Camas-Washougal Post-Record

October 22, 2020

Camas police are seeking information about the person and vehicle shown in this image, related to a mid-October mail theft case in Camas' Prune Hill neighborhood. (Contributed photo courtesy of Camas Police Department)

Camas police seeking mail theft suspect

Camas police are seeking a mail theft suspect accused of breaking into four community mailboxes in the Prune Hill neighborhood.

October 22, 2020

Fisher Investments recently opened this five-story office building at its Fisher Creek campus in Camas. The new office building will allow Fisher Investments -- the city's largest private employer -- to add 1,100 workers to the 1,700 employees working in Camas. (Contributed photo courtesy of Fisher Investments)

Fisher opens new building, could nearly double Camas workforce

Fisher Investments, Camas’ largest private employer, has completed construction on a new, five-story building at its Fisher Creek campus in Camas.

October 21, 2020

Sandra Ladd, (second from left), is pictured with her grandchildren (left to right): Emma Sasse, Hunter Sasse and Ben Sasse in an undated photo. Ladd, 61, was found murdered in her Washougal home in June. Police and Crime Stoppers of Oregon are asking for the public's help to solve Ladd's murder. (Contributed photo courtesy of Mikaela Sasse)

Police ask for public’s help to find Washougal woman’s killer

The Washougal Police Department, in partnership with Crime Stoppers of Oregon, are asking the public to help them solve the homicide of Sandra Ladd and offering a reward for tips…

October 15, 2020

Republican Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (right) and her Democratic challenger, Carolyn Long (left), who are running in the Nov. 3 election to represent Washington's 3rd Congressional District, faced off over the environment, health care, far-right violence and more during a virtual debate on Oct. 9. (Contributed photos)

3rd District candidates face off in debate

Congressional candidates vying to represent Southwest Washington’s 3rd District faced off last week in an Oct. 9 online forum that proved to be anything but dull.

October 15, 2020

Liberty Middle School students gather at their lockers during the Camas School District's 2017-18 school year. (Post-Record file photo)

Even online, WEB still helping sixth-graders

School may be remote right now, but the stress of transitioning from elementary school to middle school still exists.

October 15, 2020

An overhead view of the Grains of Wrath Brewery in downtown Camas shows the restaurant's outdoor seating. Co-owner Brendan Ford said a forgivable federal loan has helped the brewery retain jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Contributed photo courtesy of Brendan Ford)

57 Camas-Washougal businesses have received PPP loans over $150K

Nearly 60 Camas-Washougal businesses have received forgivable federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in excess of $150,000 according to documents released by the Small Business Administration and United States Treasury.

October 9, 2020

Anna Presley (right) and Joe Costa (left, white shirt) and Lucas Kellum, all of Ridgefield, order food at the box office off the Liberty Theatre in downtown Camas on Friday, Oct. 9. The trio was the first to show up for the Liberty Theatre's first show in seven months -- the Goonies, which showed at 4 p.m. Friday. The historic theater, which closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is now able to seat 75 people per show, with safety restrictions such as required face coverings and new concession rules, thanks to Gov. Jay Inslee's Oct. 6 changes to the state's Safe Start reopening plan, which loosened restrictions for theaters, restaurants, realtors, libraries and more throughout Washington state. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

It’s showtime, folks! Liberty Theatre reopens after seven-month closure

The historic Liberty Theatre in downtown Camas opened its doors to movie-goers Friday, Oct. 9, for the first time in nearly seven months. “It’s so huge,” Carrie Schulstad, executive director…

October 8, 2020

The Sept. 30 Clark County League of Women Voters candidate forum featured candidates running for state Senate and Legislature, representing the 18th District, including Sen. Ann River, R-18 (upper left) and her Democratic challenger, Rick Bell (upper right), a small business owner from Camas; and Rep. Larry Hoff, R-18 (lower left) and his Democratic challenger, Donna Sinclair (lower right), a history professor and current member of the Washougal School Board.

18th District candidates debate issues

A recent Clark County League of Women Voters candidate forum featuring candidates vying to represent Washington’s 18th Legislative District covered a wide range of issues, from the candidates’ plans for pandemic response and police use-of-force policies to early childhood education, transportation needs, ways of addressing homelessness and how to provider greater access to broadband internet services in rural areas.

October 8, 2020

Camas City Administrator Jamal Fox (lower right) speaks during a remote city council workshop on Oct. 5, while Camas Mayor Barry McDonnell (lower left) and council members Melissa Smith (upper left) and Bonnie Carter (upper right) look on. (Screenshot by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas councilors question revamp to parks manager’s job title, salary

Camas City Council members this week questioned a proposal to revamp the city’s parks and recreation manager’s job description, title and salary after the impending retirement of longtime Camas Parks and Recreation Manager Jerry Acheson.

October 8, 2020

A Biden-Harris sign sits outside a Washougal home in September. The couple who lives in the home says they have been harassed over the campaign sign, with people shooting their home with paintballs, vandalizing their signs and sending a hostile letter. (Contributed photo)

Washougal couple harassed over Biden-Harris sign

The letter arrived the day after a Washougal couple found their Biden-Harris campaign sign torn off their fence and flung across their street.