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October 3, 2019
Family Promise of Clark County Director Linda Winnett stands inside the day center at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Camas on Sept. 26. Families experiencing homelessness enrolled in the Family Promise program stay at local partner churches at night, then have access to the day center's computer, phones, laundry facilities, showers and more during the daytime.

Community Chest kicks off 2020 campaign

The Camas-Washougal Community Chest is edging closer to its 75th birthday, but the local grant-funding organization shows few signs of slowing down.

October 3, 2019
Camas photographer Lara Blair recently launched Brave & True, a magazine geared toward teen girls in East Clark County. (Photos courtesy of Lara Blair Photography)

Camas photographer launches ‘Brave & True’ magazine for girls

Camas photographer Lara Blair has spent the past two decades parenting her own daughters, teaching middle-schoolers and capturing people’s (and dogs’) personalities through portrait photography, so it’s no surprise that her latest venture, Brave & True magazine, has managed to capture the many sides of today’s teen girls.

September 26, 2019
Children play outside at TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center off Washougal River Road. (Contributed photos courtesy of TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center)

TreeSong yearns for yurt

TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center near Washougal is on a growth trajectory.

September 26, 2019

Camas schools, classified workers reach deal

The Camas School Board this week approved a three-year bargaining contract with the SEIU 1948 Public School Employees of Camas union that represents the district’s hundreds of classified workers.

September 19, 2019
A volunteer holds a juvenile western pond turtle at Turtle Haven in Skamania County on Tuesday, Sept. 10. (Contributed photos by Jason Wettstein, courtesy of WDFW)

Turtle release gives threatened species a head start in Skamania County

An important part of the Columbia River Gorge ecosystem, the threatened western pond turtle, got a boost last week after Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staffers released young pond turtles at “Turtle Haven,” a protected Skamania County site owned by the Friends of the Columbia Gorge.

September 12, 2019
The current Camas City Hall is "bursting at the seams," according to city leaders. A new annex building, located just across the street from the current city hall, on Northeast Fourth Avenue in downtown Camas, will serve as a permit center and alleviate overcrowding at the main city hall building. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Bill to fix up Camas annex balloons

Camas City Council members are poised to approve nearly $1 million worth of renovations that will alleviate overcrowding at Camas City Hall.