Oct 25

Oct 25 31-year-old presumed deceased near Bridge in Biggs Junction

Oregon State Police (OSP) were called when the driver of a semi truck stopped his vehicle on the bridge and climbed above the bridges deck on the steel girders to its highest point shortly after 9 a.m.

Mar 7

Mar 7 TA Express in Biggs burned to the ground; pumps survive; no one hurt

Tom Peterson

Home Page

By 8:30 a.m. there was nothing left of the building except for the metal skeleton structure that was erected just three years ago.

Mar 7

Mar 7 TA Express Truck Stop burning in Biggs Junction Tuesday morning, March 7

Tom Peterson

Home Page

The Sherman County Sheriff’s Office posted photos of the TA Express truck stop on fire in Biggs Junction around 6:30 a.m. this morning, March 7. The post asks drivers and onlookers to avoid the area so that firefighters and emergency responders can do their jobs safely.

Jan 4

Jan 4 Dufur, Biggs Junction to get $5.2 Million in Utility upgrades

Columbia Community Connection

Business, Home Page, Wasco County

U.S. Senators Wyden and Merkley brought home $5.2 Million in grants for major upgrades in Biggs Junction and Dufur.

Mar 15

Mar 15 The Dalles Bridge to Undergo Repairs

Cole Goodwin

Home Page, Wasco County

The Dalles Bridge, a steel-truss-cantilever bridge on U.S. 197 constructed in 1953, will begin undergoing construction to repair the failing bridge deck in March.

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