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Free news: As of today, June 15, all Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) districts are in fire season. This means that to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires, fire restrictions may be in place where you live or at a destination you plan to visit or recreate.
The main agenda item was a comprehensive presentation by Jay McLaughlin from Mount Adams Resource Stewards (MARS), who detailed his organization's work in community-based forestry, wildfire mitigation through prescribed burning, and their role as a significant local employer.
Free news: Residents of The Dalles and Wasco County have a new, permanent drop-off location for recycling their unwanted mattresses and box springs at no charge.
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Free news: Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Josh Harder (CA-09) reintroduced the Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act, legislation to help communities respond to increasingly dangerous wildfire smoke events, on June 10.
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THE DALLES — North Wasco County School District will conduct its first Reunification Functional Exercise on Monday, June 15, from 8 a.m. to noon at Innovations Academy (Wahtonka Campus). The exercise is part of the district’s ongoing commitment to school safety and emergency preparedness.
Free news: On June 5, the Hood River City Police arrested Bryan Matthew McGeeney, 47, in connection with an investigation being conducted by the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office, Hood River City Police, and other members of the Columbia Gorge Major Crimes Taskforce.
Free news: Hood River District Attorney Matt Ellis has announced that Johnathan Matthews, 32, received a 150-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree, Robbery in the Third Degree, and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle.
Free news briefs: Washington State Patrol is launching the annual “Surviving Summer” traffic safety campaign June 11-13; the City of The Dalles has partnered with DocuPet to offer residents a modern licensing system; and Wasco County has been added to the federal major disaster declaration for the Dec. 15–21, 2025.
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Free news: Residents of The Dalles and Wasco County have a new, permanent drop-off location for recycling their unwanted mattresses and box springs at no charge.
STEVENSON — Local real estate brokers from Stevenson recently supported Windermere Real Estate’s 42nd Annual Community Service Day by voluntee…
Free briefs: City of The Dalles water system; New cameras identify smoke
THE DALLES — The Dallas Area Chamber Community Affairs May 28 meeting featured updates from Mayor Rich Mays.
WHITE SALMON — Swiping, liking and meeting up through dating apps hasn’t worked out for White Salmon resident Kristina Lancaster, who said the…
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HOOD RIVER — Local Eileen Garvin released her third novel, “Bumblebee Season,” this April. Set in a fictionalized Hood River, it’s “a heartwar…
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