HOOD RIVER — After breaking ground in May, Big River Community Land Trust’s first home on Tucker Road is nearing completion, with applications for prospective buyers expected to open soon.
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FREE NEWS: On Friday, Sept. 19, Dutch Bros in Hood River and The Dalles will donate $1 for every drink sold to The Next Door Inc. (TNDI) as part of their Buck for Kids Day fundraiser.
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The long, hard-working history of Sato Orchards earned a Century Farm Recognition this August at the Oregon State Fair, much to the pride of third-generation orchardist Gordon — also known as Gordy — Sato.
FREE COMMENTARY: “Enough. This madness must stop here, and it must stop now. First, they tried to kill a former president. Then they murdered sitting legislators in Minnesota." — Rep. Jeffrey Helfrich
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THE GORGE — Amidst yet another summer surge in national COVID-19 activity, and with flu season fast approaching, North Central Public Health District (NCPHD) launched a new website last week that monitors the local risk of respiratory illnesses using data from the Gorge.
FREE COMMENTARY: After passing in the Oregon House, the State’s Transportation Funding Bill HB 3991 will now go before the Oregon Senate on Sept. 17. This bill addresses major transportation-related funding issues and aims to resolve the imminent shortfall facing the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), counties, and cities.
FREE COMMENTARY: For years, our community has worked towards the vision of a revitalized community pool where kids can learn to swim safely, seniors can stay active, and families can gather. Today, I’m excited to share that this dream is within reach — funding is nearly 70% — and now is the time to jump in together and build the pool.
THE GORGE — “Our mission is to build a resilient and inclusive food system that improves the health and well-being of our community,” reads the mission statement of Gorge Gleaning, a local nonprofit run by Gorge Growers.
Theodore Fletcher, a volunteer for Turning Point USA in The Dalles, led a vigil for slain right-wing political activist, author, and media personality Charlie Kirk on Sept. 14 at Lewis and Clark Park. Several hundred people participated. “Folks made signs, prayers were given and folks stood …
THE GORGE — Delegates from the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge Authority are in Washington, D.C., this week, meeting with Oregon and Washington lawmakers, as well as key transportation leaders, to secure federal funding commitments essential to start a new span late in 2027.
HOOD RIVER — Superintendent Bill Newton touched on several topics in his report to Hood River County School District’s (HRCSD) board of directors on Sept. 10.
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GOLDENDALE — Did your business suffer substantial loss in the Burdoin Fire? If so, the Klickitat County Emergency Management Department would like to hear from you.
FREE NEWS: Information sessions on the application and lottery process are scheduled for September. An English-language session will be held Thursday, Sept. 11, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Faith Bible Church in Hood River. A Spanish-language session, hosted by the Hood River Latino Network, is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Riverside Community Church.
Charges — Aug. 24-30, Hood River police charged people with driving suspended (one), false info (two), harassment (two), interfering (one), mischief (one), offensive littering (one), restraining order violation (one), theft (two), warrant (three), weapons (one). Last week, Oregon State polic…
THE GORGE — Matt Marx and family plan will float from Idaho to the sea, connecting with people and documenting the issues facing a polluted river on the route taken by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in 1805.
THE DALLES — During the Aug. 21 board meeting for North Wasco County School District No. 21 (NWCSD), board members discussed Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order mandating that schools across Oregon develop a cellphone policy. During the last legislative session, lawmakers addressed student cel…
FREE NEWS: In July, the Wy’East fire district, serving Odell, Pine Grove and the area east of Hood River in the lower valley, got hit by a check-washing thief. Now protection will cost the district $1,020 a year.
FREE NEWS: A body was discovered inside a van parked in the Edward Jones parking lot on Wood Court after the vehicle had reportedly remained in the same spot for approximately two weeks.
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