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WEB ONLY: The Oct. 22 White Salmon Valley School District (WSVSD) board meeting began with the birthday song in honor of Superintendent Rich Polkinghorn.
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FREE NEWS: One Community Health is hosting a series of free community events in The Dalles, Hood River and White Salmon.
THE GORGE — The Columbia River Gorge Commission will hold a public hearing at its Nov. 12 meeting via Zoom to consider a Management Plan Amendment to clarify and address landowners’ needs for disaster recovery and streamline the guidelines and policies for rebuilding after a fire.
Wasco County certified the 2025-26 tax roll of $55,322,117.54 on Oct. 10, 2025. Tax statements will mail by Oct. 25. The tax roll includes 30 districts and 3 special assessments; 1 County, 6 Cities, 3 Fire Districts, 9 other General Government Agencies, 6 School Districts, 3 Education Servic…
FREE NEWS: Signs have been placed at locations of public river access on the Oregon shore of the Columbia River, from The Dalles Riverfront Park to West Mayer Park boat launch. / Se colocarán letreros en lugares de acceso público al río en la costa de Oregón del río Columbia, desde The Dalles Riverfront Park hasta el embarcadero de West Mayer Park.
FREE NEWS: SAIF will be visiting The Dalles on Thursday, Nov. 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Bargeway Pub & Catering.
FREE NEWS: School meals provided to all students at no cost; HRCSD shares important local food resource information.
FREE NEWS: Rep. Jeff Helfrich (R-Hood River) has announced his commitment to staying in the race for Senate District 26 following Sen. Christine Drazan’s decision to declare for the gubernatorial race.
HOOD RIVER — The Hood River County School District (HRCSD) Board of Directors unanimously passed five action items at the Oct.22 meeting, held at Cascade Locks Elementary.
This story was corrected Oct. 29.
FREE NEWS: The HRCSD Budget Committee has openings for Zone 1 (west Hood River and Cascade Locks) and Zone 5 (Mt. Hood-Parkdale) positions. Members serve a three-year term, which would end in June 2028. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Oct. 31.
THE GORGE — For Husum resident Brent Stoppe, October is the most wonderful time of the year. It marks the annual Orletta Time Trials on the White Salmon River, which he organizes.
FREE NEWS: American Legion Post 22’s annual Veterans Day ceremony, at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 at River of Life Assembly Church, will join with Japanese American veteran’s families at a state-sponsored event and historical marker dedication on Highway 35.
HOOD RIVER — “I want Littles Preschool to feel like a place where all children feel included, nurtured, encouraged, and free to explore,” said Marina Heredia-Martinez, owner of the preschool that used to be called Millie’s Place. Helping Hands Against Violence (HHAV) ran Millie’s Place, a “s…
Injury crash — A jeep on Highway 30 turned in front of a Subaru and they collided. Fire and EMS responded to extract the jeep’s driver (who got three citations) from the vehicle, and all occupants of both vehicles were transported to a local hospital.
FREE NEWS: Comet Lemmon visits us about once a millennium, dropping in from far beyond the orbit of Pluto. It hasn’t changed much since it was formed 4.5 billion years ago, so getting a chance to see it is an experience that connects us to the very beginnings of our solar system.
FREE NEWS / OREGON JOURNALISM PROJECT: Sherman County is the hardest hit; federal employees there make up 14% of the workforce and account for more than a quarter of the county’s total annual wages, according to state figures. Many are employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a branch of the nation’s Department of Defense.
GOLDENDALE — Klickitat County Commissioners heard a mixture of the good, the bad and the unusual at their Oct. 21 meeting.
THE DALLES — Several Wasco County residents took the opportunity prior to the commissioners’ discussion of annual landfill rate increases to publicly press commissioners over traffic-safety impacts they fear could follow a major cleanup decision in Portland that may route more trucks to the …
FREE NEWS: Country Critters is now officially licensed with the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), and doors are open. Candyce Johnson operates the business from her home and received support from the KCCC project coordinator and grant writer, Johanna Roe.
THE GORGE — Columbia Land Trust and partners have secured funding for forestland conservation and water quality protection in Hood River and Wasco counties.
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