CASCADE LOCKS — The Cascade Locks City Council held its regular meeting on Monday, March 9, with a full council in attendance. The highlight was an opportunity for a downtown Visitors’ Center.
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Free news: Columbia River Gorge Commission and USDA Forest Service have revised the Management Plan for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area to allow for expedited permitting processes and critical infrastructure repair while protecting natural resources within the Columbia River Gorge.
Gorge Commission Economic Vitality Committee, March 4 — Not enough members came to the Gorge Commission’s Economic Vitality committee meeting for a voting quorum, but they had a robust discussion about Skamania County’s economic challenges and how much the Gorge Commission or U.S. Forest Ser…
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THE DALLES — When the NORCOR Community Resources Coalition formed in February 2018, its relationship with the regional jail was openly adversarial. At the time, the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility (NORCOR) was the last facility in Oregon with an active contract to house detainees for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Free news: The Hood River County Sheriff’s Office (HRCSO) arrested a Parkdale man following an investigation into explosions heard in the Miller Road area of Parkdale, according to a news brief Monday morning.
Free news: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to Washington businesses, private nonprofits and residents to offset physical and economic losses from the 2025 Severe Winter Storms occurring Dec. 5-22, 2025.
THE DALLES — The last co-defendant in a case stemming from home invasion that left elderly Donald Lewis badly hurt in 2021 was sentenced to 19 years, seven months on Jan. 20.
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Free news: Washington state’s Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday that ended the effort to remove Stevenson City Council member Lucy Lauser from her position. From Uplift Local.
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Free news: In the early afternoon on Feb. 13, Klickitat County deputies were called to the area of MP1 on Naught Road near Bickleton.
Free news: Following an extensive search process, the City of Hood River has selected Michael (Josh) Rogers as its new fire chief.
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THE DALLES — A log truck striking two vehicles Feb. 16 sent two police troopers and a civilian driver to the hospital, leaving a police dog shaken but unhurt.
GOLDENDALE — The Klickitat County hiring freeze melted a little last week. Commissioners approved three exemptions brought forward by County Administrator Robb Van Cleave at their Feb. 3 meeting.
Free news from the Office of Maxine Dexter: Today, Feb. 6, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) was blocked from conducting oversight at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, despite providing sufficient notice.
THE DALLES — A sergeant, a certified drug counselor, a Forest Service patrol officer and parent of an autistic child sat together to tell their stories.
About 30 first responders attended the 40-hour training on crisis intervention last month to help people in mental health crises, reducing the need for arrests and force, and increasing access to care, according to organizers. The lived experience panel gave the students a first-hand perspective.
Free news: The American Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon, the statewide professional association representing private engineering firms, has awarded its State Project of the Year honor to the Port of Hood River and its structural bridge engineer of record, HDR, for their response to a June 27, 2024, emergency on the Hood River–White Salmon Bridge.
Free news from Rep. Dexter: On Feb. 3, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), announced her intention to visit the Dilley, Texas, detention facility to ensure the Crespo-Gonzalez family has access to medical care and due process. The family was detained while taking their sick 7-year-old to urgent care.
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