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Stories by Kelly Moyer

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February 23, 2023
David Feng, of Camas, visits his son, Theo Feng, in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) during the summer of 2022. (Contributed photos courtesy of David Feng and Christy Shum)

Surprise ambulance bill shocks Camas family

When their first child was born five weeks early, David Feng and Christy Shum, of Camas, knew their entry into parenthood might be a little more complicated than they’d imagined, but nothing prepared them for the unexpected maze of medical billing they would soon encounter.

February 23, 2023
Jennifer Senescu (right) answers questions during a Camas City Council interview at Camas City Hall on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. (Screenshot by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas Council fills vacant Ward 3 seat

The Camas City Council has appointed Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jennifer Senescu to fill former Councilman Greg Anderson’s vacant Ward 3 Council seat.

February 16, 2023
Bamini Pathmanathan, of Camas, answers questions during a Camas School Board workshop on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. (Screenshot by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas School Board fills vacancy

The Camas School Board has found a replacement for former board member Doug Quinn, who resigned his school board position in December 2022, after being named the city of Camas’ new city administrator. On Monday, Feb. 13, the school board voted unanimously to appoint Bamini Pathmanathan to the vacant District 4 seat.

February 16, 2023
Camas Police Chief Mitch Lackey (right) serves customers at a Washougal Starbucks drive-thru as part of the 2022 Coffee with a Cop event Sept. 23, 2022. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas continues search for new police chief

More than two months after a public meet-and-greet event introduced five Camas police chief finalists to the community, city officials say the search for Camas’ next top cop is still on.

February 9, 2023
Diners enjoy an outdoor eating "parklet" in front of Nuestra Mesa on Northeast Fourth Avenue in downtown Camas during the summer of 2022. (Contributed photo by Maddy Lochner, courtesy of Nuestra Mesa)

Camas pauses ‘parklet’ debate

Fans of downtown Camas’ outdoor dining “parklets” will have to wait at least a year to see if the open-air eating spaces put in place during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic might someday return.