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Free slideshow: The Dalles Post of the American Legion held a POW/MIA Recognition Day at the Mid-Columbia Veterans Memorial at Sorosis Park on Sept. 18. Photos by Gary Elkinton.
While it’s no secret, it’s not widely known either: the Port of Hood River owns 66 acres in Wasco County, including part of the Mosier Twin Tunnels bike trail. The question is, what should the port do with it?
An unplanned closure came, ironically, during the Sept. 15 port commission meeting, when a truck hit the bridge guardrail. Bridge traffic closed in both lanes until the truck could be towed away that evening.
Hood River City Council held two public hearings on Sept. 14, later passing both articles into law. No one from the audience provided public comment at either hearing.
The city is waiting for Rocket Mortgage to foreclose on the distressed property on SW Benson St., Interim City Administrator Gordon Zimmerman told council during the Sept. 14 meeting.
BINGEN — Bingen City Council heard an update on the downtown flood recovery process, which is nearing completion, at the Sept. 15 meeting.
Free news: After a contractor struck an eight-inch water main in April, Carmen’s Kitchen was one of several downtown Bingen businesses that closed due to flooding, as previously reported by Columbia Gorge News. Above, Mt. Adams Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the restaurant ear…
Energy storage and data centers were on the minds of Klickitat County Commissioners at their Sept. 15 meeting.
The Sept. 15 Bingen City Council meeting focused on the buffer zones around Dry and Jewett creeks.
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The Sept. 15 Bingen City Council meeting focused on the buffer zones around Dry and Jewett creeks.
BrightNight is aiming to build on leased private property, 99% of which is zoned as Exclusive Farm Use. Residents have shown mixed reactions to its proposal, leading one farmer, Connie Lee, to create the organization Save Juniper Flat.
Free news: The City of Hood River is named in the award alongside project funding and agency partners, including Community Development Partners and Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation.
THE GORGE — Chef Kesh Akinsanya grew up in a small town in Liberia about 300 feet from the Atlantic Ocean.
THE GORGE — The Bureau of Land Management in Oregon and Washington (BLM) is reminding Gorge residents that fire season isn’t over when summer …
Superintendent Bill Newton began the Sept. 9 board meeting by recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and thanking first responders, including local police, fire and emergency services.
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Free slideshow: The Dalles Post of the American Legion held a POW/MIA Recognition Day at the Mid-Columbia Veterans Memorial at Sorosis Park on Sept. 18. Photos by Gary Elkinton.
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