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This week in history: July 16-23, 2025

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Old stories, photos and memories from the last century of Gorge local news, pulled from the archives of the White Salmon Enterprise, The Dalles Chronicle, and Hood River News.

Hanford holds public meeting in HR
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Hanford holds public meeting in HR

  • By Flora Gibson Columbia Gorge News
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HOOD RIVER — About 25 people attended the last of three public meetings on proposed changes to the Hanford nuclear waste site’s consent decree…

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This week in history: July 17, 2024

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Historical stories and photos from the last century of newspapers in the Gorge.

A hundred years ago, Wells Bennett set out to climb Mt. Hood on a motorcycle, and stereopticon pictures of Italian cities came to The Dalles — the hometown of famous stewed apricots, apparently.

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New agreement on Hanford waste comes to HR

  • By Flora Gibson Columbia Gorge News
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THE GORGE — Three public meetings in Hood River, Olympia and Richland will gather public comments on a settlement agreement may change the pla…

Hanford contamination cleanup discussed
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Hanford contamination cleanup discussed

  • By Noah Noteboom Columbia Gorge News
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HOOD RIVER — The Hood River Rotary Club heard a presentation from a spokesman from the Office of Communications at the Hanford Site on Tuesday, Aug. 23.

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Walden gains Energy Secretary commitment on BPA privatization

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Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River), chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, last week secured a commitment from Energy Secretary Rick Perry to not sell off assets of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) without Congressional authorization, Walden’s office said in a press statement.