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January 23, 2020
Former Camas mayors Dean Dossett (left), Nan Henriksen (center) and Paul Dennis (right) attend a dedication ceremony for the Washougal River Greenway Trail in 2010. Dossett, who served as Camas' mayor from 1992 to 2002, died at the age of 77 on Jan. 18. (Post-Record file photo)

Former Camas mayor Dossett dies

A former Camas mayor and city councilman is being remembered this week for his dedication to the community he led during most of the 1990s.

January 23, 2020
Sen. Ann Rivers

Rivers opposes three environmental protection bills

Less than two weeks into the Washington State Legislature’s 60-day 2020 session, which runs from Jan. 13 to March 12. Senator Ann Rivers, the Republican representing Camas-Washougal voters in the state’s 18th Legislative District, has voted “no” on three environmental protection bills.

January 16, 2020
Washougal School District superintendent Mary Templeton announces school closures with a song on a video posted to the district's social media channels on Jan. 16.  (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

WSD’s ‘Singing Superintendent’ strikes again

Shortly after receiving a call from transportation supervisor Jesse Miller at 3:45 a.m. on Jan. 16, Washougal School District (WSD) superintendent Mary Templeton decided to cancel classes for…

January 16, 2020

Camas man arrested after yacht theft

A 20-year-old Camas man was arrested last week after allegedly stealing a boat from Parker’s Landing Marina. At about 5:30 a.m., on Jan. 7, the man broke into the Washougal…

January 16, 2020
Octavio Gutierrez, an associate with Mahlum Architects, shows an illustration of the future Joyce Garver Theater lobby to the Camas school board on Monday, Jan. 13. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Stage set for Camas’ Garver Theater revamp

One of the final pieces of the $119 million construction bond passed by Camas School District voters in February 2016 — the renovation of the historic Joyce Garver Theater — is set to begin this spring.

January 9, 2020
Camas resident Scott Loughney celebrates getting to the halfway point of his 400-mile mountain run at the base camp of Mount Everest. (Contributed photos courtesy of Scott Loughney)

Camas man first to complete Everest Mail Run

Scott Loughney, a 48-year-old ultrarunner from Camas, recently accomplished the ultimate high-altitude running feat, completing a 400-mile round-trip trail run from Kathmandu, Nepal, to Mount Everest Base Camp.