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Klickitat County Health Department reported that vaccination rates in August 2026 were significantly lower than in 2024, with only 70 vaccinations administered, at the Sept. 15 county commissioners meeting.
GOLDENDALE — Energy storage and data centers were on the minds of Klickitat County Commissioners at their Sept. 15 meeting. Planning Director Scott Edelman reported the department is shooting for a draft data center ordinance by Oct. 1 for commissioner input, with a final version ready for a…
Free news: On Sept. 14 at approximately 9:16 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 26 near milepost 74 in Wasco County. The two, from Eugene and Vancouver, Washington, were pronounced deceased at the scene.
Free news: 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 DALLES — Several California bighorn sheep along the John Day River have recently tested positive for Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (M. ovi), the respiratory pathogen associated with pneumonia outbreaks in wild sheep.
CASCADE LOCKS — The Cascade Locks City Council has approved the contract for its new city administrator, Alexander Nelson, who will replace Interim City Administrator Gordon Zimmerman.
FREE NEWS: On Sept. 23 from 1–2:30 p.m., the Healthy Skamania meeting will be held in person and via Zoom, featuring Lyric Rivera.
PINE GROVE — The leadership of Wy’East Community Church is requesting financial assistance for the historic preservation of its building, built in 1906, and historically known as the Pine Grove Church.
Free briefs: Outdoor Grief Group; Northern Wasco County Parks and Recreation District Board of Directors; The League of Women Voters of Klickitat-Skamania; The Dalles city-wide catch basin cleaning; ODOT debris removal; Comment on data center recommendations
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Free news: 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.
Travelers will contend with two upcoming rounds of Hood River-White Salmon Bridge closures beginning Sept. 21 and continuing into early October, according to the Port of Hood River.
On calmer days in the Gorge, there’s one sport in particular that benefits from the lack of strong wind: paragliding.
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THE DALLES — The Dalles Art Center (TDAC) is proud to present “Mark Nilsson: 50 Years of Art,” a special exhibition celebrating the remarkable artistic journey of one of the Columbia Gorge’s most recognizable painters. Combining a retrospective of works spanning five decades with an exciting collection of new paintings, the exhibition offers visitors a rare opportunity to experience the evolution of an artist whose vibrant use of color and unmistakable style have become synonymous with the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest.
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