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July 22, 2021
Camas animal control officer Bryan Caine holds one of eight pythons discovered near the Round Lake parking lot in Camas' Lacamas Park on Thursday, July 22, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Camas Police Department)

Pythons found in Lacamas Park

Camas police responding to a report of large snakes in Lacamas Park Thursday morning discovered eight medium-sized pythons near the parking area by Round Lake.  Camas…

July 22, 2021
Former Washougal mayoral candidate Derik Ford is pictured in downtown Washougal. (Photo courtesy of Derik Ford)

Oregon court records dispute Washougal mayoral candidate’s claims

Questioned earlier this summer about a 2003 lawsuit he had filed against an Oregon city and its police chief, Washougal mayoral candidate Derik Ford claimed he filed the lawsuit after being dismissed from the Sweet Home, Oregon, police department for being a “probationary, non-union-represented employee” who “didn’t fit in.”

July 15, 2021
Battle Ground City Manager Jeff Swanson takes his oath of office in 2017. (Courtesy of The Columbian files)

City of Camas hires interim administrator

On July 6, three days before Camas City Administrator Jamal Fox was set to leave his position, the Camas City Council voted unanimously to approve a contract with EXIGY, LLC Principal Jeff Swanson, to be the city’s interim city administrator for the next nine to 12 months.

July 15, 2021
Candidates vying for two seats on the Camas City Council speak at an online candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Clark County on July 10, 2021. Voters will narrow the candidate field in the Aug. 3 primary election, with the top two voter-getters from each council race moving on to the November general election. Pictured clockwise from upper left: Marilyn Dale-Boerke, Geoerl Niles, Jennifer McDaniel, Shawn High, Alicia King, john Svilarich and Leslie Lewallen. (Screenshots by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas City Council candidates face off ahead of primary election

Candidates vying for two positions on the Camas City Council shared their views on everything from the city’s need for affordable housing and the future of Camas’ parks and open spaces to racial inequities and policing accountability during a July 10 online candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Clark County.