Written and compiled by Aileen Hymas for Columbia Gorge News
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Free news:Â With two seats open on the Wasco County board, election season is seeing a packed race with Nichole Biechler, Lisa Gambee, John Grant and Robb Van Cleve running for Position 1, and Phil Brady, Dick Schaffeld, and Mike Urness for position 3.
When Port of The Dalles commissioners sat down Aug. 8, to deliberate over their regular business, it was the 1,021st time a Port Commission had done so. That’s 12 regular monthly meetings over the course of 85 years, plus the first meeting of their 86th year, not counting special meetings and any meeting canceled due to fire, flood or other calamity.
To the editor: The Toys (weRe) Us cartoon was taken out of context. We choose to shop online with Amazon and children are choosing electronic gadgets over toys! This has nothing to do with the economy or Trump.
Kathy Coffey announced at a news conference in Yakima Monday, March 26, that she will run for Retiring 14th District Republican Norm Johnson’s position in the state legislature.
To the editor: It’s clear we need some new blood on city council. It is time for this new blood because, despite the fact that we have the largest budget of any city in eastern Oregon, our streets are in dire need of repair. We have the highest water rates in eastern Oregon and our economic growth is definitely not brag-worthy.
