Mosier News

A plan to combine Mosier's rural fire protection district, the volunteer firefighters and the Mosier city firefighting staff into one cohesive fire district won tentative approval Wednesday from the Wasco County Court.

After two years of planning, Mosier's dream of having its own middle school is fast moving out of the starting blocks.

This weekend, runners from Portland hoping to run in the ever-popular, scenic and for-a-good-cause Mosier Twin Tunners 12k and 5k were stopped - at Troutdale, to be exact.

A Hood River man is facing charges this morning after he allegedly tried to elude police officers last night near Mosier area before crashing into a Hood River police car.

Home at Last Humane Society is experiencing an influx of pets being turned over by owners in financial turmoil.

Hard economic times affect more than two-legged creatures; in the Columbia Gorge, the four-legged varieties are also feeling the strain.

Coyote Wall drops steeply on its west side. If you do this hike today, you'll have to settle for a good howl with the coyotes instead of with the werewolves.

"Ask us about Maggie," family members are saying after the tragic death of Margaret Guth Bleakley on Oct.

In August, the Microwave fire threatened the town of Mosier, triggering a voluntary evacuation of residents.

The closest most kids get to being architects is putting together the Lego sets they got for Christmas, but students at Mosier Community School are getting a chance to help create a new building they may one day be learning in.

James Paulk Jr., 31, has pled guilty to the murder of a Portland area man, Christopher Bailey, near Mosier on June 30, 2007.

This fall hike series also is going to offer a wealth of time traveling, said Renee Tkach, the outdoor program coordinator for the sponsoring Friends of the Columbia Gorge.

One of the twin tunnels between Mosier and Hood River. Bicyclists and hikers will have to wait a bit longer before they can pedal the Twin Tunnel section of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail between Hood River and Mosier, Oregon State Parks officials said today.

Due to hazardous conditions caused by the Microwave Fire, the Twin Tunnels section of the Historic Columbia River Highway will be closed until further notice.

The fight - A crew of firefighters from Dundee looks on as a Columbia Helicopters pilot fills a water tank for a water drop operation on the Microwave Fire.

Woodburn firefighter Dan Agee drives one of Woodburn's fire trucks near Mosier. Four firefighters from Woodburn traveled to help with the Microwave fire.

It was another productive day on the Microwave Fire as firefighters continue to mop-up 300 feet in from fire lines.

The Microwave fire that threatened the town of Mosier in the Columbia River Gorge is 90 percent contained, fire officials said today.

The Microwave fire that threatened Mosier this past weekend was 90 percent contained Tuesday morning, according to a release from the Oregon Department of Forestry's Incident Management Team.

A local Oregon Department of Forestry and USDA Forest Service, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Fire Management Team assumed management of the fire yesterday at 2:00 p.m. Yesterday at 2:00 p.m., management of the Microwave Fire was transferred from The Oregon Department of Forestry's Incident Management Team #3, to a local fire management ...