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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.

September 12, 2019
Amy Campbell, a special needs educator at Helen Baller Elementary School, teaches children on the first day of the 2019-20 school year. Campbell has been named Washington's 2020 Teacher of the Year and will be considered for the national title. (Contributed photo courtesy of Camas School District)

Camas teacher takes top state honor

Cheers erupted at the Camas School District (CSD) Board of Directors meeting Monday night after school board members learned Camas educator Amy Campbell had been named Washington state’s “2020 Teacher of the Year” earlier that day.

September 5, 2019
Sheridon Stokes (left) and Annie Harkey-Power (second from left) will perform at Peter Christ's (right) Camas-area home on Sept. 14. (Contributed photos courtesy of Peter Christ)

Chamber Music on the Mountain returns to Camas

He’s been bringing celebrated classical musicians to Camas for nearly two decades, but this year’s 17th annual Chamber Music on the Mountain concert series, which comes to Livingston Mountain for live performances on Sept. 14 and Sept. 21, will be bittersweet for Peter Christ.