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Shop co-owner Dave Kesmodel organizes stuffed animals Friday at Periwinkle's Toy Shoppe in Camas. Slime, fidgets, STEM sets, and imaginative play figures and stuffed animals are popular sellers at the shop this year.

At Periwinkle’s Toy Shoppe in Camas, stuffed animals and science kits a hit for the holidays

Shop co-owner Dave Kesmodel organizes stuffed animals Friday at Periwinkle's Toy Shoppe in Camas. Slime, fidgets, STEM sets, and imaginative play figures and stuffed animals are popular sellers at the shop this year.

December 19, 2024, 6:08am Business

Gone are the days when Tickle Me Elmo and Furby were in such high demand during the holiday season that parents couldn’t get their hands on them. Read story

The Washougal School District is buying 31 acres north of city limits for a future school campus. Leaders say the could envision developing something like the Jemtegaard Middle School/Columbia River Gorge Elementary campus, which was built in 2017.

Declining student numbers mean less funding, budget cuts for Washougal and Camas districts

The Washougal School District is buying 31 acres north of city limits for a future school campus. Leaders say the could envision developing something like the Jemtegaard Middle School/Columbia River Gorge Elementary campus, which was built in 2017.

December 17, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

Enrollment in the Washougal and Camas school districts continues to decline almost five years after the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

A Camas Police Department vehicle sits in front of Camas High School.

Camas council passes ‘hold steady’ budget, will ask voters for utility tax increase to support police

A Camas Police Department vehicle sits in front of Camas High School.

December 14, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

The Camas City Council approved Mayor Steve Hogan’s 2025-26 biennial budget, which includes new revenue sources and dips into reserves to fund business as usual in the city. Read story

A truck prepares to leave the Washougal Pit on July 25, 2018.

Clark County Council defaults to original denial of Zimmerly mining road

A truck prepares to leave the Washougal Pit on July 25, 2018.

December 14, 2024, 6:10am Business

Months after denying a proposal from a Ridgefield-based mining company to designate a private road in rural Washougal as a public thoroughfare, the Clark County Council gave the request a second look. Read story

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