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Camas School District Superintendent John Anzalone talks aboard the Book MoBus at Helen Baller Elementary School in 2022.

Camas schools chief a finalist for position in Nevada; Anzalone has been in Camas since 2022

Camas School District Superintendent John Anzalone talks aboard the Book MoBus at Helen Baller Elementary School in 2022.

February 13, 2025, 12:29pm Clark County News

Three years after concluding its search for a new superintendent, the Camas School Board may need to start the process all over again. Read story

The Camas Police Department is pictured in Camas on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 30, 2020.

Camas voters reject utility tax to fund police

The Camas Police Department is pictured in Camas on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 30, 2020.

February 11, 2025, 9:30pm Clark County News

Camas voters have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the city’s utility taxes by 4 percent to fund new Camas police positions. Read story

A MAX light rail train approaches the Kenton/North Denver stop in Portland.

Camas City Council officially opposes light rail on new I-5 Bridge despite warnings changes could delay project

A MAX light rail train approaches the Kenton/North Denver stop in Portland.

February 10, 2025, 1:26pm Clark County News

Camas city officials remain unified in their opposition to light rail on the planned Interstate 5 replacement bridge. Read story

A rendering shows a design concept for the new Camas-Washougal Fire Department headquarters station slated to replace Station 41 on Northeast Fourth Avenue in downtown Camas.

Camas OKs consultant contract for new Camas-Washougal fire station headquarters

A rendering shows a design concept for the new Camas-Washougal Fire Department headquarters station slated to replace Station 41 on Northeast Fourth Avenue in downtown Camas.

February 6, 2025, 1:08pm Clark County News

Camas officials this week approved a $2.3 million consultant contract that will jumpstart work on replacement of the Camas-Washougal Fire Department fire station headquarters. Read story

Bethanie Velasco of Clark County Public Health’s solid waste and recycling department checks out composting bins while posing for a media photo at First Presbyterian Church in Vancouver on Jan. 27. Clark County’s We Compost program lets people drop off food waste at hubs throughout the county.

We Compost program is striking ‘black gold’ in Clark County

Bethanie Velasco of Clark County Public Health’s solid waste and recycling department checks out composting bins while posing for a media photo at First Presbyterian Church in Vancouver on Jan. 27. Clark County’s We Compost program lets people drop off food waste at hubs throughout the county.

February 6, 2025, 6:06am Clark County Life

A Clark County program to divert food waste from the landfill is striking “black gold” by turning the region’s food scraps into a rich, dark compost capable of adding nutrients back into the soil. Read story

Drivers traveling along Northwest Sixth Avenue in Camas pass by the Georgia-Pacific paper mill on Friday. G-P plans to demolish several nonoperational structures located near Northwest Sixth Avenue later this year.

Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Camas will demolish 21 unused buildings this spring

Drivers traveling along Northwest Sixth Avenue in Camas pass by the Georgia-Pacific paper mill on Friday. G-P plans to demolish several nonoperational structures located near Northwest Sixth Avenue later this year.

February 5, 2025, 6:07am Business Subscriber Exclusive

A demolition project set to begin this spring at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Camas could literally change people’s views of the city. Read story

Jacquie Hill of LiveWell Camas encourages participants while leading a Jan. 10 fitness class in downtown Camas. Hill hopes the new nonprofit status will help her return to her original goal of offering affordable and accessible yoga, movement and wellness classes to the Camas-area community, regardless of age, income or ability.

LiveWell Camas founder turns yoga-fitness studio into nonprofit to expand its community mission

Jacquie Hill of LiveWell Camas encourages participants while leading a Jan. 10 fitness class in downtown Camas. Hill hopes the new nonprofit status will help her return to her original goal of offering affordable and accessible yoga, movement and wellness classes to the Camas-area community, regardless of age, income or ability.

January 30, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Health

Although downtown Camas was bustling during January’s First Friday evening event, the mood was serene inside Jacquie Michelle Hill’s yoga studio. Read story

Camas School District Superintendent John Anzalone talks aboard the Book MoBus at Helen Baller Elementary School in 2022.

Camas school board approves substantial budget cuts in light of ‘financial emergency’

Camas School District Superintendent John Anzalone talks aboard the Book MoBus at Helen Baller Elementary School in 2022.

January 29, 2025, 11:25am Clark County News

In response to an expected budget deficit between $13 million and $16 million, the Camas school board on Monday unanimously approved a reduction-in-force resolution allowing district leaders to make substantial budget cuts ahead of the 2025-26 school year. Read story

A MAX light rail train pulls into the Main Street stop in 2022 near Mall 205 in east Portland.

C-Tran board agrees to reconsider light rail financing for I-5 Bridge replacement

A MAX light rail train pulls into the Main Street stop in 2022 near Mall 205 in east Portland.

January 29, 2025, 10:28am Business

C-Tran’s board of directors plans to reconsider sharing the cost of running light rail across a planned Interstate 5 Bridge replacement. Read story

A truck drives through the intersection of Northeast 13th and Northwest Friberg-Strunk streets in Camas, near the site of a proposed gas station, car wash and convenience store development, March 4.

Camas residents file lawsuit to block gas station development on 13th Street

A truck drives through the intersection of Northeast 13th and Northwest Friberg-Strunk streets in Camas, near the site of a proposed gas station, car wash and convenience store development, March 4.

January 27, 2025, 9:02am Business

Camas residents concerned that a proposed gas station complex near Union High School may pose significant environmental, traffic and safety risks have sued the city, saying it used outdated maps when approving the development. Read story