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      Cloudy with occasional light rain throughout the day. High 68F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%..

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      A few clouds. Low 43F. Winds light and variable.

      Updated: March 17, 2026 @ 1:04 pm

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Trammell steps down after 50 years in fire service; former West Side marshal will continue as volunteer
Hoodriver
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Trammell steps down after 50 years in fire service; former West Side marshal will continue as volunteer

  • By Kirby Neumann-Rea, Columbia Gorge News
  • Jan 27, 2021

Jim Trammell is stepping down the ladder.

West Side Fire Marshall Trammell steps down after 50 years in fire service
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West Side Fire Marshall Trammell steps down after 50 years in fire service

  • By Kirby Neumann-Rea, Columbia Gorge News
  • Jan 26, 2021
  • 7 min to read

Jim Trammell is stepping down the ladder.

Wildfire west of Parkdale held at 85 acres; 20 percent contained, 10 percent control
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Wildfire west of Parkdale held at 85 acres; 20 percent contained, 10 percent control

  • Updated Jul 27, 2020

The Red Hill Road fire first reported Monday morning has combined with a spot fire, spreading to a combined acreage of 85 acres. The fires are…

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Unattended campfire causes wildfire west of Parkdale

  • Kirby Neumann-Rea
  • Updated Jul 27, 2020

Fire season has left its biggest mark of 2019 west of Parkdale.

Fire claims Parkdale home, belongings
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Fire claims Parkdale home, belongings

  • Kirby Neumann-Rea
  • Updated Jul 27, 2020

A pre-dawn fire on Dec. 28 destroyed a farmworker family’s home on the McCarthy Orchards property south of Parkdale.

Sept. 12 fire destroys Parkdale motor home
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Sept. 12 fire destroys Parkdale motor home

  • Kirby Neumann-Rea
  • Updated Jul 27, 2020

No one was hurt in Wednesday’s destructive fire in a motor home south of Parkdale.

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Raffle ticket sales earn students a grand prize
Gorge Life

Raffle ticket sales earn students a grand prize

  • Apr 22, 2017

Each year, students at Parkdale Elementary are challenged by Principal Gus Hedberg to sell a certain number of raffle tickets for the annual school carnival, thus earning a “grand prize.”

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Pasture fire near Parkdale extinguished
Archive

Pasture fire near Parkdale extinguished

  • Patrick Mulvihill
  • Updated Jul 27, 2020

A fire burned a quarter acre of brush on a rural property at Boneboro Drive, north of Parkdale, on Friday afternoon.

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Man seriously injured in logging accident near Dee
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Man seriously injured in logging accident near Dee

  • Patrick Mulvihill
  • Updated Jul 27, 2020

A Glenwood, Wash., man was severely injured in a logging accident Thursday near Dee.

News

‘It’s dry out there:’ Parkdale, Wy’east firefighters respond to pair of challenging fires

  • Kirby Neumann-Rea
  • Updated Jul 27, 2020

Two fires, each hard to get to in their own ways, challenged local firefighters in the past week.

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