It’s officially winter in Oregon, which often means a sharp spike in energy bills as you crank up the heat. Homes can lose up to 60% of the energy used to keep the space warm through inefficient equipment, poor insulation and hidden air leaks.
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THE DALLES — QLife Network, a broadband service provider in the Mid-Columbia region, has secured $15.2 million in federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding to bring high-speed fiber internet to 924 homes and businesses in Northern Wasco County.
STEVENSON — A couple of hundred people gathered in Stevenson to workshop democracy, hear speeches, and learn from an old U.S. Army manual on “fascism” at a conference led by three university experts last month.
Police news from The Dalles, Hood River, White Salmon and surrounding counties.
Free news from Uplift Local: Stevenson’s new mayor, Jenny Taylor, abruptly terminated the person in charge of day-to-day city operations and City Council Member Pat Rice announced his resignation.
THE DALLES — “Some of the best rewards are when people come in, having never shopped here before, and they can’t totally believe that the items are free,” said Lynn O’Brien, a lead volunteer at Bountiful Blessings Giving Closet — a new thrift store in The Dalles where everything from shoes to craft supplies to craft supplies is, indeed, free.
HOOD RIVER — The History Museum of Hood River County, in partnership with RGE Travels is hosting an Alaskan cruise, July 17-27.
News from Skamania, Mosier, Stevenson, White Salmon, and the Wy'east rural fire district.
THE GORGE — OSU Hood River County Extension and the Central Gorge Master Gardeners welcome home gardeners of all abilities to attend the Garden Gathering series of monthly educational workshops.
Our third month of the year brings us a total Lunar Eclipse, the vernal equinox, and a nice pairing of the Moon and Jupiter. Hopefully the clouds will part at the right time for viewing some of these events.
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THE DALLES — QLife Network, a broadband service provider in the Mid-Columbia region, has secured $15.2 million in federal Broadband Equity, Ac…
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Preparatory work leading to replacement of the Hood River Bridge is under way this month, as contractors conduct riverbed borings from barges anchored near the Oregon shore.
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STEVENSON — A couple of hundred people gathered in Stevenson to workshop democracy, hear speeches, and learn from an old U.S. Army manual on “fascism” at a conference led by three university experts last month.
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