Camas-Washougal Post-Record

August 25, 2022

Camas resident Kadie Frazier sits next to a mural she painted on an East County Little League equipment shed at Lower Hathaway Park, in Washougal, during the summer of 2022. (Contributed photos courtesy of Kadie Frazier)

Camas-Washougal volunteers pitch in after Little League mural vandalized

On Thursday, May 17, East County Little League (ECLL) president Danielle Neumann received a text message from volunteer coach Micah Harpel that contained a photo and some distressing news about the league’s storage shed at Lower Hathaway Park. Harpel had discovered that at some point earlier that day or previous evening, vandalizers broke into the shed and tagged it with graffiti, ruining the baseball-themed mural on the side of the building.

August 25, 2022

‘Celebrate Art!’ in downtown Camas during September First Friday event

The Downtown Camas Association (DCA) will host an art-themed, “Celebrate Art!” September First Friday event in downtown Camas from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2. …

August 25, 2022

Passengers board the American Empress riverboat at Parker's Landing Marina in Washougal, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record files)

American Empress to arrive in Camas-Washougal later in day

American Queen Voyages (AQV) has adjusted the docking schedule for its East Clark County tours, moving the arrival time of its American Empress riverboat from 7 a.m. to…

August 25, 2022

Registration open for Washougal ‘Girls on the Run’ program

Girls on the Run is returning to Washougal this fall. The program is open to third-, fourth- and fifth-grade girls attending Washougal elementary schools and will…

August 25, 2022

Washougal man killed in Highway 14 crash

A Washougal man was killed in a three-vehicle collision on Highway 14 near Southeast 164th Avenue on Wednesday, Aug. 17. According to police, Connor Harvey, 26,…

August 19, 2022

Camas' Lacamas Lake is viewed from a fishing pier near the Lacamas Lake Lodge on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Toxic algae warnings posted at Lacamas and Round lakes

Toxic algae warnings posted at Lacamas Lake

August 18, 2022

Washougal residents Angi Waring (left) and Jennifer Birkenfeld examine a mobile speed display trailer near their homes on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Waring is leading an effort to convince the city of Washougal to install speed bumps and reduce the speed limit on "G" Street, citing safety concerns. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

‘Somebody is going to get killed’: Washougal residents urge city to tame speeding on ‘G’ Street

In 2017, Angi Waring moved into a house on “G” and 20th streets in Washougal, about four blocks west of where she grew up. Waring said she still loves her “tight-knit” neighborhood and friendly neighbors, but has grown increasingly frustrated by the “dangerous” drivers on “G” Street.

August 18, 2022

Camas city officials kicked off the city's 2023-24 biennial budget process this month and are considering more than $73 million worth of projects, staff additions, equipment and building replacements Camas department heads say are important to the city's ability to serve the public. Pictured clockwise from upper left: A sign shows operating hours at the Camas Public Library is pictured on Oct. 4, 2018; a Camas-Washougal fire engine leads the 2022 Camas Days Kids Parade on Friday, July 22, 2022; Hikers walk through Camas' Lacamas Creek Trail on Feb. 13, 2022; Playground equipment is seen inside Camas' Oak park on Feb. 13, 2022; a Camas Police code enforcement officer drives through downtown Camas on March 28, 2022. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas officials kick off 2023-24 budget process, field $73M worth of needs, wants

In the run-up to approving the city of Camas’ 2023-24 biennial budget by the end of this year, members of the Camas City Council are taking a deep…

August 18, 2022

Families cool off at the Camas Municipal Pool in July 2013. City officials shuttered the pool in 2018, after reports showed it was "failing" and in need of major renovations. (Post-Record files)

Is a Camas pool back on the table?

Nearly three years after Camas voters in the November 2019 general election overwhelmingly, by a margin of 9-1, shot down a city proposal to build a $78 million aquatics-community center, Camas officials are considering bringing a public pool conversation back to the table.

August 18, 2022

Washougal awards first Civilian Award for Heroism after rescue

The city of Washougal has awarded its first Civilian Award for Heroism to local resident Brad Goostree.

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