Action: Opens two days of white sturgeon retention (Feb. 22 and Feb. 26). Species affected: White sturgeon. Location: Columbia River from The Dalles Dam to John Day Dam and all adjacent Washington tributaries. Effective dates and sturgeon […]
RIDGEFIELD – Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon approved this year’s Columbia River recreational spring Chinook salmon fishing season during a joint state hearing Thursday. The 2026 forecast for upriver spring Chinook is 147,300 fish, which is less […]
Story by Rodger Nichols for Gorge Country Media Two subjects dominated yesterday’s Wasco County Commission meeting – finding a way to make NORCOR financially self-sustaining. and the proposed new Deschutes Solar and BESS facility. Kathleen Sloan, […]
Story by Rodger Nichols for Gorge Country Media The icicles of the Klickitat County hiring freeze dripped a bit more yesterday, when commissioners approved hiring some part-time bus drivers for public transit. Senior Services Director Sharon […]
In the early afternoon on February 13, 2026 Deputies were called to the area of MP1 on Naught Road near Bickleton, Washington. The reporting party called about a vehicle that was unlocked with personal items […]
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