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Free commentary: Voters this November can address affordable housing by approving Measure 14-85, a general obligation bond designed to prevent the displacement of those who make up the fabric of this community.
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Free commentary: Since launching in July 2025, RecycleOn Oregon has supported the collection and delivery of approximately 530 million pounds of materials to recycling sorting facilities across Oregon in its first year — including approximately 704 tons in The Dalles and 639 tons in Hood River.
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I can’t remember when I took over the obituary department (sometime pre-Columbia Gorge News, when I was at Hood River News), but I can tell you this: I have never had a situation where we had no obituaries and only one death notice.
Free news: The Sept. 3 The Dalles Chamber of Commerce Community Affairs meeting focused on various community updates and initiatives.
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Free commentary: Wasco County is among the rural communities experiencing this disparity. In 2025, 17.42 children per 1,000 entered foster care—more than twice the rate in Multnomah County.
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On July 31, with a dozen fires burning across the state, Oregon’s insurance regulator issued an emergency order covering 45 zip codes under evacuation notice. The order required property and casualty insurers to suspend policy cancellations and nonrenewals, extend premium deadlines, and give…
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As I write this, the Grasshopper Fire is burning intensely through the place I call home. It has burned several hundred acres of my family’s land and, while we are fortunate that our homes are still standing, some of our neighbors cannot say the same. At least six homes and 15 other structur…
Deputy Joel Carmody received the Oregon State Marine Board’s “Service Excellence Award” for his consistent and exemplary efforts in his marine career, leading through the 2025 boating season. Carmody served the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office for more than 20 years, including four years a…
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