News Ticker
  • [ May 27, 2026 ] Washington tourist pleads not guilty in Hawaiian monk seal rock case, barred from Hawaii beaches Washington
  • [ May 27, 2026 ] Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare Ebola type are surging Science / Health
  • [ May 27, 2026 ] US stocks inch to more records after oil prices drop Business
  • [ May 27, 2026 ] Introducing Argus, a robot with 20 legs and eyes built to move and see in any direction instantly Business
  • [ May 27, 2026 ] Median pay for CEOs rose nearly 6% in 2025, but some compensation packages were eye-popping Business
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Oregon
  • Washington
  • National / International
  • NW Representation
  • Events
  • Contact Us
Home2024

Year: 2024

No Picture
Local News

Bomb threat phoned into Condon School District

December 18, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Bomb threat phoned into Condon School District

The following is from the Gilliam County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page: On 12/17/2024 at approximately 3:25 PM, an individual contacted the Condon Schools by phone advising a bomb had been placed in the building and […]

No Picture
Oddities

Polarization: Merriam-Webster says politics was the word in 2024

December 17, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Polarization: Merriam-Webster says politics was the word in 2024

And the word of the year is … polarization, according to Merriam-Webster.com. If you’re struggling to put your finger on exactly what the word means, you’re just like many of the folks who looked it up […]

No Picture
Oddities

Need a place to live? Order your home on Amazon

December 17, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Need a place to live? Order your home on Amazon

If you’re looking to fight the rising cost of real estate, Amazon just may have the answer. The LC Lenercom Prefabricated Tiny Home starts at $50,000 and boasts a modern bedroom and kitchen, a living room […]

No Picture
Oddities

Polarization: Merriam-Webster says politics was the word in 2024

December 17, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Polarization: Merriam-Webster says politics was the word in 2024

And the word of the year is … polarization, according to Merriam-Webster.com. If you’re struggling to put your finger on exactly what the word means, you’re just like many of the folks who looked it up […]

No Picture
Sports

Giannis, Bucks use 3-point barrage to beat Thunder 97-81 for NBA Cup title

December 17, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Giannis, Bucks use 3-point barrage to beat Thunder 97-81 for NBA Cup title

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Everyone has a lucky number in Las Vegas. For the Milwaukee Bucks, it was 3. And the NBA Cup was their prize. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 26 points to go along with […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 72 73 74 … 150 »

Wednesday 5/27

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

1 / 5

The last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, was in what restaurant commercial?

Mikhail Gorbachev starred in a famous international television commercial for Pizza Hut in 1997. The ad, which originally aired in 1998, was shot in Moscow and featured the former Soviet leader visiting a Pizza Hut restaurant in Red Square with his granddaughter.

2 / 5

Who was Sherlock Holmes’s assistant?

Sherlock Holmes' legendary assistant, biographer, and roommate is Dr. John H. Watson. A former British Army doctor wounded in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, Watson serves as Holmes’s emotional anchor, moral compass, and the first-person narrator for the vast majority of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories.

3 / 5

What popular toy was invented by taking empty pie plates are throwing them in the air?

The Frisbee is the popular toy you are thinking of. College students in the 1930s and 1940s (famously at Yale University) would toss empty pie tins from the Frisbie Pie Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The students would yell "Frisbie!" to warn others of the incoming tins. This popular pastime inspired inventor Walter Morrison to create a better-flying plastic version. The toy company Wham-O bought the design in 1955, and eventually released it under the name "Frisbee" as a tribute to the pie company that started the craze. 

4 / 5

What reddish-colored ant common in the southern U.S. delivers painful, venomous stings that can cause severe allergic reactions?

The red imported fire ant (or simply the fire ant) is the reddish-colored ant common in the southern U.S. that delivers painful, venomous stings capable of causing severe allergic reactions.

5 / 5

What is the only US state with an official jelly?

Louisiana is the only US state with an official state jelly. In fact, it has two: mayhaw jelly and Louisiana sugar cane jelly, which were both officially adopted by the state legislature in 2003. 

Your score is

The average score is 69%

0%

Goldendale
Current weather
-º
Humidity-
Wind direction-
Pressure-
Cloudiness-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
Goldendale weather
The Dalles
Current weather
-º
Humidity-
Wind direction-
Pressure-
Cloudiness-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
The Dalles weather
Hood River
Current weather
-º
Humidity-
Wind direction-
Pressure-
Cloudiness-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
Hood River weather

Copyright Gorge Country Media 2026