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June 19, 2025
Camas, Washougal schools celebrate class of 2025 graduates
The communities of Camas and Washougal celebrated more than 700 local high school graduates last week during five separate commencement ceremonies.
The communities of Camas and Washougal celebrated more than 700 local high school graduates last week during five separate commencement ceremonies.
A Washougal school board member is calling for district leaders to study the relative benefits and costs of operating four elementary schools that are each running below their student capacities.
Sun-ripened berries seemed to be the star of the June 11 Camas Farmer’s Market, with crowds of buyers lined up at every vendor booth showcasing freshly picked strawberries. But they weren’t the only thing enticing hundreds of marketgoers to downtown Camas that day.
The city of Washougal has implemented an automated meter infrastructure system, marking the culmination of a yearslong effort to modernize the city’s water meter-reading process.
One large-scale water quality project is set to begin in Washougal while another is in the early design stages.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill last week updating the state’s authorization to toll the Interstate 5 Bridge. The move follows a Washington bill Gov. Bob Ferguson signed last month that allows the state to issue $2.5 billion in state bonds to pay for part of the bridge replacement project before tolls make up that cost.
As steel bit into the ground and dirt gave way, Rosemary Fryer took a moment to reflect on the symbolism of the moment.
As long as there have been shared tennis-pickleball courts in Camas, there have been clashes — among players vying for more court time, neighbors tired of hearing the recognizable “thwack” of a pickleball racket hitting the ball, and other park users frustrated by crowded parking lots and what they say are an influx of out-of-state pickleball players.
The Little Bronze Girl, a 3-foot-tall metal statue of a child reading a book, has been a beloved part of downtown Camas since being installed on a bench at the corner of Northeast Fourth Avenue and Northeast Cedar Street in 2002.
