heather.acheson@camaspostrecord.com
July 5, 2011
Small plane crashes near Larch Corrections Center
Emergency crews responded to a small plane crash in the Larch Mountain area this morning.
Emergency crews responded to a small plane crash in the Larch Mountain area this morning.
It's not very often that residents of a city in the year 2011 have the opportunity to truly impact how it will look years down the road.
Applications are currently being accepted to fill the Camas City Council Ward 3 seat. The position has been vacant since Monday, June 27, when Scott Higgins resigned following his appointment to serve as Camas mayor. Former Mayor Paul Dennis resigned as of May 31 to accept the position of director of the Camas-Washougal Economic Development Association. Applications for the Ward 3, Position 2 seat, available at www.ci.camas.wa.us, must be hand-delivered to Camas City Hall by Friday, July 15. Submissions made by U.S. mail, e-mail or fax will not be accepted.
The Clark County Medical Examiner's Office has determined that a 19-year-old Camas woman died of suicide by drowning.
There are people in our community who have literally spent their lives giving back to others, and they have often done so without much in the way of fanfare or accolades.
With a unanimous vote by the Camas City Council, Scott Higgins is now officially the mayor of Camas. The former Ward 3 councilman and mayor pro-tem was appointed to the position following a structured interview and selection process last night at City Hall. The other candidate was Kim Seaton Thies.
Local residents can buy fireworks for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday beginning today, but depending on where they live might have to wait a bit to set them off. Fireworks can be legally discharged in Camas city limits today, from noon to 11 p.m.; Wednesday through Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Monday, from 9 a.m. to midnight, and July 5, from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The death of a 22-year-old Camas man is being investigated as a suicide, according to a releasefrom the camas police department.
Sunday afternoon, traffic slowed on Highway 14 as it approached a State Patrol vehicle parked on the shoulder of the road with emergency lights flashing. The trooper had made a traffic stop and was in the process of administering a field sobriety test to a woman suspected of driving under the influence.
With votes of approval by the Camas and Washougal City Councils last night, a functional consolidation effort between the two cities' fire departments will begin July 1. Camas unanimously approved the inter-local agreement for the trial effort. Washougal's council support was 5 to 2, with Michael Delavar and Dave Shoemaker voting against.
