Camas-Washougal Post-Record

08/09/2024

A collision between two personal watercrafts on Camas' Lacamas Lake Thursday evening resulted in the death of a 48-year-old Vancouver woman

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07/26/2024

Camas Days is back! The annual downtown Camas festival -- themed "America the Beautiful" this year -- kicked off this morning with the annual Kids' Parade. The event, which runs Friday and Saturday, July 26-27, features parades, bathtub races, kid-friendly activities and more during the daytime and a 21+ wine/beer garden with live music in the evenings. For a full schedule of events, visit the Post-Record online at:

https://www.camaspostrecord.com/news/2024/jul/25/camas-days-expected-to-draw-thousands-to-camas-historic-downtown-this-week/

04/24/2024

Election results are in, and the city of Camas' EMS levy renewal is passing by a wide margin tonight, with 76% of voters in favor of extending the 46-cent levy another 6 years.

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03/22/2024

A Camas-Washougal fire battalion chief has been arrested for the murder of his wife.

Kevin West, of Washougal, was arrested Friday and charged with 1st-degree murder after the Clark County medical examiner ruled this week that the Jan. 8, 2024 death of 48-year-old Marcy West was the result of a homicide.

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03/11/2024

Camas police say a 32-year-old man died Friday, March 8, following an "unfortunate workplace accident" inside the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in downtown Camas.

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02/14/2024

Election night results show Camas School District's replacement levies passing by wide margins.

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Supporters of the Camas School District's replacement levies hold signs of support in Camas, ahead of the Feb. 13, 2024, special election. (Contributed photo courtesy of Concerned Citizens for Quality Schools)

11/08/2023

Incumbents are leading races in Camas and Washougal tonight.

Mayors in both cities are poised to easily win their races, and Washougal's EMS levy is passing by a margin of 80-20.

Read all about it in this week's issue of The Post-Record and online at camaspostrecord.com

Campaign signs for Camas City Council and Camas School Board candidates sway in the breeze in downtown Camas Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

11/07/2023

Happy Election Day, Camas and Washougal! Have you voted yet? Ballots are due today. For ballot drop box locations, an online voters' guide and more information, visit clark.wa.gov/elections

Still undecided? Check out The Post-Record's "Letters to the Editor" section to see what your neighbors are saying about candidates running for city council, mayoral and school board positions in Camas and Washougal. (Link in Comments below)

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08/29/2023

Camas teachers are hitting the picket lines for a second day.

The educators are striking for guaranteed maximum classroom sizes; a cost-of-living salary increase that keeps pace with local inflation; and equitable funding for music, library, physical education and health programs.

The Camas School Board Monday night approved a resolution allowing the school district to take legal action to end the strike.

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Camas teachers walk the picket line near Camas High School Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. The teachers are striking over classroom sizes, cost-of-living salary increases and equitable funding for music, health, physical education and library programs. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

08/28/2023

Camas School District says teachers plan to strike on Monday, Aug. 28. Read more at The Post-Record online:

Members of the Camas Education Association, the union representing 450 Camas educators, hold signs showing support for Camas teachers ahead of bargaining negotiations with the Camas School District Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (Contributed photo courtesy of Camas Education Association)

08/26/2023

UPDATE ON POTENTIAL CAMAS TEACHER STRIKE: Camas teachers' union, school district will continue bargaining Saturday morning.

Teachers' union members have authorized a potential strike if the two sides cannot reach a tentative agreement before Monday, Aug. 28 -- the scheduled first day of school in Camas.

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Members of the Camas Education Association, the union representing 450 Camas educators, hold signs showing support for Camas teachers ahead of bargaining negotiations with the Camas School District Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (Contributed photo courtesy of Camas Education Association)

08/24/2023

BREAKING: Camas teachers have voted to authorize a potential strike, beginning Monday, Aug. 28, the first day of school, if the teachers' union and school district cannot reach agreement on a new contract.

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Members of the Camas Education Association, the union representing 450 Camas educators, hold signs showing support for Camas teachers ahead of bargaining negotiations with the Camas School District Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (Contributed photo courtesy of Camas Education Association)

07/22/2023

The 2023 Camas Days celebration is here! The festival features plenty of family-friendly entertainment during the day plus a 21+ beer and wine garden with live music on Friday and Saturday evening, July 21-22. Check out the full schedule of events in this week's Post-Record at camaspostrecord.com

07/03/2023

NEWS ALERT: Highway 14 is closed between mile markers 53 and 63 in east Skamania County due to the 533-acre Tunnel 5 fire burning near Underwood, Washington.

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The Tunnel 5 wildfire burns on more than 530 acres near Underwood, Wash., in the Columbia River Gorge on Monday, July 3, 2023. (Contributed photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Natural Resources)

04/26/2023

BREAKING: Preliminary election results show Washougal school levies passing by comfortable margins.

Read more at The Post-Record online and get more details in this week's paper, which publishes Thursday, April 27:
https://www.camaspostrecord.com/news/2023/apr/25/preliminary-results-show-washougal-school-levies-passing-by-comfortable-margins/

Sign-wavers urging people to "vote yes!" on the Washougal School District's two replacement levies stand near levy opponents at the corner of "E" Street and Washougal River Road on April 10, 2023. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record files)

03/23/2023

Missed the 17th Legislative District town hall held in Washougal last weekend? Here is a video of a Washougal resident and school volunteer asking Republican legislators to address gun violence.

03/23/2023

Missed the 17th Legislative District town hall held in Washougal last weekend? Here's a video of Camas School District Superintendent John Anzalone asking state legislators about regionalization money that could help the local school district increase its revenues, which are forecast to be more than $7 million short going into the 2023-24 budget season.

02/23/2023

BREAKING: Clark County Sheriff's Office deputy injured in Washougal River Road crash upgraded to "serious but stable" condition.

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Clark County Sheriff's Office Deputy Drew Kennison's vehicle was heavily damaged on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, after being struck by a snow-laden tree, causing Kennison, the sole occupant of the vehicle, to crash off Washougal River Road in Skamania County. As of Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, Kennison, wh...

02/23/2023

02/15/2023

BREAKING: Preliminary election results show the Washougal School District's replacement levies — which help fund athletics, arts, technology and more — are failing, with 54% voting "no"

Read more in this week's Post-Record and online at https://www.camaspostrecord.com/news/2023/feb/15/washougal-school-district-levies-failing/

Washougal School District Administrative Assistant Kori Kelly (left), Washougal School Board member Angela Hancock (center) and WSD Assistant Superintendent Aaron Hansen (right) hold "Vote Yes" signs along Washougal's Evergreen Way on Jan. 30, 2023. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

02/15/2023

The majority of voters have rejected the Washougal School District’s (WSD) request for two replacement levies, according to early election returns. As of Tuesday, Feb. 14, with 40,871 ballots counted countywide and an estimated 17,000 ballots remaining, Proposition 10, the WSD’s replacement educational programs and operations (EPO) levy, had received 1,970 “no” votes (53.3%) and 1,659 “yes” votes (45.7%), while Proposition 11, the WSD’s replacement capital facilities and technology levy, had received 1,882 “no” votes (53.6%) and 1,625 “yes” votes (46.3%).

Read more at the Post-Record online and in this week's print edition of the Post-Record.

12/22/2022

Winter storm warning issued ahead of Christmas holiday weekend

Ice, sleet and cold winds could disrupt travel, cause power outages beginning this evening and lasting through 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23.

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A National Weather Service, Portland graphic shows the expected timeline for a winter storm expected to blanket the Portland-Vancouver region in ice, sleet ahead of holiday weekend. (Graphic courtesy of National Weather Service, Portland)

12/10/2022

As COVID-19, flu and other respiratory illness surge, Clark Co. Public Health officials urge return to indoor masking

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COVID-19 safety signs ask people to distance and wear face masks at the Hayes Freedom High School graduation ceremony, held June 12, 2021, at Doc Harris Stadium. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

12/09/2022

BREAKING: The Clark County Sheriff's Office is investigating an apparent murder-suicide in Washougal.

Law enforcement responding to a 911 call Thursday afternoon discovered a man and woman suffering from gunshot wounds inside a Washougal home.

The woman, Carol Rossi, 73, succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at a hospital. Roberto Rossi, 78, is in critical condition.

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https://www.camaspostrecord.com/news/2022/dec/08/murder-suicide-investigation-underway-in-washougal/

10/17/2022

The Nakia Creek Fire expanded from 156 acres to 2,000 acres on Sunday, prompting "Go Now" evacuation orders for more than 2,900 homes and pushing most of the Camas-Washougal area into Level 1 and Level 2 "Be Ready" and "Be Set" evacuation zones .

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https://www.camaspostrecord.com/news/2022/oct/16/nakia-creek-fire-expands-thousands-of-camas-washougal-residents-are-now-in-evacuation-zones/

The most recent evacuation map, released at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, shows nearly all of Camas-Washougal residents are now in Level 1 "Be Ready" (green) or Level 2 "Be Set" (yellow) zones, with more than 2,300 households in the Level 3 "Go Now" zone (red). (Contributed image courtesy of the Clark....

10/16/2022

CRESA says 156-acre Nakia Creek Fire burning near Larch Mountain, northeast of Camas-Washougal, is about 20% contained as of Sunday morning, but cautions "red flag" warning for high fire risk still in effect.



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The Nakia Creek Fire burns on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, near Larch Mountain, about 15 miles north of Camas-Washougal. The fire grew to 250 acres as of Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

08/30/2022

BREAKING: Washougal Mayor Rochelle Ramos has resigned just 9 months into her first 4-year term.

Ramos, who was elected in November 2021, following a contentious mayoral election season, has accepted a new job with an aerospace-defense company in Utah.

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https://www.camaspostrecord.com/news/2022/aug/29/washougal-mayor-rochelle-ramos-resigns-9-months-into-4-year-term/

07/27/2022

BREAKING: Camas City Councilwoman Shannon Roberts — elected in the wake of the city's disastrous November 2019 "pool bond" — has resigned unexpectedly. Read more at The Post-Record online at camaspostrecord.com/news/2022/jul/27/camas-city-councilwoman-shannon-roberts-steps-down/

07/22/2022

The 2022 Camas Days festival is in full swing in downtown Camas.

The Kids Parade just kicked off, but there’s an entire weekend of fun events still ahead.

Check out the 2022 Camas Days schedule of events at CamasPostRecord.com

04/22/2022

Camas High School students accused of making racial slurs toward visiting student-athletes for the second time this school year.

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Camas High School students have been accused of hurling racial slurs toward members of a visiting athletic team for the second time this school year.