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Klickitat County announces launch of comprehensive wildfire resource hub

  • Sheriff Bob Songer's office
  • Updated

GOLDENDALE — Public safety remains the top priority for Klickitat County agencies and organizations. Following months of collaborative development, officials are proud to announce the launch of the Klickitat Wildfire Resource Hub, a new digital "one-stop shop" designed to empower residents w…

Klickitat County Burn Ban Zone Three begins June 1

  • Klickitat County media release
  • Updated

Free news: Klickitat County is establishing a ban on open outdoor burning for Klickitat County Burn Ban Zone Three beginning June 1 until rescinded. 

'Get There Commute Challenge' has Gorge participants

'Get There Commute Challenge' has Gorge participants

  • Gorge Transit media release
  • Updated

Free news From April 13–26, employees from Mid-Columbia Economic Development District, Google, Hood River County Library District, pFriem Family Brewers, Thunder Island Brewing Co., Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Gorge Happiness, Hood River County, and Wasco County logged trips made without driving alone.

Notice of quorum

  • Northern Wasco County People's Utility District media release
  • Updated

THE DALLES — A quorum of the Northern Wasco County People's Utility District (NWCPUD) Board of Directors may attend the virtual Oregon People's Utility District Association (OPUDA) Board Meeting on Thursday, May 28. Board members will participate from NWCPUD’s conference room at 2345 River R…

Solar microgrid approved for Cascade Locks fire station
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Solar microgrid approved for Cascade Locks fire station

  • By Nan Noteboom For Columbia Gorge News
  • Updated

CASCADE LOCKS — The Cascade Locks City Council met on May 11 for its sole meeting this month. Its next regularly scheduled meeting falls on Memorial Day and is canceled.

Pumped storage pushback

Pumped storage pushback

  • By Martin Gibson Columbia Gorge News
  • Updated

THE GORGE — From the high points of Pushpum, you can see all the way from the Gorge to the Blue Mountains. This high ridge along the northern Columbia River (or Nch’i-Wàna, the Big River) near Goldendale has been sacred to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation since the beginning of their people.

$100K loan approved for Deschutes Rim Health Clinic
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$100K loan approved for Deschutes Rim Health Clinic

  • By Aileen Hymas For Columbia Gorge News
  • Updated

THE DALLES — Wasco County commissioners approved a $100,000 loan Wednesday, May 13, to keep the Deschutes Rim Health Clinic afloat through a “projected cash flow gap” this fall, tiding the institution over until their first infusion of revenue from the new tax levy hits their bank account in…

Department revisions coming for Klickitat County

  • By Rodger Nichols For Columbia Gorge News
  • Updated

GOLDENDALE — The two-word phrase that is music to county commissioner’s ears is “revenue neutral.” This is particularly satisfying when it applies to supplemental budgets, and that was the case last Tuesday, May 12.

Tree of Heaven? As if

Tree of Heaven? As if

  • By Emma Renly For Columbia Gorge News
  • Updated

With bright symmetrical green leaves sprouting out of the Tree of Heaven’s crown, the plant almost earns the namesake based on looks alone. Corrie Podolak, conservation outreach coordinator at Underwood Conservation District (UCD), will tell you otherwise.

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Hunt on for Wasco County sex offender

  • Staff report Columbia Gorge News
  • Updated

Free news: Investigators said they believe the 31-year-old man may have driven south of Bend in a dark 2010 Chevy Silverado 1500, Oregon license plate 110NGB. Anyone who sees him is asked to call the Wasco County Sheriff’s Office at 541-296-5454.

News briefs: May 20, 2026

News briefs: May 20, 2026

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This week's free news briefs: Pig Bowl nominations; Hood River County School District; North Wasco County Education Foundation (NWCEF); Community Action Network 

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