In December 2019, less than three months before the COVID-19 pandemic forced shutdowns across Washington state, dozens of local residents gathered inside the Camas library’s Second Story Gallery to celebrate the start of a two-month art show by a local quilting group known as the Vagabonds.
Washougal resident Anna Paul refers to child illiteracy as “a pandemic within the pandemic.”
Camas Mayor Steve Hogan recently announced the city’s “No Smoking in Parks” art design contest winners.
City of Washougal receives grant for basketball court
Camas School District: The Camas School Board will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 28, in the Dennison Board Room of the Zellerbach Administration Center, 841 N.E. 22nd Ave., Camas. To send a written comment, email gail.gast@camas.wednet.edu. For more information about the meeting or how to watch or listen to the meeting, visit camas.wednet.edu/about-csd/school-board/meetings-minutes
Community members who want to help shape the future of transportation in the city of Camas — including road improvements but also bicycle lanes, pedestrian walkways and safer intersections — have a second chance to weigh in on the city’s 20-year Transportation System Plan (TSP) through the city’s Engage Camas website.
This spring, Washougal High School athletes will have a chance to qualify for a Washington Interscholastic Interactivities Association (WIAA) state championship event for the first time since 2019.
When Krista Cagle moved to a house north of Washougal almost four years ago, she knew she might be compromising high-speed internet for a chance to own property in a rural area. What Cagle didn’t count on was the COVID-19 pandemic, which emphasized the reality of how much she really needed faster internet service.
When the city of Camas completed its Housing Action Plan in early 2021, a few things were very clear: the city’s housing inventory — dominated by large, pricey, single-family homes — was quickly edging out many would-be Camasonians, including lower- to middle-income families, seniors on fixed-incomes and young adults just starting their careers.
