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July 1, 2021
An illustration shows the city of Camas' North Shore, a nearly 900-acre swath of land that extends to the northern Camas city limits and is bordered by Lacamas Lake, Northeast 232nd Avenue and Everett Street. (Illustration courtesy of the city of Camas)

Camas ramps up North Shore planning

Nine months after approving an eight-point vision statement that will guide future development of the city’s nearly 900-acre mixed-use area northeast of Lacamas Lake known as North Shore, Camas officials are set to kick off the second phase of the North Shore Subarea plan.

July 1, 2021
Washougal City Hall (Courtesy of Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

3 vying to be Washougal’s next mayor

Though Camas-Washougal voters will decide most local elections in the November 2021 general elections, there are still three local races — for Washougal’s next mayor and two Camas City Council seats — that need to have their candidate pool whittled down during the August primary election.

July 1, 2021
Washougal High School basketball player McKenna Jackson (left) recovered from a serious knee injury to return to the court for the Panthers' final three games of the 2020-21 season. (Contributed photo courtesy of Britney Ervin)

The Comeback Kid

Nobody would have blamed McKenna Jackson if she decided against turning out for the Washougal High School girls basketball team this year after sustaining full tears to her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in her left knee in August 2020.

July 1, 2021

Public meetings for week of July 1-7, 2021

Camas City Council: The Council will hold a remote workshop meeting at 4:30 p.m. and a remote regular meeting at 7 p.m. via Zoom on Tuesday, July 6. For more information, visit cityofcamas.us/yourgo vernment/minuteagend avideo

July 1, 2021
A display of fireworks wait for customers in Clark County in 2019. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Fireworks snuffed out in Camas, Washougal

Citing a risk of fire, officials in Camas and Washougal have placed a temporary ban on the use and sale of fireworks ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.