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December 2, 2021
The historic Joyce Garver Theater in Camas is pictured from the outside, midway through its remodel, in July 2021.

Historic Joyce Garver Theater remodel nearing completion

The Camas School District’s remodel of the historic Joyce Garver Theater has had its fair share of bumps in the road — including initial construction bids that came in more than $2 million over budget and unexpected construction requirements to bring the building up to modern seismic codes — but the project is finally nearing the finishing line.

December 2, 2021
A fire engine is pictured at the Camas-Washougal Fire Department Station 42 in Camas on Dec. 6, 2019. (Courtesy of The Columbian files)

Consultants: Camas-Washougal fire merger ‘not sustainable’

A nearly decade-long partnership between Camas and Washougal that formed the Camas-Washougal Fire Department in 2013, “has too many gaps to represent a sustainable model moving forward,” consultants told Camas and Washougal city officials during a Nov. 18 Zoom meeting.

December 2, 2021
A lighted boat participates in the 2019 Christmas Ships parade near Washougal. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Christmas Ships organization)

Christmas Ships return to Washougal

The annual Christmas Ships parade will make its way to Washougal this weekend, with boats decked out in lights for the winter holiday season setting sail from Parker’s…

December 2, 2021

Camas sees increase in S&P rating

A new report shows the city of Camas’ S&P credit/bond rating has increased from “AA+ with a stable outlook”  to “AA+ with a positive outlook.” City…

December 2, 2021

Expanded winter shelter opens in Clark County

The Winter Hospitality Overflow (WHO) and the Satellite Overflow Shelters (SOS) are now open to provide additional nightly shelter space in Clark County seven nights per week for…

December 2, 2021

Public Health warns of rise in opioid overdoses

Clark County Public Health is warning the community about a recent increase in emergency department visits due to opioid overdoses. Preliminary evidence suggests much of the increase may…

December 2, 2021
An illustration shows a future vision of the Port of Camas-Washougal's waterfront development. The first phase of construction on the Parker's Landing project is set to begin in the fall of 2022. (Contributed illustration courtesy of the Port of Camas-Washougal)

Port wants to ‘reintroduce’ public to waterfront plan

The Port of Camas-Washougal completed a lot of “behind-the-scenes” work on the Parkers Landing Waterfront Development in 2021. Now it’s ready to reintroduce the project to the public as it looks forward to the first construction phase starting in 2022.

December 2, 2021
Molly Coston (left) administers an oath-of-office speech to new Washougal mayor Rochelle Ramos at City Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 23. (Michele Loftus/City of Washougal)

Washougal mayor ready to work

In 2006, Rochelle Ramos packed up her two young children and all of her belongings that she could fit into her Volkswagen Jetta and drove more than 600 miles north to an unfamiliar small town in the Pacific Northwest to start a new life.