The body of a dead adult woman was found in the Little Washougal River today. According to a press release, at about 10:49 a.m. the Clark County Sheriff's Office and East County Fire Rescue were called to the 200 block of Northeast Blair Road.
Friends, family and fellow business owners of a local woman have banded together to put on a Feb. 26 concert and auction that aims to provide some financial relief as she recovers from a severe stroke.
Law enforcement officials are currently seeking information about an attempted arson at Camas High School. According to a press release from the Camas Police Department, on Saturday, Feb. 4, a subject attempted to set CHS, located at 26900 S.E. 15th St., on fire. The attempt was unsuccessful and only minimal damage was done to one area of a window.
On Wednesday construction crews on state Route 14 will switch on a new, temporary signal at Sixth Street in Washougal. According to the Washington State Department of Transportation, while the overall goal of the SR-14 Camas-Washougal widening and interchange project is to eliminate signals and improve traffic flow, the temporary signal at Sixth Street is necessary to provide safer, easier access to Camas and Washougal when crews shift traffic and close local intersections during stage 2 of construction.
Local residents interested in learning more about how a fire district works are invited to attend the upcoming East County Fire and Rescue Citizens Academy. The free event will be held Saturday, March 17, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Fern Prairie Fire Station, 600 N.E. 267th Ave., Camas, next to Grove Field.
Local law enforcement officials are currently seeking information about an attempted arson at Camas High School.
"Poetry, pottery, punk rock. It's all art. The more that we can identify where we all are creatively, and the more we can come together around that, the better off we all are."
After being on the market for two years, the Camas Post Office may soon have a buyer. Ron Anderson, public relations coordinator for the Portland postal district, said on Friday that there is an interested buyer who is in active negotiations with representatives from the USPS real estate office in Denver. "They are in the process," Anderson said. "There's no promises that they will reach an agreement, but something is happening."
The Camas Police Department is reporting that on Tuesday night a student was approached by a stranger at Grass Valley Elementary during a Community Education basketball practice.
Following initial success in the trial merger between the Camas and Washougal fire departments, Camas Fire Chief Nick Swinhart is recommending the effort be extended and a formal exploration of the feasibility of establishing a regional fire authority be explored.
heather.acheson@camaspostrecord.com
