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As temperatures reached toward 100 degrees today, children gathered at Hamllik Park on Addy Street in Washougal to cool off beneath the spray of the Camas and Washougal Fire Department fire hose. Children can get drenched at the park again tomorrow, from 11 a.m.

Beat the heat today at Hamllik Park

As temperatures reached toward 100 degrees today, children gathered at Hamllik Park on Addy Street in Washougal to cool off beneath the spray of the Camas and Washougal Fire Department fire hose. Children can get drenched at the park again tomorrow, from 11 a.m.

August 15, 2012, 5:00pm

Due to the heat wave forecast to hit Clark County, with temperatures expected to reach 100 degrees, the Camas-Washougal Fire Department will be opening a fire hose sprinkler for kids at Hamllik Park, 4285 Addy St., in Washougal, today and tomorrow, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Read story

Voters pass Camas EMS levy increase

August 15, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Camas residents will be paying a higher levy rate starting in 2013 thanks to a levy rate increase approved by voters. The six-year levy received over and above the required simple majority by earning 55.83 percent approval in the Aug. 7 Primary Election. Read story

Update: Single vehicle fatality crash reported north of Camas

August 15, 2012, 5:00pm

Police have identified the man killed Wednesday in a single vehicle accident north of Camas. Read story

Camas puts plan in place to address state audit issues

August 13, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

In the wake of its first Washington State Audit finding in 35 years, the city of Camas is now in the throes of working to strengthen its finance department. During a recent Camas City Council workshop, Camas City Administrator Lloyd Halverson and Finance Director Joan Durgin presented a work plan… Read story

A new Washougal library: What do citizens think?

August 13, 2012, 5:00pm Editorials

In recent months, a dedicated group of Washougal residents, primarily members of the Friends of the Washougal Community Library, have been working to drum up support for finding an existing space or constructing a new building that would be offer a bigger, better location for the Washougal Community Library. The… Read story

Update: Primary Election Results

August 8, 2012, 5:00pm

Local and state elections officials have released updated results for the Aug. 7 Primary Election. Read story

Results for local races, issues will be available on the Post-Record website

August 6, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

The Clark County Elections Department will start releasing the results of the Primary Election at approximately 8:30 p.m. tonight. Ballots can be hand-delivered up until 8 p.m. today to Camas sites at Dorothy Fox Elementary School, 2623 N.W. Sierra St., Grace Foursquare Church, 717 S.E. Everett Road, Helen Baller Elementary… Read story

Take care of our community, and don’t forget the animals

August 6, 2012, 5:00pm Editorials

We often hear about the importance of taking care of our community and helping our neighbors, but we sometimes forget pets should be included in that concept as well. There appears to be a cat population problem in Southwest Washington. And it's a problem we should all be involved in… Read story

Camas anticipates results of EMS levy vote

July 30, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

Camas voters have until Tuesday, Aug. 7, to make a decision and get their ballots in the mail on a proposal to increase the city's current emergency medical services levy. If approved, the six-year levy would raise the current rate from 35 cents per $1,000 of assessed value to 46… Read story

State Auditor issues ‘finding’ against Camas

July 30, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News

For the first time in more than 30 years, the Washington State Auditor has issued a finding following an audit of city of Camas financial records. A report released to the public yesterday states that a recent accountability audit of records from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2011, found that… Read story