THE DALLES — The week of December 1-5, 2025, the City of The Dalles Public Works will work on E 10th Street between Quinton Street and Roberts Street to replace and upgrade a stormwater sewer main. This project is part of the ongoing work on E 9th Street/ and Quinton Street.
WASCO CO. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is extending the deadline to apply for new special recreation permits for guiding activities on sections of the Lower Deschutes River and the Lower Crooked River south of Prineville.
FREE: THE GORGE — As the seasons shift, fall and winter offer time to discover something new about nature. UCD is starting their seventh Annual Winter Workshop Series as December, January, and February in-person meetings in White Salmon and Stevenson, Washington.
BINGEN — Cada dólar cuenta. Ese es el mensaje que se comparte mientras las organizaciones sin fines de lucro, como Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP), se preparan para lo que tradicionalmente es un período alegre del año.
FREE: WAGAP hopes to raise $125,000 to help cover budget gaps. “There is a lot of uncertainty right now,” Pauletto said. “These flexible dollars will allow us to meet community member needs as they are presented.”
THE GORGE — Columbia Gorge Habitat for Humanity’s Healthy Homes Grant Program provides financial assistance to help homeowners maintain safe and healthy living environments. Owner occupied Oregon households earning 80% or below the area median in-come (AMI) may qualify for assistance.
FREE NEWS: Continuing a tradition of a Christmas play to kick-off the holiday season, Serious Theater is presenting a readers theater production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Free news from Oregon Journalism Project: Phil Knight has broken his own record for political spending. The 87-year-old Nike co-founder wrote a $3 million check to the Bring Balance to Salem PAC on Oct. 22, according to a new filing with the Oregon secretary of state.
FREE NEWS: What's happening this week? Free event listing for the Columbia River Gorge.
Season of giving takes on a new importance for nonprofits in 2025
FREE NEWS: Con la llegada del invierno, Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) y varios aliados comunitarios están trabajando para asegurar que las personas más vulnerables de nuestra comunidad puedan acceder a refugios, suministros de emergencia y otros recursos durante eventos de clima severo.
FREE NEWS: With winter approaching, Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) and community partners are working together to ensure our most vulnerable community members can access shelters, emergency supplies, and additional resources during winter severe weather events.
FREE NEWS: Columbia Gorge Habitat for Humanity’s Healthy Homes Grant Program provides financial assistance to help homeowners maintain safe and healthy living environments. Owner occupied Oregon households earning 80% or below the area median income (AMI) may qualify for assistance.
FREE NEWS: White Salmon Valley School District (WSVSD) will ask voters to consider two measures in February 2026: a renewal of the Educational Programs & Operations (EP&O) Levy and a $77.8 million bond to create a unified K-12 campus.
FREE NEWS: It took four long years of waiting, but federal review to replace the antiquated Hood River Bridge finally concluded this week with issuance of a “Record of Decision,” as announced in a press release from the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge Authority.
Free from Oregon Journalism Project: The settlements are for far less than jury verdicts but bring some closure for damages suffered five years ago — and beat a federal tax penalty.
WHITE SALMON — Roadwork on Spring Street between Gaddis Park/Navaho Road and Spring Street Reservoir/East of Champion Lane began Monday, Nov. 17, the City of White Salmon announced.
Commentary: Imagine my surprise and delight to learn that, even without experience, credentials, or a single interview, I managed to become the superintendent of an entire school district! I read it on the internet, so it must be true.
HOOD RIVER — With the support of local community partners at Gorge Ecumenical Ministries, Riverside Community Church will be hosting for a free Thanksgiving dinner for a tenth year. The dinner will be served in the scenic Riverview Room at Riverside Church, 317 State St., Hood River, from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 27.
FREE: Burn bans, grants, SNAP and WIC delays, funding for rural schools and immigration policy discussed by health board, irrigation and conservation districts, and commissioners.
Annual collection provides winter necessities for the Columbia River Gorge community members
FREE NEWS: Community Collection Drive Launches in Partnership with The Salvation Army and St. Vincent de Paul
FREE NEWS: Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) y Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) informan a la comunidad que muchos programas que ayudan a miles de familias de bajos recursos en el Gorge podrían retrasarse debido al cierre del gobierno federal, el cual terminó el 12 de noviembre de 2025.
FREE NEWS: According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Thanksgiving Day has the highest number of home-cooking fire incidents across the nation, and residential fires are approximately three times more likely to occur on this day than on any other day of the year.
FREE NEWS: Beginning Monday, Nov. 17 at 8 a.m., Crestline Construction will be working on the southbound lane of Tucker Road / 281, approximately 1,000 feet south of Windmaster Corner.
FREE NEWS: Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) and Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) have issued a warning that critical programs serving thousands of low-income residents across the Mid-Columbia region could be delayed because of the extended government shutdown that ended Nov. 12.
FREE NEWS from Oregon Journalism Project: Oregon is one of at least 19 states that allows the practice. In 2021, lawmakers passed House Bill 3291, which expanded voting laws to allow elections officials to count any ballot postmarked by election day, provided it arrives at an elections office within seven days after the election.
FREE NEWS: Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has issued a decision that puts Adventist Health Columbia Gorge one step closer to obtaining a critical access hospital designation from the federal government.
FREE NEWS: On Wednesday, Nov. 12, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-OR) voted YES on the “Senate Amendment to H.R. 531, Continuing Appropriations and Extension Act, 2026.”
FREE NEWS: A new irrigation system for the Parkdale Bicentennial Memorial Garden is costly and the Parkdale Garden Club, in conjunction with the Parkdale Grange and the Central Gorge Master Gardeners Association, are raising funds to take on this project.
FREE NEWS from Uplift Local: Food banks, churches and community organizations across the Gorge stepped up quickly to help families who have been affected by the recent loss or delay of federal support to buy food.
FREE NEWS from Uplift Local: “Bring me up to speed.” That was the first request District Court Judge Ronald H. Reynier made to defense attorney Brian Pruett in court last Thursday. Pruett represents Stevenson city council member Lucy Lauser, who faces a criminal charge for indecent exposure.
FREE NEWS: Oregon superintendents received potential budget cut scenarios from the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) this week, Hood River County School District (HRCSD) Superintendent Bill Newton included.
FREE NEWS: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., and 38 members of Congress urged 19 Democratic governors to block U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from accessing driver license and registration information of people living in their states.
FREE NEWS: “Reasonable people will have varying opinions on immigration policy,” said Rep. David Gomberg. “But we should all agree that the bedrock of good government is transparency."
FREE NEWS: “It’s been disturbing to see raid after raid terrorizing our communities with ICE agents violently detaining people solely based on the color of their skin, denying their Constitutional right to due process."
THE DALLES — The festive season is set to begin early as St. Peter's Altar Society hosts its 46th Annual Holiday Bazaar. A beloved local tradition and the Altar Society's biggest fundraiser, the event features dozens of vendors, a full-service cafeteria, and exciting new additions like tamal…
FREE NEWS: These briefs were provided by Columbia Gorge Documenters, powered by Uplift Local; for full meeting notes, visit columbia-gorge.documenters.org.
FREE NEWS: A free warm lunch, along with information on free health services, is being offered to the public on Monday, Nov. 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 415 E. Second St., the new(ish) office location of Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living (EOCIL).
FREE NEWS: “This district has done a wonderful job in maintaining its facilities,” said Board Chair Peter Harkema. “But we’ve got facilities that are long past their usable life. And frankly, the chickens are coming home to roost. We need to invest in our facilities, now.”
FREE NEWS from Uplift Local: A familiar debate over who should be allowed to ride electric bicycles in Oregon is picking up speed again — this time, on two wheels and with a focus on kids.
Mother Nature is doing her best to recover from the Burdoin Fire, which started July 18 in Klickitat County near Lyle, as seen in these photos from The Dalles photographer Gary Elkinton: This summer, at left, and the landscape now, at right. Have a nature photo to share? Send it with a short…
HOOD RIVER — The Hood River County Board of Commissioners met Oct. 20 and started off with two public hearings. The first was on the FEMA flood plain ordinance, which was adopted.
FREE NEWS: Listed are preliminary results; election certification is on Nov. 25.
FREE NEWS from Uplift Local: Seven years after a crash sent three people to the hospital, organizers of Cruise the Gorge are hoping to get city officials in The Dalles to help them make the annual car show safer. Before approaching the city council, they stopped by the fire department, where they got a lukewarm reception.
Karen Long amplía el equipo para promover la vivienda asequible
FREE NEWS: Mid-Columbia Housing Authority, which operates in Sherman, Wasco, and Hood River counties in Oregon, works in tandem with Columbia Gorge Housing Authority (CGHA), which serves Klickitat and Skamania counties in Washington. These two organizations focus on serving individuals in need and managing a variety of housing programs.
Commentary: In partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Glenwood-based nonprofit Mt. Adams Resource Stewards (MARS) introduced the Bullfrog Removal Action Team (BRAT) program in 2020 to attempt to reverse the steep decline of native Oregon spotted frogs in the Glenwood Valley.
FREE NEWS: This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit investigative newsroom for the state of Oregon.
HOOD RIVER — The annual Holiday Bazaar at St. Mark's Episcopal Church is returning for the 2025 season. Stop by the church at the corner of 11th and Eugene streets on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shop for a wide variety of giftable treasures — handcrafted items in holiday themes, a…
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