In 2019, House Bill 5050 added funds to OSU Extension’s budget for fire resistance and resilience. The program’s $1 million annual budget supports six regional fire specialists with expertise in topics like fire ecology, rangeland management, home hardening and prescribed fire.
FREE NEWS: This is the first fire with major home loss in the National Scenic Area since the Management Plan was adopted in 1991. The plan's provisions for rebuilding a home in the Scenic Area after a disaster were prohibitively strict and the commission is now going through the process to change the plan to be more victim-friendly.
HOOD RIVER — On Sept. 16, the Port of Hood River Commission approved several grant contracts, discussed a land problem with the new bridge and heard a presentation on the current one’s sufficiency.
HOOD RIVER — Ecology and land use were recurrent topics in the September Hood River Board of Commissioners meeting. The problems and dangers of the Powerdale Corridor and the powerhouse — now disused, in disrepair with high maintenance costs — must be solved.
FREE NEWS: The free event on Oct. 11 will be held from 10-11 a.m. at the OSU Hood River County Extension Learning Garden and Conference Room.
FREE NEWS: Uplift Local's most recent batch of meeting notes.
THE GORGE — Mid-Columbia Community Action Council (MCCAC) announces the release of its comprehensive 2025-2030 Strategic Plan, outlining the organization's priorities for building a better future for community members across Hood River, Wasco, and Sherman counties over the next five years. T…
THE DALLES — A new Wasco County initiative aimed at preventing youth substance use and related risky behavior is launching this month.
HOOD RIVER — When Hood River City Police moved into the basement of city hall in 2010, they didn’t expect it to be for more than five years.
FREE NEWS: Free walk-in expungement clinics will continue serving residents in Hood River and The Dalles, offering help to those seeking to set aside eligible criminal records, according to a press release.
FREE NEWS: Mid-Columbia Economic Development District (MCEDD) invites everyone to attend their 2025 Columbia Gorge Annual Economic Symposium on Friday, Nov. 7 at The Ruins event space in Hood River from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
WHITE SALMON — After a year of study that included site visits and community conversations, the White Salmon Valley School District (WSVSD) Facilities Advisory Committee has unanimously recommended the district consolidate its schools into a one-campus model located at the current middle sc…
FREE NEWS: Adventist Health Columbia Gorge in The Dalles has asked the state to let it decommission 24 of its 49 licensed hospital beds as it pursues a special federal designation that could help its bottom line. And now state health officials are asking for the public's thoughts.
GOLDENDALE — Film screenings seldom make their way out to Goldendale — a quaint, rural community with strong agricultural roots and a staunch conservative lean. With Mount Adams towering in the distance, its wide-open country roads cultivate a culture similar to the “Wild Wild West,” where principles of big-city living feel extraterrestrial.
FREE NEWS: The popular Gorge Giving guide, last printed in 2020, featured more than 60 nonprofit organizations or foundations in the area, sponsored by local businesses, with more than 200 total in the directory. After numerous requests for its return, we are excited to bring this publication back.
CASCADE LOCKS — The Cascade Locks City Council meeting kicked off with a spattering of public comments. Two speakers urged the council to at least put Councilor Eric Keller’s requested statements of support, inclusion, or recognition on the agenda. Resident Joann Wittenberg and Heather Weave…
HOOD RIVER — Hood River City Council’s meeting on Sept. 22 included a discussion of local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sightings, federally-endorsed racial profiling, and community distrust. Though neither spoke, Hood River Chief of Police Neal Holste and Hood River County …
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.
THE GORGE — The Columbia River Gorge Quilters’ Guild will host their 18th annual quilt show this October, featuring more than 140 quilts of all types, an artist of national fame, special exhibits, docent artist talks, and vendors. The show opens Friday, Oct. 10, and continues through Saturda…
THE GORGE — For the third consecutive year, the Gorge Technology Alliance (GTA) and the Columbia Gorge STEM Hub are partnering to financially support competitive robotics programs in the Columbia Gorge. Team leaders and coaches are encouraged to apply for funding.
Our young Glenwood cowgirls, Joslyn Arnold and Peyton Sanchey, had a great time at the National Pro Rodeo (NPRA) Finals in Salem last weekend. While the Finals didn’t go as well for Peyton in Barrel Racing as she had hoped, qualifying for the Finals and finishing 9th overall for the year is really something to be proud of.
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