Free news: Effective Sept. 28, the city began enforcing The Dalles Municipal Code 10.13.070.040(C) — removal of signs in public right-of-way or on city-owned real property.
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Free news: The Founders Cup has become a cornerstone of the Foundation’s fundraising efforts. All proceeds will directly fund needs-based scholarships for CGCC students, helping remove financial barriers to a college education.
WHITE SALMON — City council approved a second 2026 budget amendment during its regular meeting last Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Free slideshow: The Dalles Post of the American Legion held a POW/MIA Recognition Day at the Mid-Columbia Veterans Memorial at Sorosis Park on Sept. 18. Photos by Gary Elkinton.
While it’s no secret, it’s not widely known either: the Port of Hood River owns 66 acres in Wasco County, including part of the Mosier Twin Tunnels bike trail. The question is, what should the port do with it?
An unplanned closure came, ironically, during the Sept. 15 port commission meeting, when a truck hit the bridge guardrail. Bridge traffic closed in both lanes until the truck could be towed away that evening.
Hood River City Council held two public hearings on Sept. 14, later passing both articles into law. No one from the audience provided public comment at either hearing.
The city is waiting for Rocket Mortgage to foreclose on the distressed property on SW Benson St., Interim City Administrator Gordon Zimmerman told council during the Sept. 14 meeting.Â
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BINGEN — Bingen City Council heard an update on the downtown flood recovery process, which is nearing completion, at the Sept. 15 meeting.
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HOOD RIVER – Big play Hood River Valley moved to .500 on the season with a 35-28 nonleague football win on a cool Sept. 25 night at Henderson Stadium over visiting Hillsboro.
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The Sept. 15 Bingen City Council meeting focused on the buffer zones around Dry and Jewett creeks.
BrightNight is aiming to build on leased private property, 99% of which is zoned as Exclusive Farm Use. Residents have shown mixed reactions to its proposal, leading one farmer, Connie Lee, to create the organization Save Juniper Flat.
Free news:Â The City of Hood River is named in the award alongside project funding and agency partners, including Community Development Partners and Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation.
THE GORGE — Chef Kesh Akinsanya grew up in a small town in Liberia about 300 feet from the Atlantic Ocean.
THE GORGE — The Bureau of Land Management in Oregon and Washington (BLM) is reminding Gorge residents that fire season isn’t over when summer …
Superintendent Bill Newton began the Sept. 9 board meeting by recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and thanking first responders, including local police, fire and emergency services.
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Free slideshow: The Dalles Post of the American Legion held a POW/MIA Recognition Day at the Mid-Columbia Veterans Memorial at Sorosis Park on Sept. 18. Photos by Gary Elkinton.
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