Camas-Washougal Post-Record

October 1, 2020

In 2019, the Camas School District purchased the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) building, shown here in 2012. The district currently leases space to private companies, including Kagwerks, a firearms training business and manufacturer of military-grade tactical gear. (Courtesy of The Columbian files)

Camas School District cuts rent for private tenant

The Camas School District agreed this week to temporarily reduce rent for Kagwerks, a private business leasing space inside the former Underwriters Laboratories (UL) building now owned by the school district.

September 24, 2020

Clark County COVID-19 numbers increase, push back school reopenings

Clark County’s COVID-19 numbers have steadily increased since late August, pushing the county into the “high risk” zone this week with 76.15 cases per 100,000 residents as of…

September 24, 2020

The Clara Flats mixed-use development at Northeast Birch Street and Northeast Sixth Avenue in downtown Camas, shown during its construction in February 2020, received a city tax abatement in exchange for offering six affordable apartments. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas explores housing affordability, diversity

In late February, just a few weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic and its statewide shutdowns upended everyone’s normal day-to-day life, the Camas City Council listened to a presentation about the apparent need for affordable housing in the city.

September 24, 2020

An illustration shows landmarks in the Camas North Shore area. (Contributed illustration courtesy of the city of Camas)

Camas approves North Shore Vision Statement

The Camas City Council has approved the North Shore Vision Statement, an eight-point document that will, if city leaders OK the next phase of subarea planning, guide future development in the city’s 800-acre mixed-use area northeast of Lacamas Lake known as North Shore.

September 17, 2020

Washington Governor Jay Inslee (right) speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on Washingtonians' mental health, during a press conference held Thursday, Sept. 17. (Screenshot by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Inslee, health experts warn pandemic impacting people’s mental health

When it comes to our mental and emotional health, state officials and medical experts warned today that Washingtonians are about to enter the toughest phase of the COVID-19…

September 17, 2020

A voter drops off a ballot in 2018 at the 24-hour ballot drop box, next to the Camas Post Office, 440 N.E. Fifth Ave., Camas. Ballots for the Nov. 3 General Election must be postmarked by Tuesday, Nov. 3, or dropped in an official drop box by 8 p.m., on Election Day.

Clark County voters do not need to request mail-in ballot

Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey reminds registered voters in Clark County that they do not need to request a mail-in ballot to vote in the upcoming general election. “All registered…

September 17, 2020

Candidate forums planned ahead of Nov. 3 general election

The nonpartisan League of Women Voters will host several candidate forums leading up to the Nov. 3 General Election. Republican U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Democratic challenger Carolyn Long…

September 17, 2020

I-5 Bridge closure rescheduled

Oregon and Washington transportation officials have rescheduled the nine-day closure of the Interstate 5 Bridge’s northbound span. Originally set to begin Sept. 12, transportation officials agreed last week to postpone…

September 17, 2020

A collage of photos shows (clockwise from left): Dean Tate in his Air Corps uniform during World War II; Godelieve Van Laere, the girl who saved Dean Tate's life after his plane was shot down over Nazi-occupied France; and documents that helped shuttle the lieutenant bombardier out of France and back to the safety of Allied forces during the war. Dean Tate's daughter, Susan Tate Ankeny, of Camas, tells the story of her father's rescue in her new book, The Girl and the Bombardier. (Contributed photos courtesy of Susan Tate Ankeny)

Camas author pens ‘Girl and the Bombardier’ book about father’s WWII rescue

Camas author Susan Tate Ankeny had heard her father’s breathtaking World War II story — Dean Tate, a B-17 bombardier, shot down over Nazi-occupied France, rescued by a French Resistance network — countless times before.

September 17, 2020

A sign shows the normal view of Mt. Hood and the Columbia River Gorge from Washougal Waterfront Park. On Friday, Sept. 11, that view was covered by a thick layer of smoke from wildfires burning in Oregon and California. The smoke has severely impacted air quality in Camas-Washougal. On Friday, air quality throughout Clark County was in the hazardous zone. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Wildfire smoke blankets area, causes air quality to plummet

Thick smoke from wildfires burning throughout Washington, Oregon and California blanketed the Camas-Washougal area this week, bringing with it hazardous air quality conditions and school, business and public…