CASCADE LOCKS — The Cascade Locks City Council held its last regular meeting of 2024 on Dec. 9. Topics included new garbage rates and hiring a new city planner.
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UNDERWOOD - Traffic officials have closed State Route 14 from milepost 56.2 to milepost 63.3 for "debris clean-up," according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
CASCADE LOCKS - The Whisky Creek Fire has now burned 891 acres and remains 0% contained according to a daily update from Incident Commander Jeremy Goers. The report states that the cause of the fire is still under investigation, but officials believe it was human caused.
CASCADE LOCKS, OR — As the Bridge of the Gods reaches its ninety-eighth year in service connecting the Oregon community of Cascade Locks with Stevenson and North Bonneville in Washington, the Port of Cascade Locks is thinking about its future. Despite its age, the bridge is in good working order and not in need of a full replacement like the Hood River Bridge and the I-5 Interstate Bridge. However, as with any aging piece of infrastructure, the bridge would benefit from a few key upgrades to improve safety and resilience and extend its usable life.
CASCADE LOCKS — Quick action by captain and crew — and some “lucky breaks” — saved the historic Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge after she broke free of her moorings on Jan. 13, but it couldn’t save the Thunder Island footbridge.
Vessel moved downriver near Bonneville Dam
CASCADE LOCKS — Port of Cascade Locks approved the 2023-24 Cascade Locks Historical Museum grant request for no more than $20,000 at their Nov. 21 meeting.
CASCADE LOCKS — Commissioners heard a presentation on the conceptual planning of a Marine Park trail system, at the Port of Cascade Locks meeting on Nov. 21.
The Port of Cascade Locks is facing a federal civil rights claim for alleged racial discrimination against Puff Factory owner Jacqueline Alexander. That claim is currently under litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon: No ruling has yet been made, as incorrectly reported in the Columbia Gorge News on Nov. 10.
Oregon Humanities has awarded $717,000 in COVID-19 Emergency SHARP grants to 60 nonprofit organizations and federally recognized tribes across the state. Seventy-eight percent of the organizations that were awarded are led by Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC) communities, are…
Visiting Pendleton handed Hood River Valley its first high school football loss of the 2021 season Friday night, when the Buckaroos scored 29 second-half points in a 35-21 come-from-behind win.
Cascade Locks — The Oregon Department of Transportation recently issued new load ratings for the Bridge of The Gods that spans the Columbia River between Cascade Locks and Washington State Highway 14.
HOOD RIVER — Hood River Valley High School will double the size of its summer school program and offer students more options to regain credit, participate in experiential learning classes, and get back on track for graduation this year.
The annual Hood River County Christmas Lighted Truck Parade will take place Dec. 7 in the Odell area, Dec. 8 in Parkdale and Dee, in Hood River on Dec. 9, and new this year, in Cascade Locks on Dec. 10, all from 6-9 p.m.
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