Camas-Washougal Post-Record

January 20, 2022

Camas School District students and staff are tested for COVID-19 at Doc Harris Stadium in Camas on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Camas School District)

Local schools try to ride out most recent COVID-19 wave

As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Clark County, Camas School District administrators say they are doing everything they can to maintain in-person learning and extracurricular activities.

January 20, 2022

Elk and deer frequent Salmon Falls Road, Mabee Mines Road and Canyon Creek Road, as well as "in and around our yards and crossing rural roads," according to Washougal residents Amy and Dwight Hovland, who are objecting to a Kelso company's proposal to construct a quarry near their home. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Hovland family)

Washougal family speaks out against proposed quarry

A Washougal family is speaking out against a Kelso company’s plan to construct a quarry near their home in rural Skamania County.

January 20, 2022

An illustration shows the goals and community feedback that went into crafting a draft update of the city of Camas' Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces (PROS) Comprehensive Plan. (Illustration courtesy of the city of Camas)

Camas unveils PROS plan draft outlining parks, recreation and open spaces projects

Community members interested in the future of Camas’ public parks, trails and open spaces can still weigh in on the city’s soon-to-be-update Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan. The city recently launched its second virtual PROS Plan open house on the city’s Engage Camas website (engagecamas.com/parks-recreation-open-space-comprehensive-plan), and is asking the public to weigh in with comments on the draft PROS Plan through Feb. 4.

January 20, 2022

Professional mixed martial arts fighter Ricky Simon (left) stands next to his longtime strength and conditioning coach, Jess Guthmiller (right), the owner of Champ Camp Training and Fitness in Washougal. (Contributed photo courtesy of Jess Guthmiller)

‘This kid is just on a different level’

Jess Guthmiller was confident Ricky Simón could beat Raphael Assuncao, one of the best bantamweight fighters in the world, during an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fight Night 199 event, held Saturday, Dec. 18, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

January 20, 2022

Staffing shortages force Washougal City Hall closure

Washougal’s City Hall is closed this week due to staffing shortages. The city announced on Tuesday, Feb. 20, that City Hall would be closed from Tuesday,…

January 20, 2022

Clark County Public Health says COVID-19 numbers continue to rise; testing in high demand

COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise in Clark County with more than 6,000 new cases reported in the last week. COVID-19 testing is in high demand and wait…

January 20, 2022

Stride ‘fun run’ returns to Washougal in May

Staffing shortages force Washougal City Hall closure

January 20, 2022

Public meetings for the week of Jan. 20-26, 2022

Camas School District: The Camas School Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24 in the Dennison Board Room of the Zellerbach Administration Center, 841 N.E. 22nd Ave., Camas. The meeting also will be streamed and available for later viewing on the school board’s YouTube channel. To send a written comment, email [email protected] by 3 p.m., Jan. 24. 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.

January 13, 2022

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks about the surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations caused by the omicron variant -- and the state's plan to send millions of at-home COVID-19 tests to Washingtonians --during a remote press conference on Jan. 5, 2022. (Screenshot by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Inslee responds to virus surge

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee responded last week to the recent COVID-19 surge caused by the highly contagious omicron variant.

January 13, 2022

An aerial view shows the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in downtown Camas. Washington's Department of Ecology is working with G-P on an environmental cleanup plan to remedy toxic contamination on the site. The mill downsized in 2018, and shuttered its pulp mill, but still operates one paper line. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Downtown Camas Association)

Camas mill cleanup: Community advisory group forms, plans public meeting

Members of Camas’ newly formed community advisory group will meet this week to kick off their work guiding public participation during the state’s environmental cleanup of the historic Camas paper.

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