Prep Football: Week 1 Douglas County scores (9/3-5) THURSDAY, Sept. 3 South Umpqua 41, COQUILLE 6 FRIDAY, Sept. 4 ROSEBURG 71, Putnam 7 Douglas at HIDDEN VALLEY 7:00pm #8 SUTHERLIN 49, Elmira 0 #8 Glide 60, GASTON 0 Glendale 64, REEDSPORT 0 Riddle at VERNONIA 7:00pm #6 NORTH DOUGLAS 48, Joseph 0, Dufur Classic #7...

The Madras Community Food Pantry on Culver Highway is open from 10AM to 1PM, and the Life Raft Food Pantry at 401 5th Street in Maupin is available from 11 to 3. Neighbor-to-Neighbor Food Pantry at the Wamic Community Center is open from 1 to 4, while the Dufur Community Food Pantry inside Dufur School [...]

Wasco County Commissioners met yesterday with quite a few people in attendance. Sheriff Lane Magill made a change request for grant money from a Homeland Security Grant Program.  It was originally for a Drone, but [...]

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The Dalles Public Works Department will begin a sewer service renewal project on Nevada Street on September 8.  Nevada Street will be closed to through traffic, including emergency vehicles, between East 17th Street and East 16th Court from Tuesday through Thursday of next week.  Drivers and bicyclists will be detoured to nearby streets, while pedestrian […]

Firefighters continue working the Austin Fire in the Mt. Hood National Forest in Clackamas County.  Crews conducted burnout operations yesterday along the west, south and east sides of the fire, working to bring flames toward established containment lines.  Firefighters are also developing a contingency line along Rhododendron Ridge.  Tuesday, crews will improve firelines on the […]

Despite slightly warmer weather on Monday, fire activity was quiet on the Grasshopper Fire.  Great Basin Team 4 Operations Section Chief Kevin Norton says the southwest corner of the fire remains where most of the work is taking place.  Firefighters patrolled containment lines in the north and east regions of the fire to ensure no […]

The Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation District has selected a project manager for construction of a new Hood River Aquatic Center.  District Executive Director Mark Hickok says the district board selected the Wenaha Group, which worked with the Hood River County School District on the construction of the new May Street Elementary School.  The […]

The Hood River Lions Club announced that the scheduled final Families In The Park concert scheduled for Thursday night has been cancelled.The Lions Club’s Mike Schend says weather forecasts calling for rain and temperatures forecast in the 50’s led to the decision to cancel the outdoor event at Jackson Park. The concert featuring Dancehall Days had […]

Two Hood River men died Monday in a plane crash in the Parkdale area.The Hood River County Sheriff’s Office says the single engine plane crashed near an orchard on Trout Creek Ridge Road.The two occupants of the plane, James Crain and Scott Perry of Hood River, were found deceased.The Sheriff’s Office says it was notified […]