Virginia S. Baker, Kevin Jack Grabler, Susan Marie Booth, Michael James Sandberg, Claude William Henson, Gary Lee Coffman, Tina Marie Mclaren, Peter Anthony Sirovatka, Marilyn Jane Brown
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Old stories, photos and mysteries from the last century of local news in the gorge, pulled from archives of The Dalles Chronicle, White Salmon Enterprise and Hood River News.
This story was first published in 1946. At that time, under sponsoring of the U.S. department of interior, a federal bill tried to designate 41.4 acres of land at Celilo falls as an Indian reservation.
Mount Hood rises above the Hood River riverfront.
William E. Poland Jr., age 79, passed away March 23, 2026, at the Veterans Facility in The Dalles, Oregon. He was born Dec. 1, 1946, in Cohass…
THE DALLES — The Dalles is a town shaped by geography, weather, and history. The name traces back to the French word dalles, a term French-Canadian voyageurs used to describe the columnar basalt rock formations and the turbulent, narrow gorges of the Columbia River.
HOOD RIVER — Although it’s still more than a year away, construction of a new toll bridge between Hood River and White Salmon presents an earl…
THE GORGE — An historic, deteriorating bridge with narrow, outmoded lanes and frequent traffic closures still provides an important crossing p…
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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. Â
