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Stories by Kelly Moyer

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June 21, 2018
Award-winning Lewis and Clark historian Roger Wendlick dresses as George Drouillard, the "third most important member of the Corps of Discovery," for a day of outdoor education at the Doetsch Day Use Area near Beacon Rock, about 18 miles east of Washougal in the Columbia River Gorge, on June 14.

Explore the Gorge

Dressed head to toe in gear that would make any early-19th century Pacific Northwest history buff jealous, Roger Wendlick produces bags of fresh smoked salmon and offers it as a sort of parting gift to the Washougal middle-schoolers surrounding him.

June 14, 2018

Don’t let anti-free press ‘fake news’ campaign taint trust in community news

“Not for a letter to the editor,” was how the email started. The writer didn’t want his views to go out publicly, but did want to let me know that he has lived in Washougal for 43 years and that “local members of the community” believe The Post-Record has “taken on a Vancouver and even a Portland image.”

June 14, 2018
Camas Mayor Scott Higgins tells the story of the "Papermakers Way" street sign and other Camas memorabilia hanging in his City Hall office.

Camas mayor resigns

Effective Sept. 30, Camas Mayor Scott Higgins will no longer lead the city he has championed and served for more than 15 years.

June 11, 2018
Camas Mayor Scott Higgins (right), wearing his Camas High letterman's jacket and clutching his trademark Camas High Papermakers water bottle, shakes hands with various department heads after a special Camas City Council meeting Monday night, during which the two-term mayor announced his resignation, effective Sept. 30. His term expires on Dec. 31, 2019. Higgins cited a desire to spend more time with family as his reason for leaving, but said he wanted to stay through September to deliver one final

Camas mayor announces resignation

Effective Sept. 30, Camas Mayor Scott Higgins will no longer lead the city he has championed and served for more than 15 years. The mayor announced his surprise resignation at…

June 7, 2018
A sign showing support for increasing staffing levels at the Camas-Washougal Fire Department sits outside Hidden River Roasters in downtown Camas.

Camas fined over firefighter safety

The Washington Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) has issued fines totalling $4,800 against the city of Camas for violating safe workplace standards and endangering Camas-Washougal Fire Department (CWFD) firefighters.

June 7, 2018

‘Strong council’ urged in Camas

An advisory committee charged with looking into the city of Camas’ current “strong mayor” form of government recommends that Camas leaders put a new form of government known as the “strong council” government to voters in November.

May 31, 2018
Street trees line a newer residential development near the intersection of Northwest 41st Avenue and Northwest Astor Street in Camas.

Camas moves to save its trees

Efforts are underway in Camas to preserve the city’s urban trees in the midst of rapid residential and commercial development.