HOOD RIVER — In the face of rising personal transportation costs, Hood River’s Bikes Buddies and Sol Rides are teaming up to pilot residents’ comfort level with alternative means. Their new e-bike library and rebate program grants eligible participants a free, two-week test drive for daily transit, pre-curated to match their lifestyle.

THE GORGE — “She never quits,” Jim Jones said, describing his beloved hound and veteran Search and Rescue (SAR) K9 Ellie May. “She’s my best friend.”

LYLE — By last Friday, July 3, the Lyle Hill Fire was completely contained, and most resources went home the morning prior.

HOOD RIVER — After months of frustration and urgent pleas from growers throughout the valley, including a packed listening session June 30 at the Pine Grove Grange, Governor Tina Kotek signed a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture July 2 requesting federal disaster designation for Hood River, Wasco, and contiguous counties affected by a catastrophic 2025 pear crop. 

The main agenda item was a comprehensive presentation by Jay McLaughlin from Mount Adams Resource Stewards (MARS), who detailed his organization's work in community-based forestry, wildfire mitigation through prescribed burning, and their role as a significant local employer.

WHITE SALMON — City council welcomed some state champions and passed an ordinance requiring that most new residential construction have the capacity to charge electric vehicles during their meeting on June 3.

WHITE SALMON — When you’re climbing Dock Grade Road, take a gander out left, and you’ll actually be able to see up the bluff. Low-hanging limbs are gone, dead or diseased trees removed and goats may soon clear out whatever’s left of the underbrush.

HOOD RIVER — The Crag Rats are America’s oldest mountain rescue team, celebrating 100 years of service in Hood River. “To be a Crag Rat is to have the honor of playing a role in search and rescue history,” said Crowley.

Faced with poor snowpack, two irrigation districts, a grower and a conservationist share what they expect this summer

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.