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October 25, 2019

Camas man killed in officer-involved shooting

The victim of a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred outside a police station in Hillsboro, Oregon, on Monday, has been identified as Jason Livengood, 39, of Camas.

October 24, 2019
Bill Ward (left) and Cassi Marshall, candidates for the Port of Camas-Washougal's No. 2 commissioner position, talk during a Clark County League of Women Voters forum on Oct. 23 at the Camas Public Library.

ELECTION 2019: Engineers face off in port race

Incumbent Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner Bill Ward and his challenger, Cassi Marshall, are vying for the Port’s No. 2 commissioner position in the Nov. 5 general election.

October 24, 2019
East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) has agreed to sell Station 95, at 211 39th St., Washougal, to the city of Washougal.

Washougal to buy ECFR fire station

The East County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) fire district has agreed to sell one of its five stations to the city of Washougal.

October 23, 2019

Serial complaint filer targets Camas

A Thurston County, Washington, man the Seattle Times once called a “serial filer of campaign-finance complaints aimed at Washington’s Democratic candidates and organizations” has extended his reach into Camas.

October 23, 2019
Camas Mayor Shannon Turk (left) and Camas City Councilor Melissa Smith (center) are pictured here with City Councilor Don Chaney (right) at a 2018 city council meeting. Smith recently announced her write-in candidacy to replace Turk as Camas' next mayor. (Post-Record file photo)

Council veteran jumps into mayoral race

The Camas mayoral race wasn’t expected to be a big deal this election season. In fact, Mayor Shannon Turk was running completely unopposed until just a few weeks ago, when whispers of write-in campaigns started to get louder.

October 23, 2019

Post-Record wins top honors in journalism contest

The Camas-Washougal Post-Record recently won a first-place General Excellence award for newspapers its size in Washington state at the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA)’s 2019 Better Newspaper Contest. This was the second year in a row the newspaper has won this first-place honor.

October 21, 2019
Submitted photo courtesy Camas-Washougal Fire Department

Washougal building destroyed by fire

Fundraisers have been established to help several businesses that were damaged or destroyed by a fire on Sunday, Oct. 20. The businesses affected by the fire at a building…

October 17, 2019
Jemtegaard Middle School Club 8 art student Abby Picho paints a section of a mural in Washougal on Saturday, Oct. 12. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Washougal students create mural

The 10 words at the bottom of Washougal’s newest public mural encapsulate the essence of the artwork: “I am unique. I am not you. I am me.”