Camas-Washougal Post-Record

18 hours ago | camaspostrecord.com | Scott Hewitt

The C-Tran board of directors decided this week to postpone any change in bylaws governing the transit agency’s involvement in planning, cost analysis and negotiations for light rail on the planned Interstate 5 Bridge replacement. On Monday, the transit agency’s board voted to take up the bylaws issue again at its July 8 meeting. They hope a lawsuit brought by Clark County Councilor Michelle Belkot, who was ousted from the C-Tran board in March, will be resolved by then.

2 days ago | camaspostrecord.com | Kelly Moyer

By Camas, News, Public Safety, Washougal A proposal to create a regional fire district in Camas and Washougal was failing in early election returns Tuesday. Proposition 1 sought to alter the governance of the Camas-Washougal Fire Department and create a separate taxing district known as a regional fire authority. Results released by Clark County’s elections office Tuesday evening show 4,067 “no” votes (51.96 percent) and 3,760 “yes” votes (48.04 percent). Officials in the cities of Camas and...

1 week ago | camaspostrecord.com | Kelly Moyer

Meals on Wheels People is asking for community support as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lays off 10,000 employees, a move that may hamper the nonprofit’s ability to address hunger and isolation among older adults. Meals on Wheels People serves nutritious meals to nearly 9,000 older adults annually across the Portland metro area.

1 week ago | camaspostrecord.com | Doug Flanagan

District also weighs reducing hours amid $1.5 million deficit By News, Schools, Washougal The Washougal School District is preparing to cut between six and 10 positions in an effort to reduce a $1.5 million budget deficit for the 2025-26 school year. The district is proposing to eliminate one or two administrative positions and five to eight certificated positions, in addition to reducing work hours for certain administrative and support staff members and up to six additional classified...

1 week ago | camaspostrecord.com | Shari Phiel

About 35 students from Hudson’s Bay and Fort Vancouver high schools spent Wednesday digging in the dirt. They weren’t looking for buried treasure but helping to restore wetlands habitat at Baz River Front Park. “It’s been cool to be able to see what they’ve been doing with native plants, and it’s really cool to be out here doing this stuff,” Bay senior Hudson Wright said.