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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.

June 24, 2021
Crowds cool off at the Sandy Swimming Hole in Washougal in July 2017. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for the area this week. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record file photo)

Heat wave on the way this weekend

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an excessive heat warning for all lower-elevation areas in Southwest Washington, including Camas and Washougal, this weekend, Saturday morning, June 26…

June 24, 2021

Burn ban in effect in Camas, Washougal

Due to the dangerously high temperatures and increased fire danger forecast for the weekend of June 25, Camas-Washougal Fire Department Fire Chief Nick Swinhart on Tuesday, June 22, issued an…