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March 10, 2022
People hike on the Lacamas Creek Trail in Camas on Feb. 13, 2022. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas OKs 6-year Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan with conditions

Maintain what we have. Fill in the gaps. Improve trail connections. And continue to develop and improve the city’s existing parks. Those were a few of the things Camas Parks and Recreation Director Trang Lam said she and city consultants “heard loudly” during their nearly yearlong outreach to the community in preparation for Camas’ updated, 6-year Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan.

March 10, 2022
CWFD Fire Chief Nick Swinhart

Camas-Washougal fire chief resigns unexpectedly

Camas-Washougal’s fire chief, Nick Swinhart, who has lobbied over the past few years for funding to help shore up staffing shortages that have forced many firefighters to work 60 hours a week, resigned unexpectedly this week.

March 10, 2022

Gun magazine found in Jemtegaard Middle School gymnasium

The Washougal Police Department (WPD) and Washougal School District (WSD) are investigating a report of a gun magazine discovered this week at Jemtegaard Middle School. According to WPD, parents discovered…

March 10, 2022

Public meetings in Camas-Washougal, March 10-16

Camas School District: The Camas School Board will hold a workshop at 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 14, in the Dennison Board Room of the Zellerbach Administration Center, 841 N.E. 22nd Ave., Camas. For more information about the meeting or to find a link to watch the meeting online, visit camas.wednet.edu/about-csd/school-board/meetings-minutes.