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Council passes mobile food vendor ordinance
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Council passes mobile food vendor ordinance

  • By Sean Avery Columbia Gorge News
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THE DALLES — Local charitable food and resource distributor Bread and Blessings will have to find a new home.

Showdown for Sheriff: spirit and division underscore Goldendale movie screening
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Showdown for Sheriff: spirit and division underscore Goldendale movie screening

  • By Sean Avery Columbia Gorge News
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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. 

ICE sightings prompt Hood River City Council discussion

ICE sightings prompt Hood River City Council discussion

  • By Trisha Walker Columbia Gorge News
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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 …

As Trump attacks media, Merkley calls on U.S. Senate to stand up for free speech

As Trump attacks media, Merkley calls on U.S. Senate to stand up for free speech

  • Sen. Jeff Merkley's office
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Sept. 30, Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley introduced a resolution to support Americans’ fundamental right to freedom of speech following the Trump Administration’s escalating attacks on media, including broadcasters, journalists, public media, and the First Amendmen…

Oregon’s Early Child Care Crisis Impacts All but Two of the State’s 36 Counties

Oregon’s Early Child Care Crisis Impacts All but Two of the State’s 36 Counties

  • By Khushboo Rathore, Oregon Journalism Project
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OREGON — When Courtney Eggleston gave birth to her son, she knew she would have to rely on friends and family to help care for him when she went back to work. That’s because Hines, the Eastern Oregon town in Harney County where Eggleston lives, has few licensed childcare providers.

Canadians and Other International Tourists Shun Oregon This Summer

Canadians and Other International Tourists Shun Oregon This Summer

  • By Khushboo Rathore, Oregon Journalism Project
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OREGON — Spending by international travelers to Oregon this summer has dropped sharply, down 21% this July compared with July 2024, according to an analysis of Visa card spending prepared for Travel Oregon. 

Jail costs, funding measures considered

  • By Nan Noteboom, for Columbia Gorge News
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BINGEN — The Bingen City Council, on the heels of a successful sales tax ballot measure, grappled with a second fundraising opportunity at its Sept. 16 meeting.

Rep. Cliff Bentz hosts tele-town hall Sept. 8

Rep. Cliff Bentz hosts tele-town hall Sept. 8

  • Staff report Columbia Gorge News
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THE GORGE — Rep. Cliff Bentz has announced a tele-town hall for Wasco, Sherman, Klamath, Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties on Monday, Sept. 8 beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Bentz promotes Big Beautiful Bill at The Dalles Rotary meeting, attracts protesters
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Bentz promotes Big Beautiful Bill at The Dalles Rotary meeting, attracts protesters

  • By Trisha Walker Columbia Gorge News
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THE DALLES — Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District Rep. Cliff Bentz attended the Rotary Club of The Dalles meeting at Spooky’s Pizza on Aug. 20, where he focused on aspects of the recently passed Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) that “will help this community economically over the next 10, if not long…

Skamania Co. Voters’ Guide Committees Needed

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STEVENSON — The Skamania County Auditor will be providing an online and printed voters’ guide for the Nov. 4, 2025, General Election. The guide will contain “For” and “Against” statements for each ballot proposition and the Skamania County Auditor is seeking interested persons to serve on ei…

Merkley, Dexter: Congress must protect farmworkers from hazardous wildfire smoke, extreme heat

Merkley, Dexter: Congress must protect farmworkers from hazardous wildfire smoke, extreme heat

  • U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter media release
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter (OR-03) announced Aug. 6 they introduced the Farmworker Smoke and Excessive Heat Protection Act. The bicameral bill would put safeguards in place for farmworkers facing the dangers of wildfire smoke and extreme weather.

Cascade Locks: Measure to fund EMS could be ‘uphill battle’

Cascade Locks: Measure to fund EMS could be ‘uphill battle’

  • By Nan Noteboom For Columbia Gorge News
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CASCADE LOCKS — The Cascade Locks City Council met on July 28 to discuss a recently awarded grant, the Inter-Governmental Agreement with Mid-Columbia Economic Development District (MCEDD), audit delays, worker schedules, and the city’s upcoming ballot funding measure.

Sen. Wyden hosts town hall July 25 in Sherman Co.

Sen. Wyden hosts town hall July 25 in Sherman Co.

  • Office of Sen. Ron Wyden media release
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OREGON — Heading into these five Eastern Oregon town halls from July 25-27, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has held 1,124 open-to-all town halls in keeping his promise to hold at least one town hall each year in each of Oregon’s 36 counties. 

Citizens help fill Moro meal site funding gap

Citizens help fill Moro meal site funding gap

  • By Neita Cecil Columbia Gorge News
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MORO — Like other senior meal programs receiving federal funding, the Sherman County Senior and Community Center in Moro was unexpectedly deprived of contracted federal funds earlier this spring.

Gorge districts grapple with potential loss of federal education funding
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Gorge districts grapple with potential loss of federal education funding

  • By Trisha Walker Columbia Gorge News
  • Updated

THE GORGE — White Salmon Valley School District (WSVSD), Hood River County School District (HRCSD), and North Wasco County School District 21 (NWCSD) are preparing to potentially lose funding after the U.S. Department of Education announced it is temporarily freezing several key grant progra…

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