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Columbian Regional News Editor

Camas seniors Haley, right, and Taryn Kerker practice a doubles game Friday at Camas High School. The owners of Evergreen Tennis are pushing back on a proposed partnership between the Camas School District and the U.S. Tennis Association to build a “bubble” over its outdoor tennis courts.

Evergreen Tennis owners object to partnership between Camas High School, U.S. Tennis Association

Camas seniors Haley, right, and Taryn Kerker practice a doubles game Friday at Camas High School. The owners of Evergreen Tennis are pushing back on a proposed partnership between the Camas School District and the U.S. Tennis Association to build a “bubble” over its outdoor tennis courts.

March 12, 2025, 6:07am Business

The owners of Evergreen Tennis are pushing back on a proposed partnership between the Camas School District and the United States Tennis Association Pacific Northwest organization. Read story

On March 3, Battle Ground City Council members voted 4-3 to oppose the expansion of TriMet’s light rail from Portland across the planned Interstate 5 Bridge replacement into downtown Vancouver.

Battle Ground joins cities opposed to light rail on Interstate 5 replacement bridge

On March 3, Battle Ground City Council members voted 4-3 to oppose the expansion of TriMet’s light rail from Portland across the planned Interstate 5 Bridge replacement into downtown Vancouver.

March 10, 2025, 1:02pm Business

Opposition to light rail on the planned Interstate 5 replacement bridge continues to grow in Clark County’s small cities. Read story

Camas students from Odyssey Middle School and Discovery High School gather inside the project-based learning high school’s commons area on Wednesday morning, Feb. 26 to protest a Camas School District cost-saving plan to bring Odyssey students into the Discovery building at the start of the 2025-26 school year.

Camas students protest plan to merge Odyssey Middle, Discovery High into one campus

Camas students from Odyssey Middle School and Discovery High School gather inside the project-based learning high school’s commons area on Wednesday morning, Feb. 26 to protest a Camas School District cost-saving plan to bring Odyssey students into the Discovery building at the start of the 2025-26 school year.

March 4, 2025, 12:46pm Clark County News

Dozens of students walked out of class last week to protest the Camas School District’s plan to combine Odyssey Middle School and Discovery High School into one campus at the start of the 2025-26 school year. Read story

Camas School District Superintendent John Anzalone

Camas’ Anzalone out of the running for Nevada schools chief job

Camas School District Superintendent John Anzalone

February 27, 2025, 2:03pm Clark County News

Camas School District Superintendent John Anzalone has been knocked out of the running for a schools superintendent position in Las Vegas. Read story

Motorists pass by the Georgia-Pacific mill in Camas on Monday morning.

Camas officials want Georgia-Pacific paper mill cleanup to be thorough enough to put housing on site

Motorists pass by the Georgia-Pacific mill in Camas on Monday morning.

February 26, 2025, 6:08am Business

Camas city officials have asked the state Department of Ecology to require cleanup at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill site extensive enough to make it safe for housing and other uses beyond heavy industry. Read story

Funeral director Nick Brown, left, is the third-generation owner of Brown’s Funeral Home in Camas. His daughter, Lexie Helt, center, and brother, Nathan Brown, right, both work for the business.

Brown’s Funeral Home in Camas continues family legacy with fourth generation on board

Funeral director Nick Brown, left, is the third-generation owner of Brown’s Funeral Home in Camas. His daughter, Lexie Helt, center, and brother, Nathan Brown, right, both work for the business.

February 20, 2025, 6:07am Business

Three decades ago, when Camas was still considered more of a small town than a small city, Nick Brown’s family could barely get through a trip to the local grocery store without stopping to catch up with scores of neighbors, old classmates and friends. Read story

Camas High School (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Camas schools to cut 29% of admin positions as budget shortfall looms

Camas High School (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

February 18, 2025, 4:00pm Clark County News

The Camas School District will lay off nearly a dozen administrators as part of budget cuts. Read story

Jeff, left, and Lee Huth of DownLow Chocolate work inside their home-based commercial kitchen in Camas on Feb. 6.

Camas couple that launched DownLow Chocolate in 2024 are tasting sweet success

Jeff, left, and Lee Huth of DownLow Chocolate work inside their home-based commercial kitchen in Camas on Feb. 6.

February 18, 2025, 6:06am Business

It was the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when Jeff and Lee Huth went on their first date in October 2020, but that didn’t stop the now-married Camas couple from donning face masks, meeting outside at the Grains of Wrath brewpub in downtown Camas and exploring their common interests. Read story

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