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COVID-19 coverage

January 21, 2021
Post-Record file photos 
 Washougal's Gabriel Dinnel powers through the mud during a 2018 cross country meet in Idaho. The 2020 fall high school sports season in Washington was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Some low-risk, local high school sports, including cross country, are set to begin practice Feb. 1, 2021. (Post-Record file photo)

Some fall sports resume Feb. 1

Camas and Washougal high school runners, golfers and tennis players will return to competition in February, but the rest of the traditional fall sports athletes will have to wait a bit longer to find out when their seasons will begin.

January 21, 2021
Camas-Washougal Fire Department Fire Captain Katie Linton receives her second COVID-19 vaccination on Jan. 12, 2021. (Contributed photo courtesy of the East Clark Professional Fire Fighters union)

State expands vaccine eligibility

Governor Jay Inslee announced this week that the state is expanding its Phase 1B COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to include any Washingtonian age 65 or older, as well as those age 50 and older who are living in multi-generational households.

January 14, 2021
Camas High School soccer player forward Kiya Gramps scores a goal during a game at Doc Harris Stadium in October 2019. (Post-Record file photos)

Athletic directors, coaches mixed on new rules

A litany of logistical questions pop into Washougal High School boys basketball coach AJ LaBree’s mind whenever he thinks about the feasibility of high school sports teams engaging in competitive events during a deadly pandemic.

January 14, 2021
Kindergarten teacher Marilyn Canfield (left) leads students at Helen Baller Elementary School in Camas on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. (Contributed photo by Doreen McKercher, courtesy of Camas School District)

Camas calls for faster teacher vaccinations

Members of the Camas School Board said this week they are calling on Governor Jay Inslee, Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal and the state’s department of health to ensure K-12 educators are moved up on the list of Washingtonians allowed to receive COVID-19 vaccines.

December 31, 2020

Benefits of vitamin D shine during COVID-19 pandemic, flu season

We are in the middle of a global pandemic, with over 231,000 COVID-19 cases in Washington state alone. Even with the days getting shorter and darker as we enter the cold winter months, there is light at the end of the tunnel, as Pfizer’s and Moderna’s vaccines are distributed.

December 24, 2020
Camas High School Sophie Franklin swings during a 2019 softball game. Franklin, a 2020 graduate, said she was shocked when her final high school softball season was canceled in the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prep sports to start in February amid uncertainty

The COVID-19 pandemic upset high school sports last spring and has caused multiple delays during the 2020-21 school year, but Camas High School Athletic Director Rory Oster remains hopeful local student-athletes will be able to complete their 2020-21 sports seasons.