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Jim Cooper Washougal school board member
right, talks to a patron at Washougal High School during a 2023 listening session.
Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files

Washougal School Board member urges transparency, says district leaders kept mum on financial warning

Jim Cooper Washougal school board member
right, talks to a patron at Washougal High School during a 2023 listening session.
Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files

December 14, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News

A Washougal school board member is calling for more transparency from district leaders, whom he claims failed to notify the board in a timely manner about a financial warning the district received from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Read story

A fire engine is pictured at the Camas-Washougal Fire Department Station 42.

Camas will put regional fire authority issue to voters

A fire engine is pictured at the Camas-Washougal Fire Department Station 42.

December 7, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

The Camas City Council voted unanimously Monday to place a regional fire authority proposal on the April 22 ballot. Read story

The Camas-Washougal Historical Society recently invited the community to take a closer look at the fascinating history of the Camas Mill.

Camas-Washougal Historical Society hosts presentation

The Camas-Washougal Historical Society recently invited the community to take a closer look at the fascinating history of the Camas Mill.

December 7, 2024, 5:46am Clark County News

The Camas-Washougal Historical Society hosted a presentation Nov. 16 at the Camas Mill Interpretive Center, 401 Adams St. Read story

Law enforcement officers respond to the scene of a shooting in Camas on Nov. 14.

‘There’s power in information’: Camas police chief holds forum after shooting suspect’s release on bond stokes fear

Law enforcement officers respond to the scene of a shooting in Camas on Nov. 14.

December 5, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

When a Camas man was released from jail after posting bail, his former neighborhood was still reeling from the police standoff and gunfire that erupted there two weeks prior. Neighbors feared for their safety. Parents kept their kids home from nearby schools. And many sought answers from the police department. Read story

The 12 Days of Christmas, Clark County style

November 30, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

The instantly recognizable “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is a late 18th-century English carol. It’s been associated with many different tunes but the melody we know and love is English composer Frederic Austin’s 1909 version. The lyrics mention a number of gifts — partridges, leaping lords and so on —… Read story

Mark Traxler carries his belongings out the front door after eating a meal at the Washougal Community Center.

Washougal officials may criminalize camping on city property to ‘improve livability’

Mark Traxler carries his belongings out the front door after eating a meal at the Washougal Community Center.

November 30, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

The city of Washougal is proposing criminalizing camping on city property. Read story

Empty Bowls Camas raised $13,500 for the food pantry at Interfaith Treasure House.

Fundraiser benefits Interfaith Treasure House

Empty Bowls Camas raised $13,500 for the food pantry at Interfaith Treasure House.

November 30, 2024, 5:37am Clark County News

A Sept. 17 fundraiser called Empty Bowls Camas raised $13,500 for the food pantry at Interfaith Treasure House. Read story

Representatives of 100 Women Who Care Clark County present $6600 check to InvestEd Operations and Programs Director David Hartness, Kelly O’Rourke, Camas High School principal, and Mark Castle, Washougal High School principal.

InvestEd receives support of 100 Women Who Care Clark County

Representatives of 100 Women Who Care Clark County present $6600 check to InvestEd Operations and Programs Director David Hartness, Kelly O’Rourke, Camas High School principal, and Mark Castle, Washougal High School principal.

November 30, 2024, 5:36am Clark County News

Members of 100 Women Who Care Clark County presented $6,600 to InvestEd during its fourth quarterly meeting of 2024 held Nov. 13 at Salud! Wine Bar in Camas. Read story

Dash camera footage from a Clark County Sheriff’s Office armored vehicle, left, and body-worn camera footage from Deputy Forrest Gonzalez show the Nov. 13 police shooting in Camas. Deputies can be heard saying Wetzel was pointing a gun at their armored SWAT vehicle moments before Gonzalez announces he’s going to shoot Wetzel.

Video: Camas man shot by deputy had threatened to die by police

Dash camera footage from a Clark County Sheriff’s Office armored vehicle, left, and body-worn camera footage from Deputy Forrest Gonzalez show the Nov. 13 police shooting in Camas. Deputies can be heard saying Wetzel was pointing a gun at their armored SWAT vehicle moments before Gonzalez announces he’s going to shoot Wetzel.

November 27, 2024, 5:31pm Clark County News

Law enforcement officers responding Nov. 13 to a house in Camas, where a Clark County deputy later shot a man, were notified of a safety bulletin that the man had previously threatened to die by police, according to a video summary released Wednesday by the sheriff’s office. Read story

Camas-Washougal Salvation Army social services coordinator Kendra Taggart tapes up a box at the Salvation Army on Nov. 15 in Washougal.

Severe weather shelters to merge in Washougal to expand services

Camas-Washougal Salvation Army social services coordinator Kendra Taggart tapes up a box at the Salvation Army on Nov. 15 in Washougal.

November 23, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

Washougal’s two severe weather shelters are merging in an effort to expand life-saving services needed by residents. Read story