Columbia Gorge News
newspaper in Hood River, Oregon
Columbia Gorge News is a weekly newspaper based in Hood River, Oregon. It covers communities throughout the Columbia River Gorge, including those in Wasco County, Oregon, and Klickitat County, Washington. It was formed in April 2020 by the merger of The Dalles Chronicle, Hood River News and White Salmon Enterprise after Eagle Newspapers sold them to Chelsea Marr. The paper has a circulation around 7,000 and publishes on Wednesdays. Columbia Gorge News is a member of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association.
History
The Dalles Chronicle
The Dalles Chronicle was first published on December 10, 1890. The paper had many managers and owners in its early days. In 1906, Ben R. Litfin arrived in The Dalles three days before Christmas with 20 cents in his pocket. He would go on to "become publisher of a newspaper which he developed beyond the dreams of any of his predecessor." Litfin become a part-owner in 1909. Clarence Hedges acquired the paper in 1915.
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