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April 9, 2026
Camas’ Mark Silliman does more than talk trash — He picks it up
Mark Silliman devotes hours each month to picking up trash along state Highway 14.
Mark Silliman devotes hours each month to picking up trash along state Highway 14.
Richard Cherwitz didn’t always have a voice.
The demolition of a boiler at Georgia-Pacific’s downtown Camas mill unleashed a loud boom and a giant cloud of dust the morning of April 1.
There is no real starting point, no formal “ready, set, go” to mark Southwest Washington’s primary election season. But judging from the energy at 3rd Congressional District hopeful Brent Hennrich’s campaign kickoff event last week, the race toward the Aug. 4 primary election is already well underway.
Clark County’s 20-year growth plan, already overdue by three months, won’t be finished by the end of June as originally planned. The new target is Oct. 6.
Here’s an excellent reason to keep looking up, thanks to the American Meteor Society: not just great but greater balls of fire overhead in recent months.
Clark County’s Charter Review Commission voted Tuesday to further study several amendments that could end up on the November general election ballot, including one that would require a supermajority vote of the county council to raise taxes.
Health care workers represented by the Oregon Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals, AFT Local 5017, AFL-CIO voted to approve a new contract with Kaiser Permanente after a year of bargaining, a five-day strike in October and a vote of no confidence in Kaiser CEO Greg Adams.
Amber Autumn Meek, 42, Vancouver, died March 24, 2026. All County Cremation and Burial Services, 360-718-7948.
A Washougal family and a friend who was living with them are recovering after suffering injuries in a fire that destroyed their home.