The Dalles

A 64-year-old man from The Dalles was taken to a Vancouver hospital after an accident involving a motorcycle and a pickup on Highway 14 in Skamania County.  According to the Washington State Patrol, the motorcyclist was eastbound on Highway 14 at milepost 24 west of North Bonneville on Sunday morning at around 11:15 when he […]

A fire one mile north of Antelope burned 1,261 acres in grass, brush, and sage.  Central Oregon Fire Information says the fire started early Saturday afternoon, and led to a Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation advisory for the town of Antelope.  By Sunday morning, firefighters had achieved an 80% containment level, and evacuation advisories were […]

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture for disaster relive for Columbia Gorge and Oregon pear growers, as bins of Oregon pears that cost $300 to grow may fetch nothing on the market as farmers confront the consequences of a disastrous 2025 season.  Kotek’s letter notes pear growers face bin prices.of $0 to […]

Following a dry spring and expected warm and dry conditions across much of the forest, public use fire restrictions will be implemented across Mt. Hood National Forest and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area beginning Wednesday.  All campfires, charcoal or briquette fires, pellet fires, or any other open fires are prohibited across the entire […]

Mid-Columbia Economic Development District will start its process to outline a five-year Regional Economic Development Strategy during the month of July.  Meetings will be held to bring together participants from Hood River, Wasco, Skamania, Klickitat, Sherman, and Gilliam counties to identify economic development strategies based on current trends.  MCEDD Executive Director Jessica Metta says the […]

Klickitat County Emergency Management has again reduced the evacuation advisories associated with the Lyle Hill Fire.  Areas that had been Level 2 “Get Set” have been reduced to Level 1 “Be Ready,” and Level 1 advisories in the community of Lyle have been lifted completely.  More accurate mapping has reduced the size of the fire […]

Crews at the Lyle Hill Fire expect a test of their perimeter lines today as high winds buffer the site of the fire that sparked on Sunday. Fire Public Information Officer Carissa Silva said there is dozer and hand line around most of the fire that is now estimated to be 450 acres in size, […]

Radio Amateurs of the Gorge will hold its annual Field Day this Saturday at the Westside Fire District training area on 4250 Barrett Drive in Hood River, adjacent to the Rockford Grange.  The club provides communications in times of emergency, supports charitable events with radio communications, and offers workshops in amateur radio.  The group’s Bill […]

The Hood River City Council voted to approve a change in zoning from industrial to general commercial for a third-of-an-acre property on 1225 Wasco Street in conjunction with a residential development of eleven two-to-three bedroom townhouses.  The property used to be home to windsurf company Northwave, but Capsule Development sought the zone change, agreeing to […]

Market conditions for cherries may be stabilizing as harvest continues around the Mid-Columbia.  Area orchardist and Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission Chair Ian Chandler says they started well, then there was a glut that led to a downturn, but the market is turning upward again.  Chandler says they are hitting the Fourth of July window with […]