Hood River News

The playoff hopes for the Hood River Valley football team hit a crash stop Friday night in Hood River when the Central Catholic Rams rolled over HRV 37-6. Full Story »

Work is underway on a project to repair deteriorating concrete sections of the Hood River Bridge on Interstate 84. The work will require shifting I-84 eastbound traffic into I-84 westbound travel lanes. The traffic shift gives the contractor full access to the I-84 eastbound bridge deck. Full Story »

Jeff Flory, a 2000 graduate of Hood River Valley High School , received a state honor last week for his actions in a routine traffic stop that was far from routine. Full Story »

Elizabeth Putnam is a World War II veteran who has decided to join the American Legion as a matter of principle. Putnam was denied entry into the fraternal organization after the war because she was a woman. Full Story »

Mayor Arthur Babitz’ has been concerned all year that the city budget is in worse shape than suspected and he has been proven right. Full Story »

A 3 percent per gallon gas tax proposal was defeated by Hood River County voters Nov. 3. The tax proposal failed 3,306 to 1,950 (62.9% to 37.1 %). Full Story »

Where are the honeybees? A beekeeper and an apiary expert from Oregon State University will give a talk Tuesday on “Pollinator Awareness and Colony Collapse Disorder,” at Columbia Gorge Community College , Indian Creek Campus, room 310. The talk is free and open to the public and starts at 5:30 p.m. Full Story »

David Ryan, the owner of Hood River Juice Company, was charged last week with two misdemeanor counts of water pollution. He is already awaiting trial for six alleged felony acts of pollution tied to 16 separate charges. Full Story »

“Ask us about Maggie,” family members are saying after the tragic death of Margaret Guth Bleakley on Oct. 27 at her farm in Mosier. Maggie Bleakley, who coaxed ample produce from the soil, was 28. She operated Mosier Valley Organics on Davenport Road with her husband, Silas. Full Story »