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Stories by Kelly Moyer

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August 22, 2019
An aerial view of the Washougal quarry, located on Southeast 356th Avenue, in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. (Contributed photo courtesy of Friends of Columbia Gorge)

Washougal rock mine takes hit at hearing

Almost exactly one year after a Clark County hearings examiner OK’d mining on a Washougal rock pit located inside the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, a group of commissioners charged with protecting the Gorge have reversed that decision.

August 22, 2019
Vendors from the Washougal-based honey BE designs listen to a shopper at the Downtown Camas Vintage and Art Faire in August 2018. The annual event, which features indoor and outdoor furniture, home and garden items, artwork and handmade jewelry, will return to the streets of downtown Camas in August 2021. (Post-Record file photo)

Vintage & Art Faire to fill Camas streets

For anyone hoping to add a unique piece of art or furniture to their home or garden, stopping in downtown Camas should definitely be on this weekend’s “to do” list.

August 21, 2019

Vancouver police chase suspect into Camas neighborhood

A police chase led officers from Vancouver to a Northwest Camas neighborhood this morning. Vancouver Police Department spokesperson Kim Kapp said the incident began at 10:23 a.m. today, after Vancouver…

August 21, 2019
(Photo by Wayne Havrelly/Post-Record)
A depth of 12 feet, 4 inches is recorded on a pedestrian bridge crossing Lacamas Lake in Camas. The city of Camas’ Lacamas Lake Lodge and the Northeast Everett Street vehicle bridge are pictured in the background. Police say a 14-year-old boy who had been jumping off this bridge and swimming in Lacamas Lake Tuesday evening died from an apparent drowning.

Vancouver teen drowns at Camas’ Lacamas Lake

A 14-year-old Vancouver boy drowned in Lacamas Lake Tuesday. Camas police say Anthony T. Huynh went to the Camas lake with five friends around 4 p.m., Tuesday, and had been…

August 8, 2019
Camas area families watch "Moana" at Crown Park in 2017, during the annual city of Camas' Parks and Recreation's "Movies in the Park" series, which takes place every Friday evening throughout the month of August. (Contributed photo courtesy of the city of Camas Parks and Recreation)

Crown Park full of fun every Friday

The popular Movies in the Park, hosted by the city of Camas’ Parks and Recreation Department, is back for its 13th year with free showings taking place every Friday night in August.

August 8, 2019

St. Thomas parish welcomes new priest to Camas

Father Rajasekar Savarimuthu is slowly getting to know the Camas-Washougal community, and, so far, the young priest is pleased with what he’s found. “Monday is my day off, and…

August 8, 2019
(Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)
A Clark County Sheriff’s Office vehicle is parked outside Discovery High School in Camas on Monday, Aug. 5, where hundreds of Southwest Washington school leaders gathered for the 2019 School Administrators’ Emergency Training Summit.

Camas hosts day of school safety training

More than 400 Clark County school administrators gathered at Camas’ Discovery High School Monday, Aug. 5, for the 2019 School Administrators’ Emergency Training Summit. With two dozen courses to…