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Free news: Community members are encouraged to submit names that reflect the history, character, culture, geography, or community spirit of The Dalles. / Se anima a los miembros de la comunidad a enviar nombres que reflejen la historia, el carácter, la cultura, la geografía o el espíritu comunitario de The Dalles.
A company planning to install 5,442 acres of solar panels across a 12,532-acre corridor on 25 leased properties in Juniper Flat is setting up a fund aiming to offset lost farm income within the proposed solar plant’s footprint.
Free news: With national firefighting resources stretched to their limits, statewide fire restrictions remain in effect for all Bureau of Land Management public lands throughout Oregon and Washington.
Free news: Skamania County Department of Emergency Management has released a resource listing of emergency alerts, Ready-Set-Go evacuation tips and an evacuation route map.
THE GORGE — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested at least four people in Hood River and The Dalles last month.
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Free commentary: According to the USDA Forest Service, Hood River County is among the Oregon communities identified as having higher wildfire risk.
ODELL — For over 20 years, conductor Mark Steighner has graciously led the Gorge Sinfonietta, a principal ensemble within the Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association (CGOA). That storied tenure reached its final chapter at Wy’East Middle School on June 21, where flittering piano melodies, booming horns, and elegant strings rounded out CGOA’s epic 2025-2026 season finale, “Piano Summit.”
Jails have become the dumping grounds for people with mental health problems. He cited one recent resident who suffered from dementia and was not capable of taking care of themself.
City council approved a zone change to accommodate a planned unit development (PUD) on Wasco Street during a public hearing June 22 by a vote of 6-1.
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A company planning to install 5,442 acres of solar panels across a 12,532-acre corridor on 25 leased properties in Juniper Flat is setting up a fund aiming to offset lost farm income within the proposed solar plant’s footprint.
City council approved a zone change to accommodate a planned unit development (PUD) on Wasco Street during a public hearing June 22 by a vote of 6-1.
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HOOD RIVER — Last January, after multiple hearings and months of public pushback, Hood River’s Planning Commission denied Line 29 Architecture’s application for a 135-room Marriott hotel on the former Hood River News lot, citing compatibility and traffic concerns.
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At least two sites in Klickitat County may host a data center sometime in the future, and a little-noticed decision by the planning commission over three years ago made those proposals easier to realize.
Free news: The League of Women Voters of Klickitat and Skamania counties will host a Klickitat County sheriff candidate forum at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, at the Mt. View Grange, 1085 N Main Ave.
GOLDENDALE — Budget tightening at the state level is cutting even deeper into her department’s funds, Public Health Director Erinn Quinn repor…
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ODELL — For over 20 years, conductor Mark Steighner has graciously led the Gorge Sinfonietta, a principal ensemble within the Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association (CGOA). That storied tenure reached its final chapter at Wy’East Middle School on June 21, where flittering piano melodies, booming horns, and elegant strings rounded out CGOA’s epic 2025-2026 season finale, “Piano Summit.”
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