Free news, online only: Fire personnel will burn piles of slash intermittently as weather conditions allow through the fall and winter months, generally focusing first on high-elevation locations before snow accumulates and may include Forest Road 44 near The Dalles Watershed.
News from around the Gorge
Free news: One Community Health (OCH) is hosting a series of free community events this fall to help people navigate their health insurance coverage options for 2027.
Free news: Hosted by the Columbia Gorge STEM Hub and Columbia Gorge Education Service District, in partnership with High Desert ESD, the event focused on turning regional partnerships into meaningful career-connected learning opportunities for students.
Free news: The resources from Measure 14-86 will fund upgrades to expand the space for future growth, address health and safety hazards, and increase accessibility. Thank you for supporting this investment in the officers who keep our city safe.
WASCO CO. — The University of Oregon (UO), in collaboration with the City of The Dalles via its Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP), is surveying how Wasco County residents find, trust, share, and use local news and civic information.
OREGON — The Columbia River Gorge, Mount Hood, and a plethora of Oregon landmarks are gracing the big screen this Fall — all stunningly realized through handcrafted sets and painstakingly detailed stop-motion animation.
Klickitat County Commissioners faced another long public comment period at their Oct. 20 meeting. Thirteen people stepped forward, and it took an hour and a quarter to get through them all.
HOOD RIVER — There’s good news and bad news for motorists crossing the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge over the next couple of months.
Mosier Community School Executive Director Michelle Dawkins and Principal Kristin Whitley gave their annual update to the North Wasco County School District (NWCSD) board at their Oct. 22 meeting.
Sports
THE GORGE – Girls soccer teams from Columbia High and The Dalles won playoff games on Nov. 4 to join a handful of other Gorge teams who will continue postseason quests this weekend.
Business
WASCO CO. — Data centers have become a hot topic locally — who’s behind the proposals, what policies guide development and how residents are o…
DALLESPORT — On Oct. 29, Klickitat Public Utility District (KPUD) clarified details about where the substation for a proposed data center in D…
Klickitat County Commissioners faced another long public comment period at their Oct. 20 meeting. Thirteen people stepped forward, and it took an hour and a quarter to get through them all.
DALLESPORT — The long-running feud between the Dallesport Water District on one side, and Columbia Gorge Regional Airport, Klickitat County, a…
HOOD RIVER — There’s good news and bad news for motorists crossing the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge over the next couple of months.
The main item in the morning workshop session during the Oct. 27 Klickitat County Board of Commissioners meeting was a discussion on changes to the short-term rental (STR) ordinance. Staff proposed significant changes to make the STR ordinance more concise and owner-friendly.
Gorge Life
HOOD RIVER — After the Powerdale Dam was removed in 2010, nature reclaimed the Hood River’s flow, restoring salmon and steelhead passage while expanding access for public recreation.
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