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Free news: The good news from a statewide survey last year of local stores selling alcohol and tobacco is that none of the stores placed tobacco where it would be easily accessible for youth, a local survey participant said.
THE GORGE — A program to certify bird-friendly ranches could help restore the Columbia Plateau, free for any rancher who wants it, and the rapidly-vanishing bird species of the sagebrush.
Port commissioners and staff will convene their annual strategic planning work session on April 21.
An apparent funding setback last week in the yearslong bridge replacement effort might turn out alright after all. While the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) funded projects totaling about $700 million in Alaska and Delaware, it did not grant the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge Authority’s $532 million request.
HOOD RIVER — Every Wednesday evening in Hood River, on an otherwise typical weeknight, an entire dance social is grooving behind the scenes at Crush Cider Café.
Lucille Begay, a member of the Yakama Nation from Wyam (Celilo Village), visited third graders at Whitson Elementary last month. March 10 marked the anniversary of the day Celilo Falls was inundated by the Dalles Dam, and Begay shared that while she never had the chance to see the powerful …
HOOD RIVER — Hood River Distillers (HRD), the largest and oldest importer, distiller, producer, and marketer of distilled spirits in the Pacific Northwest, announced that it has agreed to acquire the Crater Lake Spirits portfolio
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WHITE SALMON — Columbia High School’s (CHS) Knowledge Bowl team has done it again, winning its second State Championship in a row.
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THE GORGE — “Do your givin’ while you’re livin’ so you’re knowin’ where it goes,” said Bob Kenyon, community philanthropist and keynote speake…
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HOOD RIVER — Originally slated to begin last Monday, March 30, Hood River’s City Council will now hear arguments about whether the planning co…
Free news: The good news from a statewide survey last year of local stores selling alcohol and tobacco is that none of the stores placed tobacco where it would be easily accessible for youth, a local survey participant said.
Port commissioners and staff will convene their annual strategic planning work session on April 21.
An apparent funding setback last week in the yearslong bridge replacement effort might turn out alright after all. While the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) funded projects totaling about $700 million in Alaska and Delaware, it did not grant the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge Authority’s $532 million request.
HOOD RIVER — Hood River Distillers (HRD), the largest and oldest importer, distiller, producer, and marketer of distilled spirits in the Pacific Northwest, announced that it has agreed to acquire the Crater Lake Spirits portfolio
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HOOD RIVER — Every Wednesday evening in Hood River, on an otherwise typical weeknight, an entire dance social is grooving behind the scenes at Crush Cider Café.
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