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December 12, 2024
Chuck Manning and Pete Kitts enter Northwest Lookout Tower. (Photo courtesy of Zeke Lloyd)

Fire lookout towers find renewed purpose

There’s a small wooden cabin at the top of Northwest Peak, a few miles from Montana’s borders with Idaho and Canada, and Chuck Manning, 79, believes lookouts like this one deserve a second chance at being useful.

December 12, 2024
A Camas mural greets visitors to downtown Camas on May 26, 2023. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas Council passes ‘hold steady’ budget

The Camas City Council has approved Camas Mayor Steve Hogan’s 2025-26 biennial budget, which includes new revenue sources and reserves to fund business as usual in the city of Camas over the next two years.

November 29, 2024

Death notices: Nov. 28, 2024

Callahan, James W., 66, Carson, Washington, died Nov. 19, 2024. Camas Cremation and Burial Services, 360-858-8919.

November 29, 2024
Christmas decorations fill a space inside Camas Antiques in downtown Camas, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

‘Shopping small’ for the holidays

In a week filled with giving thanks, locally owned retailers and eateries in Camas-Washougal are hoping holiday shoppers will show them some gratitude this weekend during the national Small Business Saturday event and the local Little Box Friday celebration in downtown Camas.

November 29, 2024

Public meetings: Nov. 28-Dec. 5, 2024

Camas City Council: The Council will hold a workshop at 4:30 p.m. and regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at Camas City Hall, 616 N.E. Fourth Ave., Camas, and online via Zoom. For more information, including remote log-in details, visit cityofcamas.us/yourgovernment/minuteagendavideo and click on the agendas for the Dec. 2 workshop and meeting.

November 29, 2024
Port of Camas-Washougal leaders recently surveyed their industrial park tenants at the Steigerwald Commerce Center in Washougal to gauge safety and theft concerns. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Port of Camas-Washougal survey details thefts

The Port of Camas-Washougal has pledged to assist its industrial park tenants strengthen their security protocols after nearly half of the respondents to a recent leaseholder survey indicated they have been victimized by at least one theft in the past two years.

November 29, 2024

The best gifts come from the littlest boxes

Whether you love it or dread it, the “holiday shopping season” is upon us and Americans are expected to spend upwards of $125 billion on holiday gifts this weekend as they hunt for Black Friday deals, Small Business Saturday savings and Cyber Monday blowouts.