HOOD RIVER — Mt. Adams Institute’s Sense of Place event series kicks off its 16th season on Wednesday, Oct. 8 with “Woven in Place: A Rancher’s Journey from Sheep to Fashion and the Olympics” at Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave. Hood River. The show begins at 7 p.m.

HOOD RIVER — With President Donald Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins moving to rescind the roadless rule, more than 100 people gathered at the Rockford Grange last Monday to submit comments in opposition and celebrate a totem pole specially carved for the cause.

HOOD RIVER — “I don’t think we’re going out on a limb to say that it’s going to be a record harvest for Duckwall Fruit,” said Ed Weathers, president and sales manager of the Odell-based pear packing house.

HOOD RIVER — The Sept. 8 Hood River City Council meeting spanned five hours and as many topics, including a review of publicly owned parcels suitable for housing and/or to generate revenue for housing investments.

Most people who have planted or redesigned their outdoor living spaces have planted trees. They understand that it’s a fairly straightforward process: they buy a nursery tree that pleases their aesthetics, muscle it up into the back of their neighbor’s pickup if they have a great neighbor, d…

The long, hard-working history of Sato Orchards earned a Century Farm Recognition this August at the Oregon State Fair, much to the pride of third-generation orchardist Gordon — also known as Gordy — Sato.

THE GORGE — “Our mission is to build a resilient and inclusive food system that improves the health and well-being of our community,” reads the mission statement of Gorge Gleaning, a local nonprofit run by Gorge Growers.

HOOD RIVER — House Bill 3010, designed to build out Spanish-language learning opportunities for pesticide licensing and handling, sat in the Ways and Means Committee when Oregon’s Legislature adjourned on June 27. Without it, Hood River County will likely continue as one of few hubs for non-…

ODELL — The July 17 Mercado del Valle was cancelled amid concerns that community members were at risk after U.S. Immigrant and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agents were spotted outside of the Hood River Courthouse early that morning.