Camas-Washougal Post-Record

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.

October 8, 2020

Camas mayor’s $166M budget focuses on ‘land, people, honesty’

The mayor of Camas said this week his proposed $166 million biennial 2021-22 budget will focus on “land, people and honesty.”

October 2, 2020

Kayakers paddle on Lacamas Lake near a "Warning: Toxic Algae Present" sign posted at the boat launch off Leadbetter Road on Friday, July 31. Despite public health department warnings asking people to refrain from swimming in the water, hundreds of users have flocked to the lake during the recent stretch of warm weather. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Public Health posts danger advisory at Lacamas Lake in Camas

Clark County Public Health has issued a danger advisory for Lacamas Lake due to elevated levels of cyanotoxins, also known as blue-green algae. Public Health warns against all forms of…

October 1, 2020

Cheryl Hall, co-owner of the Washougal-area Columbia Gorge Vintners, feeds a batch of just-picked apples into a machine that mashes the apples into a pulp for cider pressing on Sunday, Sept. 27. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Fantastic Fall Harvest

Nothing screams “autumn” quite like a crisp Washington state apple or a mug of warm apple cider.

October 1, 2020

A graphic on the Clark County Public Health website shows COVID-19 activity has entered the "high" category this week, with more than 75 cases per 100,000 residents. To bring students back to the classroom in Camas and Washougal, the county's COVID-19 transmission rate must be in the low or moderate categories, with fewer than 75 cases per 100,000 residents, for three consecutive weeks. (Illustration courtesy of Clark County Public Health)

Rising COVID-19 rates derail classroom return

A recent uptick in COVID-19 cases throughout Clark County means Camas-Washougal students will have to wait at least two weeks longer before returning to the classroom.