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February 14, 2021
Drivers navigate a snow-covered Highway 14 near the Washougal roundabout at 27th Street at 10:39 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. (Photo courtesy of WSDOT)

Ice storm to hit area this afternoon

An ice storm warning is in effect for the greater Portland-Vancouver metro area, including Camas-Washougal, beginning at 1 p.m Sunday, Feb. 14 through 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 15. …

February 11, 2021
Kindergarten teacher Marilyn Canfield (left) leads students at Helen Baller Elementary School in Camas on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. (Contributed photo by Doreen McKercher, courtesy of Camas School District)

As COVID-19 cases drop, Camas ramps up in-person learning

With Clark County COVID-19 rates falling from “high” to “moderate” over the past two weeks, the Camas School District is continuing to ramp up its school reopenings and send more students back to the classroom.

February 11, 2021
Camas-Washougal Fire Department Deputy Fire Marshal Randy Miller exposes a home sprinkler unit in the kitchen of his house in April 2016. (Contributed photo courtesy of Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Fighting fire with prevention

Camas-Washougal Fire Chief Nick Swinhart recently recalled his first encounters with Deputy Fire Marshal Randy Miller.  Miller was one of the first people Swinhart met after…

February 9, 2021
Drivers pass by signs calling for voters to cast

Camas school levies are passing

Camas School District voters are passing two replacement levies tonight, in an election local school boosters have called “critical” to the future of Camas schools.  With…

February 4, 2021
Signs posted outside a downtown Camas business on Northeast Third Avenue in November 2020 advertise required COVID-19 mitigation protocols. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

COVID compliance complaints roll in

“I observed an employee … having a conversation, inside the cafe, with a customer. Neither were wearing a face mask. They were approximately three feet (from) each other. The employee was handing the customer food. This conversation went on for about five minutes.”