HOOD RIVER — After months of frustration and urgent pleas from growers throughout the valley, including a packed listening session June 30 at the Pine Grove Grange, Governor Tina Kotek signed a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture July 2 requesting federal disaster designation for Hood River, Wasco, and contiguous counties affected by a catastrophic 2025 pear crop.Â
News Release from Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM)
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Free news: The expanded declaration now authorizes federal Public Assistance funding for 11 Oregon counties impacted by the December 2025 atmospheric river event, including Hood River and Wasco counties.Â
News Release from Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM)
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Free news:Â The original declaration was for Clackamas, Hood River, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Polk, Tillamook, Union, and Yamhill counties with Clatsop and Wasco counties added later.Â
HOOD RIVER — The 2025 Mid-Columbia Economic Development District (MCEDD) Economic Symposium ensued at The Ruins on Nov. 7, attracting attendees from the five-county district to learn and engage across industries and jurisdictions for the benefit of our regional economy.
One of these grants, the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG), is a reimbursement grant that the state applies for and disperses out to counties to be spent on emergency preparation efforts.Â
FREE NEWS:Â This grid of up to 49 parking sites is sized to accept RVs, manufactured homes or tiny homes, anchored by an existing farmhouse that could also be used for shelter. An overflow parking area is also included in the proposal.
