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Stories by Kelly Moyer

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December 27, 2018
Heidi Jo Curley shows the recent sketches she's done for her father, Jim, inside her new Camas art studio above Arktana shoe store on Northeast Fourth Avenue.

Coming full circle

Artist Heidi Jo Curley is sitting inside her new second-story, downtown Camas art studio, surrounded by memories.

December 27, 2018
Firefighters from the Camas-Washougal Fire Department help out in the kitchen of the Camas Community Center during a free community breakfast on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. Pictured from left to right are firefighter-paramedic Shayne Bradley, firefighter-paramedic Capt. Greg Weisser and firefighter-paramedic Trevor Guay.

Breaking bread on Christmas Eve

Firefighters and their family members packed into the Camas Community Center Monday morning to help the mayor and her daughter with their annual free community breakfast event on Christmas Eve.

December 27, 2018
Students at Washougal High School hold a "Parkland Strong" banner during a March 2018 National School Walkout to honor the victims of the Feb. 14, 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida. (Post-Record file photo)

Our top 10 stories of 2018

The Post-Record stories that consumed readers’ attention in 2018 spanned a full range of topics and emotions, from the uplifting highs of watching young athletes win state trophies to the devastating lows of murder and student responses to national school shootings. Following are the “Top 10” Camas-Washougal stories from 2018:

December 20, 2018

Camas passes $195M budget

After pushing a budget decision to the wire at their last meeting on Dec. 3, the Camas City Council has approved a $195 million biennial budget for 2019-20.

December 20, 2018
Camas High students (from left to right) Gianna Carr, Rylan Marshall and Madeline Hanton plant a native tree sapling on Dec. 14, as part of the Camas Green Team's attempt to 'reforest' their hometown. (Contributed photos courtesy of Camas High School Green Team)

Camas students help ‘reforest’ town

Camasonians can breathe a little easier thanks to the work of the Camas High School Green Team, which planted nearly 100 trees last week, as part of the group’s latest eco-friendly mission.

December 17, 2018

Camas approves $195 million budget

After pushing it to the wire at their last meeting on Dec. 3, the Camas City Council has approved a $195 million biennial budget for 2019-20. “Congratulations. That was a…

December 13, 2018
Bryna Sampey stands in the site of her new Doula My Soul office, inside the Peace Yourself Together Wellness Center at 506 N.E. Everett St., in downtown Camas.

Doula My Soul opens in downtown Camas

A new downtown Camas business is helping families navigate one of the sweetest, but often most challenging, stages of parenthood — those first few months with a new baby.

December 13, 2018

Legislator criticizes Camas real estate deal

A seemingly straightforward real estate deal between the city of Camas and owners of a Camas City Hall-adjacent building turned messy this week, after a retiring state legislator accused the city of using its condemnation powers to “unfairly compete on the open real estate market.”