We’re happy to kick off this month’s Cheers & Jeers column with a bit of good news. CHEERS to the fact that the cooling rains have returned, bringing some much needed relief to the months-long drought in the Pacific Northwest — the worst in nearly 130 years according...

She may now be the only candidate actively campaigning in the Washougal mayoral race, but Rochelle Ramos said she is not taking anything for granted. Derik Ford, Ramos’ opponent in the Nov. 2 general election, suspended his campaign this month after being arrested on...

What lies beneath? If you’re talking about Lacamas Lake, mostly nails, fishing gear and bottles. That’s according to some of the nearly 200 volunteers who participated in the annual lake cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 25. The volunteers did unearth a few pieces of buried...

Interested in helping to shape the future of Camas’ North Shore? The city will soon recruit members of the public for its new North Shore Citizen Committee, an ad hoc group that will help implement the city’s vision for the nearly 900-acre North Shore area. The North...

Phyllis Thornton, of Washougal, has participated in many quilting clubs during the past 40 years, but her current group, the Cape Horn Quilters, holds a special place in her heart. “This group is just amazing,” said Thornton. “They are people from all different walks...

Consultants hired by the city of Camas will soon complete the first phase of a two-phase lake management plan designed to address pollution sources and improve lake water quality in Camas’ Lacamas, Round and Fallen Leaf lakes, but critical data collection will have to...