 13.

October 10, 2019
Ray Kutch, a Washougal resident since 1990, is running for re-election to his Council No. 5 position. "We're going to help each other," he said. "That's my goal, to try to help bring people to this community and make it better."

Newcomer challenges Washougal incumbent

In the only contested Washougal City Council race, councilman Ray Kutch is vying against challenger Denise Korhonen in the Nov. 5 general election to retain the council position 5 seat he’s held for nearly three years.