WHITE SALMON — Since passing a 20-year, $77.8 million bond to create a unified, renovated campus in February, White Salmon Valley School District (WSVSD) has hit a number of project milestones: Selecting Design West Architects in May, creating a project timeline in June, and selling its firs…
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VANCOUVER — DOL2Go, a DMV initiative from the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL), has partnered with Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries to further its reach across rural communities throughout the state of Washington.
After the Grasshopper Fire burned 93,000 acres that impacted Wasco County’s drinking water, irrigation, forest roads and recreation, county officials estimate that recovery may cost as much as $49.5 million on top of the approximate $109 million already spent fighting the fire.
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Free news, online only: Columbia Gorge Community College generated an estimated $65.2 million in added income for the Columbia Gorge region in fiscal year 2023–24, according to a new economic-impact study by Lightcast.Â
Free news:Â Hood River County School District board members reviewed favorable summer polling data and outlined plans for regional high school site visits as part of an updated long-range facility presentation in September.
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THE DALLES — There was standing room only when The Dalles City Council meeting began on Sept. 28, as Mayor Rich Mays handed local entrepreneur and longtime community volunteer Corliss Marsh a Certificate of Recognition.
Free news: Beacon Rock Golf Course was brightly lit up on Oct. 3 as more than 40 golfers hit the fairways and participated in the second annual Gorge Give Back Glow-Ball Golf Tournament.
Still underway is the design development process, with architects now focusing on details inside what will be the district’s K-6 elementary school — elements like windows and coverings, student cubbies, and whiteboards.
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Free news: Come to the pool any Tuesday in October to see the pink in action: JV at 4 p.m., Varsity Boys at 5 p.m., and Varsity Girls at 6 p.m.Â
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Still underway is the design development process, with architects now focusing on details inside what will be the district’s K-6 elementary school — elements like windows and coverings, student cubbies, and whiteboards.
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Free news, online only:Â Columbia Gorge Community College (CGCC) Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has launched two comprehensive, nine-month business accelerator cohorts designed specifically for local business owners, managers, and key employees.
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Free news: Community members are invited to an Oct. 29 open house to learn about and share feedback on long-term plans for Columbia Gorge Regional Airport. Se invita a los miembros de la comunidad a asistir a una evento abierto el 29 de octubre para conocer los planes a largo plazo para el Aeropuerto Regional Columbia Gorge y compartir sus comentarios.
CASCADE LOCKS — The Port of Cascade Locks opened the application window for round three of its Economic Development Grant Program Oct. 1, offe…
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 If all goes according to plan, installation begins this fall on a preliminary test designed to support later replacement of the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge.
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Before Rye Development can build a massive energy facility in a place sacred to the Yakama Nation, the state will have to write them a new water quality permit, a panel of judges ruled on Sept. 21.
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Free news:Â Wasco County Historical Society invites the public to its Annual Membership Meeting at noon on Saturday, Nov. 7 in the cafeteria at the Wahtonka campus. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.
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