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.
Oregonians may soon have greater input in how the next statewide budget seeks to mitigate natural disasters. Gov. Tina Kotek on Wednesday, along with Oregon State University’s Oregon Climate Change Research Institute and the University of Oregon’s Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience, launched the first of nine online public meetings of the “Statewide Resilience Forum,” […]
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is asking President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision denying individual financial assistance to households in Coos, Curry, Douglas and Josephine counties that experienced major losses after intense spring flooding. In March 2025, record-breaking rainfall triggered flooding and landslides across southwest Oregon, damaging 529 homes, according to the Oregon Department of […]
FREE NEWS: 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.
