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April 24, 2025
Mug name:Michelle Belkot
Mug name:Clark County councilor

C-Tran board delays actions tied to light rail

The C-Tran board of directors decided this week to postpone any change in bylaws governing the transit agency’s involvement in planning, cost analysis and negotiations for light rail on the planned Interstate 5 Bridge replacement.

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
Driver Natalya McAleer looks over the inside of a Tesla Plaid, which is an electric vehicle, in Vancouver on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. McAleer is part of the roughly 20 percent of new car buyers switching to electric or plug-in hybrid electric cars. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Washington has a long way to go to reach EV goal

As enthusiastic as electric car owners are about their vehicles, Washington still has a long way to go to meet its requirement that 35 percent of new passenger vehicle sales be electric by 2026.

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.