Free news:Â The Gala raised $270,000, surpassing last year's fundraising total of $265,000.
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HOOD RIVER — La temporada electoral ya está en marcha en el Gorge y, a medida que se acerca el 3 de noviembre, los candidatos al Distrito 52 de la Cámara de Representantes de Oregón (HD 52) y al Distrito 26 del Senado estatal (SD 26) buscan ganarse la confianza de los votantes para represent…
THE DALLES — A cluster of candidates vying for positions at the city, county, and state levels congregated at the Mid-Columbia Senior Center on Oct. 5, answering questions in a free, nonpartisan community forum sponsored by The Dalles Chamber of Commerce.
County clerks and election officials from across the Gorge shared voting best practices and clarified misconceptions at the Rockford Grange on Oct. 1, answering frequently asked questions from community members.
Free news: John L. Scott Central Oregon broker Sean O’Gorman recently presented a $10,000 donation to the Crag Rats, a nonprofit mountaineering organization that provides search and rescue services on Mount Hood and throughout the Columbia River Gorge, in memory of broker Matt Aldridge of Bend.
WHITE SALMON — Since passing a 20-year, $77.8 million bond to create a unified, renovated campus in February, White Salmon Valley School District (WSVSD) has hit a number of project milestones: Selecting Design West Architects in May, creating a project timeline in June, and selling its firs…
George William Gander, brakeman for the J. Neil Lumber company at Klickitat, Wash., died here about 8 o’clock last night as the result of injuries suffered Tuesday afternoon when he was swept from the top of a lumber train by an overhanging water pipe.
Last week’s image, right, showed an icy river back in the days when it actually froze in the winter. Nowadays, slowed by dams, the water is warmer.
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Still underway is the design development process, with architects now focusing on details inside what will be the district’s K-6 elementary school — elements like windows and coverings, student cubbies, and whiteboards.
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Free news, online only:Â Columbia Gorge Community College (CGCC) Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has launched two comprehensive, nine-month business accelerator cohorts designed specifically for local business owners, managers, and key employees.
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Free news: Community members are invited to an Oct. 29 open house to learn about and share feedback on long-term plans for Columbia Gorge Regional Airport. Se invita a los miembros de la comunidad a asistir a una evento abierto el 29 de octubre para conocer los planes a largo plazo para el Aeropuerto Regional Columbia Gorge y compartir sus comentarios.
CASCADE LOCKS — The Port of Cascade Locks opened the application window for round three of its Economic Development Grant Program Oct. 1, offe…
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 If all goes according to plan, installation begins this fall on a preliminary test designed to support later replacement of the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge.
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Before Rye Development can build a massive energy facility in a place sacred to the Yakama Nation, the state will have to write them a new water quality permit, a panel of judges ruled on Sept. 21.
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Free news:Â The Gala raised $270,000, surpassing last year's fundraising total of $265,000.
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