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May 20, 2021
Camas City Council members (from left to right) Ellen Burton, Melissa Smith and Shannon Roberts attend a meeting with Mayor Barry McDonnell (second from right) in December 2019. McDonnell resigned from his position unexpectedly on May 11, 2021.

Camas Council starts hunt for interim mayor

Following last week’s surprise resignation of Camas Mayor Barry McDonnell, the Camas City Council said it will soon select an interim mayor to guide the city through the Nov. 2 general election, when Camas voters will select McDonnell’s replacement.

May 14, 2021
Camas City Council members Ellen Burton (left), Melissa Smith (second from left) and Shannon Roberts (right) listen to citizen comments with Camas Mayor Barry McDonnell (second from right) at a December 2019 city council meeting. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record file photo)

City of Camas will seek interim mayor

Three days after Mayor Barry McDonnell resigned unexpectedly, Camas officials have started their search for an interim mayor to guide the city through the Nov. 2, 2021…

May 13, 2021
Scott Miller, a certified physician assistant who runs Miller Family Pediatrics in Washougal, speaks at a Camas School Board meeting on Monday, May 10, 2021. (Screenshot by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas parents rail against masks in schools, ‘woke agendas’

More than 20 Camas-area residents — including the owner of a Washougal pediatric health clinic and several parents who have pulled their students out of public Camas schools — wrote letters and spoke at an in-person Camas School Board meeting on Monday, May 10, lambasting mask mandates and other COVID-19 safety measures; remote learning; racial justice and equity programs; and “woke agendas.”

May 13, 2021
The city of Camas' website shows its new Engage Camas communications platform (Screenshot by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Engage Camas asks residents to share thoughts, concerns

One and a half years after the contentious “pool bond” election of November 2019, in which more than 90 percent of Camas voters shut down the city’s bid to build a $78 million public community-aquatics center and hundreds of Camas residents loudly complained in online forums of a perceived communications breakdown between city officials and the community, the city has launched Engage Camas, an online platform designed to be “an alternative to traditional public engagement.”

May 13, 2021
Washougal Mayor Molly Coston (second from right) presents Cindy Reidel (far left) and Tom Pastore (second from left) with a "Hometown Hero" award in recognition of their community service. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal honors Hometown Heroes

During a year of unprecedented challenges, several Washougal residents maintained — and in some cases increased — their efforts to make their community a better place.

May 13, 2021

Public Meetings for week of May 13-20, 2021

Camas City Council: The Council will hold a remote workshop meeting at 4:30 p.m. and a remote regular meeting at 7 p.m. via Zoom on Monday, May 17. For more information, visit cityofcamas.us/yourgovernment/minuteagen davideo

May 12, 2021
Camas Mayor Barry McDonnell (right) speaks to Camas residents John Ley (center) and Ernie Geigenmiller (left) at his first city council meeting in December 2019. McDonnell, a last-minute, write-in mayoral candidate, beat incumbent Mayor Shannon Turk in the November 2019 general election. (Photo by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas mayor resigns unexpectedly

A little more than one year after winning a write-in campaign to lead the city of Camas, Mayor Barry McDonnell is stepping down and handing the reins to…