News Featured Hood River County nears decision on Packer Orchards’ farm stand permit By Nathan Wilson, Columbia Gorge News Updated Mar 6, 2026 8 min to read Final hearing held as statewide debate over the operations ignites once again during Oregon’s short session.
News Skamania commissioners approve contentious residential zoning in Underwood By Emily Harris, Uplift Local Dec 19, 2025 STEVENSON — Skamania County commissioners unanimously voted last week to allow up to potentially 30 homes on 10-acre plots in one portion of w…
Free News City of Hood River seeks input on development code update City of Hood River media releaseUpdated Dec 5, 2025 FREE NEWS: More information on the project, and access to the Topic of the Week Questionnaires can be found at cityofhoodriver.gov/planning/development-code-audit-and-update.
Free News Court upholds Hood River's short-term rental ordinance Staff report Columbia Gorge NewsUpdated Apr 9, 2025 HOOD RIVER — The City of Hood River’s “Hosted Homeshares and Vacation Home Rental” code was recently upheld in federal court, Director of Plan…
News New zoning code creates more affordable, diverse middle housing options in Bingen By Nan Noteboom For Columbia Gorge News Mar 25, 2025 BINGEN — Middle housing in Bingen has now been codified, thanks to the efforts of the city council, City Administrator Krista Loney, and Mayor…
News Featured White Salmon City Council pursues less restrictive codes By Nathan Wilson, Columbia Gorge News Updated Oct 7, 2025 WHITE SALMON — Parking reform was the focal point of White Salmon’s City Council meeting on Feb. 19, along with the uses permitted in commerci…
+2 News Hood River property annexation and rezoning moves forward By Laurel Brown Columbia Gorge News Updated Jan 14, 2025 HOOD RIVER — In December, Hood River City Council approved staff to draft an annexation agreement for two tax lots and an adjacent right-of-wa…
News Featured Parkdale Community Plan adopted By Nan Noteboom For Columbia Gorge News Oct 30, 2024 PARKDALE — At its regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 21, the Hood River County Board of Commissioners voted to approve the Parkdale Community…
News HR commissioners talk wildfire maps, Parkdale Community Plan By Nathan Wilson Aug 28, 2024 By Nathan Wilson
+2 News Featured HR commissioners talk wildfire maps, Parkdale Community Plan By Nathan Wilson, Columbia Gorge News Updated Oct 7, 2025 HOOD RIVER — On Aug. 19, the Hood River County (HRC) Board of Commissioners heard presentations on efforts to prevent driving under the influe…
