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Stories by Kelly Moyer

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March 22, 2018
Local firefighters hang their heads in respect as the widow of a Camas man who recently died after a fire at their Camas home, speaks to the Camas City Council on Monday, March 19, about providing funds to have at least three firefighters on each engine for all types of calls.

Camas council feels heat

Dozens of Camas-Washougal firefighters, many sporting their union’s red and black International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) t-shirt, packed into a Camas City Council meeting Monday night to appeal directly to city leaders for help with a fire department they say is understaffed, underfunded and putting first responders — and Camas-Washougal residents — in danger.

March 22, 2018

Camas, police sign new contract

At their regular council meeting Monday night, Camas city councilors unanimously approved a new, four-year bargaining agreement between the city and its police officers’ union.

March 15, 2018
Matthew Erlich speaks to a packed room at the Camas Public Library about his mother, Felicia, a Holocaust survivor, on Monday, March 12.

Remembering Felicia

More than 100 people packed into the Camas Library Monday night to hear Matthew Erlich, a speaker for the Seattle-based Holocaust Center for Humanity, tell his mother’s incredible tale of perseverance and survival in the face of Nazi death camps.

March 15, 2018
Farmers Stephanie Faull (left) and Michelle Week (right) help free a tangled Picasso the donkey at their 50fifty Farm in Camas on Friday, March 9.

Good growth

Picasso the donkey is in a rather tricky position. Having tangled his tie-out around a pole, the young animal is looking for a little help from his new human friends.

March 15, 2018
Camas-Washougal firefighters rescued a man and his two dogs from this home on Feb. 14, after a small kitchen fire spread, causing smoke to fill the residence. The firefighters union later filed a complaint with the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, alleging that low staffing numbers at the fire department lead to unsafe working conditions and make it hard for firefighters to put out fires and save people trapped inside burning buildings. (Photo courtesy of Camas-Washougal Fire Department)

Camas responds to firefighters’ safety complaint

After a local firefighters’ union filed an “unsafe work environment” complaint with the state, claiming the Camas-Washougal Fire Department’s low staffing levels place firefighters at risk of not being able to save lives and fight fires, the city of Camas issued a statement explaining the fire department’s staffing levels, policies and protocol.

March 8, 2018

Camas teen sentenced for threat to kill classmates

A Camas teen accused of threatening to kill several Camas High School classmates has been found guilty of felony harassment and sentenced to one year of probation and nine days in detention, with time served.

February 22, 2018
David Stepanyuik, a 2004 Camas High grad, manages Outlaw Country, a low-power radio station at 102.5 FM that recently switched from Slavic to country music. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

‘Outlaw’ brings country to city

Did you know that Camas has its own radio station? You’ll be forgiven if you answered, “No.” Many people have never heard of KIEV-LP FM. And, if they have, they’re likely part of the area’s Ukrainian community.