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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.
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Online only: Survey links rising costs and financial pressures to the ability of older Oregonians to remain independent.
Free news: 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.
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.
Free news: Gabriel Urza of Hood River was the fastest overall 5K runner, finishing in 21:29, with a pace of 6:54 per mile, and Ticket 111 was the winner of the playhouse raffle.
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Free news, online only: 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.
Participants will learn how to grow marigolds, discover their visual appeal and cultural uses, and explore how marigolds can play a role in integrated pest management.
The event will include live music from Cyparski and Guidera, food catered by Lake Taco, and guest speakers from TNDI’s Treatment Services programs.
HOOD RIVER — The City of Hood River is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Landmarks Review Board. The volunteer position runs through April 2028.
WHITE SALMON — The annual White Salmon Valley Reads, the local community reads program series, centers on the book “Crisis on Mount Hood: Stories from a Hundred Years of Mountain Rescue,” by Hood River author and physician Christopher Van Tilburg.
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Free news, online only: Wasco County Victim Services and HAVEN from Domestic & Sexual Violence are strengthening their collaborative efforts through a co-located advocacy partnership designed to improve safety, access, and support for survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
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UNDERWOOD — Underwood Community Center, 951 School House Road, hosts a non-partisan candidate night on Oct. 9 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
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Free news: At approximately 2:08 p.m. on Oct. 1, the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports of a small boat adrift near the end of the sandbar in the Columbia River.
Free news: Hood River-White Salmon Bridge Authority is holding a public information session on Thursday, Oct. 1, from 4:30-6 p.m. at SOCA wine shop.
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Free news: If you want to meet the candidates for the Cascade Locks City Council, a candidate forum will be held on Monday, Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Port of Cascade Locks pavilion.
Free news: This free, non-partisan community forum will feature election officials from Wasco and Hood River counties in Oregon and Klickitat County in Washington on Oct. 1 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Rockford Grange.
Free news: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Columbia River Gorge Quilt Guild members must cancel the show that would have run Oct. 2-3.
Free news: Four Rivers Family Early Learning and Parenting Hub has created a free text messaging system to connect families with young children to local resources, activities, and events.
Free news: The used bookstore has been run by Joyce FitzSimmons for 21 years. New owner Siena Balance will be changing its name to The Little Minnow.
Welcome to October, our first full month of autumn. Days are becoming shorter and nights longer. Sunrise is now after 7 a.m., and sunset is before 7 p.m. By the end of the month, sunset will come before 6 p.m.
Free news: Prescribed fire operations to reduce wildfire risk and restore forest health near Glenwood may begin as soon as Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Free news: Women who serve as the primary wage earners for their families and seek financial assistance to continue their education or receive training can now apply for the Soroptimist Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women through Nov. 15.
Free news: The Port of Cascade Locks will open the application window for Round Three of its Economic Development Grant Program on Oct. 1, 2026, offering a total of up to $150,000 in funding to Cascade Locks businesses, nonprofits, and government entities working to strengthen the local economy.
THE GORGE — Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) ampliará las operaciones de sus refugios este invierno para brindar a las personas de la comunidad que viven sin vivienda un acceso más constante a
Free news: The Hood River Shelter will shift from winter seasonal to year-round operations, and the Gloria Center Shelter in The Dalles will shift from emergency shelter to winter seasonal operations.
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Free news: Kiwanis meetings are held every Thursday at noon at Spooky’s. Visitors are welcome.
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Free news: After hearing from the community and considering those concerns, the commissioners have directed KPUD staff to discontinue executing new non-disclosure agreements, including confidentiality clauses related to data centers, AI centers, and other large load and generation requests greater than 10 megawatts.
Free news: Effective Sept. 28, the city began enforcing The Dalles Municipal Code 10.13.070.040(C) — removal of signs in public right-of-way or on city-owned real property.
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Free news: The Founders Cup has become a cornerstone of the Foundation’s fundraising efforts. All proceeds will directly fund needs-based scholarships for CGCC students, helping remove financial barriers to a college education.
THE DALLES — Gorgeous Broadband, a new community-owned internet service provider, launched on Sept. 22, offering reliable, affordable broadband internet to Mid-Columbia residents over a network built and owned by QLife Network.
THE DALLES — On Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council will host a public hearing on its proposed Ninth Power Plan from 4:30-6:30 pm. at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center, 5000 Discovery Dr., in the MJ Murdock Theater.
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Free news, online only: With recent cool temperatures and precipitation forecast for later this week, fire managers on the Mt. Hood National Forest have rescinded public use fire restrictions, effective Wednesday, Sept. 23.
Free slideshow: The Dalles Post of the American Legion held a POW/MIA Recognition Day at the Mid-Columbia Veterans Memorial at Sorosis Park on Sept. 18. Photos by Gary Elkinton.
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THE GORGE — Don Mobley, former manager of The Dalles Airport and the Madras Airport, received the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Wright Brothers Mater Pilot Award during the 26th annual Airshow of the Cascades, held Aug. 28-29 in Madras.
LYLE — Lyle Lions will host their third annual “Hot Rods and Hamburgers” on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lyle Lions Community Center, Fifth and Highway 14. This fundraiser supports their annual Christmas Food Box project.
Free news, online only: According to the United States Fire Administration (USFA), fires occurring in chimneys, flues, or fuel burners were responsible for 77% of residential building heating fires in 2024.
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Free news, online only: Fall Chinook fishing will be closed from the Hwy 730 bridge upstream to Threemile Dam in the Umatilla River from Sept. 22 through Nov. 30.
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Free news: There is a lot of misinformation surrounding voting this November, and the Gorge UU Fellowship is inviting residents to bring questions and get the facts directly from election administrators Oct. 1 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Rockford Grange, 4262 Barrett Drive.
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.
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.
Free news: Columbia Gorge CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will host its third annual Fall Family Run on Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Mark O. Hatfield West Trailhead in Hood River. Participants who register by Sept. 19 are guaranteed a race shirt.
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