The Downtown Camas Association recently received special recognition from the Washington State Main Street program. The recognition came as a result of the mill artifacts fundraiser, which generated 18,000 for the DCA. In the late 1800s, newspaper owner Henry L. Pittock decided to build a new paper mill and the… Read story
June 24, 2013, 5:00pm Editorials
Earlier this month, some surprising results of a national study were released to the public. According to the study funded by Reading Is Fundamental and Macy’s, only one in three parents read bedtime stories to their children every night. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, also found that 50 percent… Read story
June 24, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and those who like to celebrate with fireworks should know that the rules and regulations governing their sale and use vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. In Camas city limits, a new set of laws was implemented in 2012. According to the… Read story
June 24, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
Rep. Liz Pike (R-Camas) and Sen. Ann Rivers (R-La Center) announced this morning that a public town hall meeting will be held Friday, July 5, in Camas. It's a meeting that is likely to be well attended, in the wake of an"open letter to public educators" posted on Facebook by… Read story
June 18, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
A Camas man was arrested Monday afternoon following a physical altercation that involved a handgun. According to a Camas Police Department press release, earlier in the day Steven W. Timmons, 54, became upset when he found a note left on his door by city water department employee Tobin Reed Sr.… Read story
June 17, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
Camas and Washougal are two communities that have changed drastically over the years. Their active economic developments began when they became mill towns, and sites for dairy farming and logging, as well as other endeavors related to the timber industry. Over the years, they have both slowly transformed into so… Read story
June 17, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
The city of Camas would like to have its own seat on the C-Tran Board. That was the message delivered by Camas Mayor Scott Higgins on June 11, during a meeting of the C-Tran Board's Composition Review Committee. Higgins said over the years Camas, with a current population of 20,020,… Read story
June 10, 2013, 5:00pm Editorials
This weekend, more than 600 seniors will go through commencement ceremonies in their quest to officially become high school graduates. Read story
June 10, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
The Lacamas Lake Lodge and Conference Center project is going to be more expensive than Camas city officials originally anticipated. All four bids opened on May 13 were approximately $20,000 higher than the city engineer’s estimate of $1.79 million. Adding to the overall higher price tag for the project is… Read story
June 8, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
Washougal third-grader and cancer survivor Sammy Mederos got her long locks of curly hair shaved off during a fundraiser for St. Baldrick's Foundation this afternoon at Washougal High School. Read story
