UPDATE: As of July 9, 8 a.m., the Wasco County Sheriff's office in cooperation with Memaloose Fire Command has lifted all evacuation notices for residents directly affected by the Memaloose fire. The westbound rest area will remain closed until further notice: Refer to Trip Check Oregon for updates regarding the rest area. Memaloose park remains open for campers with current reservations only. Firefighters worked on Saturday to complete fireline around the sixty-five acre Memaloose Park Fire, located 23 miles west of The Dalles. Sunday morning the fire was 35 percent contained as of Sunday. Firefighters from Mosier Fire Department, Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue, and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area assisted Oregon Department of Forestry in the suppression effort providing water tenders, fire engines and fire fighters.
The moon's shadow passing directly in front of the sun, blotting out all but the halo-like solar corona, was reported Monday to have been the most watched celestial event in human history. Millions across the United States travelled to key viewing areas and tens of thousands came to Central Oregon, many passing through Wasco County.
A missing Bainbridge Island, Wash., man who attempted to take his own life was transported to a Portland-area hospital after he was found by officers from Oregon State Police and Wasco County Sheriff’s Office Saturday inside a utility trailer at a rest area along Interstate 84 west of The Dalles.
A 24-year old Albany man was arrested Thursday by Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers after he fled a traffic crash scene on Interstate 84 and later stole a construction company's vehicle at Biggs Junction. The suspect was arrested after the victim company tracked their vehicle using GPS to where troopers found it parked at a rest area east of Mosier.
Oregon Travel Experience recently welcomed Kathy M. Watson of Hood River as the newest member to its governing board, the Oregon Travel Information Council.
