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October 19, 2023
A 40-foot section of the Gibbons Creek bank lost 2 feet due to erosion over the past year, as shown in September 2023. (Contributed photo courtesy city of Washougal)

Jemtegaard trail threatened by erosion

Less than three years after it opened for public use, Washougal’s Jemtegaard Trail is being threatened by “significant erosion” of the Gibbons Creek bank.

October 19, 2023
A Hogwarts family makes their way down Northeast Fourth Avenue in Camas during the 2018 Boo Bash, on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Pictured: Mom Kelly (right) with her two children, Julamani, 6 (left), and Jameson, 3 (center). (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas Boo Bash returns Oct. 25

The annual “Boo Bash” trick-or-treating event in downtown Camas returns this year from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25. The city of Camas will close streets in downtown Camas…

October 5, 2023
People gather on boat docks at Heritage Park in Camas ,and a kayaker paddles into Lacamas Lake Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, following the annual Lacamas Lake cleanup event. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas unveils draft of long-awaited Lakes Management Plan

City of Camas staff and consultants have wrapped up a yearlong water quality study of Lacamas, Round and Fallen Leaf lakes and presented city officials with recommended strategies for reducing the toxic algal blooms that have plagued the lakes in recent years.

September 28, 2023
Dog owners take their pets to DOGPAW's IKE Memorial Park in Vancouver on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Camas leaders resurrect off-leash dog park talks

It has been more than six years since Camas-Washougal’s only off-leash dog park — the Donald and Angeline Stevenson Off Leash Area located on a 16-acre parcel at 3003 Addy St., in Washougal — closed its gates, forcing local dog owners in search of an off-leash park to shuttle their pooches to other parts of Clark County.