The Downtown Camas Association is kicking off its first First Friday of 2024 this week with a host of mystery-themed festivities from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, throughout downtown Camas.
Whether it was the local library celebrating its 100th anniversary with a year’s worth of events, Camas teachers going on strike for the very first time, the critical Washougal school levies that failed in February, then passed muster with voters in the spring, or the re-opening of the newly revamped Camas skatepark, there was no shortage of hyperlocal, Camas-Washougal news in 2023.
From the more than 2,900 hours its volunteers contributed to improving the city of Camas’ historic downtown district to the nearly $30,000 worth of facade improvement grants and $5,800 mural investment on Northeast Cedar Street, the Downtown Camas Association (DCA) clocked some significant accomplishments in 2023.
Camas city officials this week formally approved an annexation request that caused divisions among neighbors in Camas’ North Shore area.
Less than two weeks before a 10-year agreement merging the Camas and Washougal fire departments was set to expire Dec. 31, officials in both cities have agreed to extend the interlocal agreement (ILA) for one month.
Had Jacob Crawford never discovered Cascadia Technical Academy, life may have been wildly different for the 2023 Washougal High graduate.
A Camas hearings examiner will consider granting a conditional-use permit to construct an AT&T “stealth-designed” cellular tower at a public hearing set for 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at Camas City Hall, 616 N.E. Fourth Ave. Camas.
Nearly three years after PeaceHealth acquired the Lacamas Medical Group in Camas, the healthcare provider has announced it is closing its Camas-based clinic effective Dec. 15.
The majority of the Camas City Council said this week that they support moving forward with renovations for all of Crown Park instead of taking a piecemeal approach or halting the master planning project altogether.
Camas utility customers will soon pay more for their city utilities.
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