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The Winslow Road Fire has been successfully halted, as reported by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Central Oregon. The fast growing fire was propelled by winds up to 45 mph, and quickly grew to 950 acres of land. The terrain included a mix of timber, brush, and recently harvested wheatland.

Aug 29

Aug 29 Double Trouble: Two Semi-Trucks Crash into Columbia River Just Hours Apart

Joshuah Albert

Oregon State Police reports detail two semi-trucks crashing into the Columbia River near Biggs Junction within three and half hours of each other on Friday, Aug. 25, and Saturday, Aug. 26.

Aug 29

Aug 29 Winslow Rd Fire Grows to 300 Acres

Updated: August 29, 2023 at 3:25 p.m. A 300 acre fire is burning along Winslow Road South of Dufur, OR. Evacuation orders in in affect for the area.

Aug 29

Aug 29 Fire in Downtown Hood River; Multiple Businesses Evacuated

Columbia Community Connection

A fire was reported at Inside Out Fitness located at 15 3rd St in downtown Hood River, was reported this morning at 7:51a.m. Hood River Fire and Resuce, Mid Columbia Fire and Resuce Wy’East Fire, Mosier Fire and Cascade Locks Fire responded to the scene. “This all happened in seconds,” said Richard Dant, owner of Inside Out Fitness.

Aug 29

Aug 29 Column: LaDouceur is prime example of profiting from education

Education, Home Page

People return to The Dalles to reconnect with the community. As he put it, “I want to push the ball forward.” His priority is not pay, it’s people.

Aug 28

Aug 28 School is Back on in TD tomorrow morning, Aug. 29th; Drivers should use extra caution

Education, Home Page

It’s a great reminder for drivers to add a little caution tomorrow morning as some kids will be walking to school and additional bus and car traffic will be on the road and around school drop-off sites. School speed zones are set at 20 miles per hour to ensure students safely make it to their classrooms.

Aug 28

Aug 28 How'd they do that? It seems pear-a-not-normal

Columbia Community Connection

Business, Home Page

So how do they get that pear in a bottle at Clear Creek Distillery? Fruit shrinking nano-technology? Some say you can light a match and drop it in the bottle and set the pear on top and the vacuum sucks it in. Hmmm… It’s really a lot tougher than that. These beautiful pears are totally high maintenance.

Aug 28

Aug 28 It's Finally Happening - The Dalles is Ending "Yellow Light Sunday"

The new flashing yellow schedule will be seven (7) days a week, 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. The purpose of this change is to increase the safety of the traveling public. The Traffic Safety Commission has received several concerns regarding the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists crossing 2nd and 3rd Streets at the signalized intersections in the downtown area.

Aug 27

Aug 27 Leaders unite around Bond for new high school in The Dalles

Supporters of a new high school in The Dalles are hoping the time is right for a simpler bond that focuses solely on building a new campus on the district-owned fields of the Wahtonka grounds at the ballot box on Nov. 7. There are just 72 days left until election day.

Aug 27

Aug 27 Joel Vaught Appointed to North Wasco County School Board

Education, Home Page

Joel Vaught was sworn in as the new Zone 5 Board member for the North Wasco County School District on August 24th after the School Board interviewed six different applicants.

Aug 27

Aug 27 Bailey & Son Excavating Coming Soon?

Home Page, Education

Wonderworks Children’s Museum with a lot of help from local utilities, police, fire, U.S. Forest Service and more put together a block of trucks and equipment so inviting on Saturday, neither child nor adult could keep their hands off.

Aug 27

Aug 27 River City Saloon Says Goodbye– For Now

The Dalles, Home Page, Entertainment

After serving up ten years of entertainment in downtown Hood River the iconic venue's final shows will take place August 30th and 31st. Meanwhile plans to reopen the venue at a new location in The Dalles are underway.

Aug 26

Aug 26 Two Semi Trucks Crash into the Columbia River Near Biggs

Biggs Junction, OR, August 26, 2023– The Sherman County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page posted photos of two semi trucks which crashed into the Columbia River near I-84 milepost 104 (Biggs Grain Elevator) just hours apart on August 25th, 2023.

Aug 26

Aug 26 Cuts for Confidence: Local Barbers Spread Joy with Free Haircuts for Students

Home Page, Hood River County, Positive News

Barbers from Last Hope Barbershop donated their time to cut students hair for free at Wy’East Middle School Gym on Friday August 25th, from 4 to 6 p.m. The event aimed to uplift students' spirits for going back to school and foster a sense of togetherness within the Hood River community.

Aug 25

Aug 25 The Dalles Cascade Singers Presents by Local Composers and Arrangers

Columbia Community Connection

The Dalles Cascade Singers are having a special concert featuring works written or arranged by local musicians. “Composers and Arrangers” is Saturday September 23rd at 7:00 P.M. and Sunday September 24th at 2:00 P.M. in the Zion Lutheran Church sanctuary.

Aug 25

Aug 25 Blues Tornado hits Bargeway Pub Saturday, Aug. 26; HR and Bingen also festing

Jim Drake

Art, Columns, Entertainment, Home Page

Bargeway Pub will be feeling it Saturday, Aug. 26 as Kevin Selfe and the Tornadoes bring a storm of blues that will put you in a pocket so hard visions of every past lover you ever had will walk across your mind and back out the door, yet again. The Gorge also remains maximus festivus as Music Fest of the Gorge in HR and Huckleberry Fest in Bingen slam the weekend.

Aug 25

Aug 25 Why Washington’s Tunnel 5 Fire is destined to be repeated

Columbia Insight

With national insurance companies beginning to refuse to issue policies for homes in some parts of the country due to “growing catastrophic exposure,” is it time to reconsider the construction of houses in fire-prone areas and the way we fight nearby fires when they inevitably come?

Aug 25

Aug 25 City of Hood River Launches First Ever Civics Academy

City of Hood River