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March 6, 2025
Camas student Kai Boswell holds a

Camas students protest merger

Dozens of students walked out of class Wednesday, Feb. 26 to protest the Camas School District’s plan to combine Odyssey Middle School and Discovery High School into one campus at the start of the 2025-26 school year.

February 28, 2025
Port of Camas-Washougal CEO Trang Lam stands for a portrait Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, outside the port’s visitor center. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

Trang Lam settles in as port’s chief

When asked by a reporter in August about the goals that she hopes to accomplish in her new role as Port of Camas-Washougal’s chief executive officer, Trang Lam chuckled and said, “Give me six months and I’ll let you know.”

February 28, 2025
Traffic moves over the Highway 14 bridge that crosses the Camas Slough on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Camas. The City of Camas is working to secure funds to replace the bridge. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

Camas officials highlight budgetary constraints in legislative appeal

In their annual appeal for more federal funding, Camas officials have highlighted the city’s budgetary struggles despite becoming, as the city notes in its 2025 federal agenda summary, “a destination for high-tech companies, recreational enthusiasts and families.”

February 28, 2025
Motorists pass by the Georgia-Pacific mill in Camas on Monday morning. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Camas seeks high mill cleanup level

CAMAS — Camas city officials have asked the state Department of Ecology to require cleanup at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill site extensive enough to make it safe for housing and other uses beyond heavy industry.

February 28, 2025
A bicyclist heads north on Northeast Everett Street near the Lakeside Market in Camas, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas mulls $2.1M contract for Everett Street

Camas city officials are set to approve a $2.1 million contract with PBS Engineering that will kick-start the first phase of the city’s extensive Everett Street corridor improvement project.