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Hilderbrand Lane slices through acres of wheat fields as it heads east out of Wasco, a tiny town burrowed into Oregon's poorest county.

Hilderbrand Lane slices through acres of wheat fields as it heads east out of Wasco, a tiny town burrowed into Oregon's poorest county.

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By SAM CRAIG of The Chronicle With apologies to Harold Macmillan, the wind of change is blowing through Sherman County.

Renewable energy leaders, elected officials, students and the Sherman County community gathered in the wheat fields east of Wasco, Ore., to celebrate the opening of Klondike III and IIIa.

Rod McGuire heads to national cookoff in Texas Sept. 4 through 7 By MARK GIBSON of The Chronicle Rod McGuire hadn't intended to become a chuckwagon trail cook.

Events runs through Sunday By KATHY GRAY of The Chronicle Annie Simantel wants to invite the public to the Sherman County Fair and Rodeo, happening Tuesday, Aug.

PORTLAND - Lightning-caused fires burned across remote areas of Oregon east of the Cascades Saturday.

Though a transplant to Sherman County, Sherrie Martin finds her niche promoting her small town By RACHEL DOUGHTY of The Chronicle After driving miles and miles past wheat fields on a winding road visited by ...

Under an unclouded sky a clutch of colorfully dressed ladies followed two women in uniform down Moro's Main Street and into Lisa's in Stitches fabric store.

By JUDY HARMON For The Chronicle A crowd of nearly 50 people was present for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Sherman County Public/School Library building, held on a hot and windy day in Moro July 10.

A Mabton, Wash., resident and two Grandview, Wash., residents are being charged in Sherman County following a July 5 traffic stop that yielded more than 23 pounds of marijuana.

Sheriff's patrols and other emergency services, along with road and bridge maintenance, are the major areas being affected in Oregon counties suffering from the loss of the federal timber safety net, according ...

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By ED COX of The Dalles Chronicle A large grass fire that started Tuesday morning with a lightning strike was still out of control today and threatening four or five residences as it burned east of Grass Valley ...

Feeling the pinch, people take action By KATHY GRAY of The Dalles Chronicle Dianne Espy doesn't make the trip home for lunch anymore.

Wasco residents oppose closure strategy By ED COX of The Dalles Chronicle MORO - It seemed as if all of Wasco was in one room and up in arms over the possibility Sherman County School District board would close ...

Telephone service was knocked out for several hours in five Gorge counties after a main cable was severed at a road crossing in Mosier.

POSTED: 06:00 AM PDT Wednesday, May 14, 2008 BY DJC STAFF Portland energy company Iberdrola Renewables Inc. via Daily Journal of Commerce

A Dalles man died on a windsurfing expedition on the Columbia River Wednesday. According to Sherman County sheriff's, 51-year-old Mark Estes was windsurfing upriver with friends when he got stranded on a ... via KGW-TV Portland