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BINGEN — Skyline Hospital CEO Matt Kollman provided an update on the hospital’s services at the Bingen City Council met at City Hall on March 3. Kollman highlighted the increased surgery services, growth in clinic visits and mammography services, and advanced stroke care available to local r…
GOLDENDALE — At their March 3 meeting, Klickitat County Commissioners extended a moratorium on battery energy storage systems for another six months and approved hiring a deputy prosecutor to replace Rebecca Cranston.
Public Works Director Jeff Hunter shared more potential hidden costs involving the giant flagpole at the March 3 Klickitat County Commissioners.
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Web only:Â At their March 3 meeting, Klickitat County Commissioners got disheartening news from Olympia and good news from the Airport Manager Jeff Renard.Â
GOLDENDALE — Columbia Riverkeeper’s attorneys and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation are challenging two permits for the Goldendale Energy Storage Project, which could disappear the traditional cultural property of Pushpum under two reservoirs and their infrastructure.
THE DALLES — Two seniors at The Dalles High School (TDHS) got the Presidential Scholarship, a full ride to Oregon State University (OSU), for their outstanding academic achievement.
THE DALLES — When the NORCOR Community Resources Coalition formed in February 2018, its relationship with the regional jail was openly adversarial. At the time, the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility (NORCOR) was the last facility in Oregon with an active contract to house detainees for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
THE DALLES — The Northwest Cherry Festival will return April 24-26 with a refreshed, re-imagined format designed to balance celebration, economic impact, and the realities of ongoing downtown construction.
THE GORGE — The Great Gorge Melt is back for the third year, and it’s even bigger than before. This year, it’s expanded from just grilled cheese to any melty cheesy item. At the 26 participating restaurants spread from Tygh Valley to Cascade Locks, a portion of the sales for this special dur…
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Max Gamboa-Sanchez with his newly acquired ride: a refurbished bike from Anson’s Bike Buddies, a Hood River nonprofit that repairs and redistributes donated bikes to Mid-Columbia children who may not otherwise have access.
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WHITE SALMON — Coming from a Western scientific background, Timothy Prag was initially skeptical of Eastern approaches. His first degree was in psychology, where he began to discover a deeper interest in overall health and well-being.
HOOD RIVER —Overwatch Imaging, a developer of autonomous airborne imagery intelligence systems, is honored to announce a donation of $10,000 to strengthen STEM education in the Columbia River Gorge ecosystem.
THE DALLES — The Northwest Cherry Festival will return April 24-26 with a refreshed, re-imagined format designed to balance celebration, economic impact, and the realities of ongoing downtown construction.
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Max Gamboa-Sanchez with his newly acquired ride: a refurbished bike from Anson’s Bike Buddies, a Hood River nonprofit that repairs and redistributes donated bikes to Mid-Columbia children who may not otherwise have access.
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