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Vancouver-based Conway Construction won a contract from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration for over $13 million to restore some of the last unfinished sections of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge.

CATCHES OF THE WEEK Seth Garcia, of Raton, caught a 20-inch rainbow trout on the Cimarron River using worms May 8. David Whitener, of Clovis, caught a 9-pound walleye at Conchas Lake using a crappie jig May 6. Mark Haber, of Santa Fe, caught a 21-inch kokanee salmon at Eagle Nest Lake trolling a Pistol Pete on May 5. Evangeline Tenorio, 8, of Anton Chico, caught her first fish, a 20.25-inch rainbow trout using green and white glitter PowerBait Turbo Dough on May 1. Guy Poland, of Santa Fe, cau...

Work starts on Gorge highway tunnel closed for 70 years Work has begun to reconstruct an iconic tunnel in the Columbia River Gorge. The Oregon Department of Transportation has taken the first step in rebuilding Mitchell Point Tunnel, a passage built in 1915 for cars traveling the Historic Columbia River Highway that has been closed for nearly 70 years. The new tunnel, for walkers and bikers, will be 655-feet long with five arched windows reminiscent of the original design. The work w...

• At 6 p.m. on May 6, Join us on Facebook to watch a commemorative video. We will announce the winners of the art contest before the video screening. You can RSVP to the event now. You don’t need a Facebook account to watch the screening. Constructed in 1915, the original Mitchell Point Tunnel was part of the old Columbia River Highway with its five arched windows an iconic view. In 1953, we closed and filled in the tunnel, which had become to small and narrow for modern transportation, an...

• At 6 p.m. on May 6, Join us on Facebook to watch a commemorative video. We will announce the winners of the art contest before the video screening. You can RSVP to the event now. You don’t need a Facebook account to watch the screening. Constructed in 1915, the original Mitchell Point Tunnel was part of the old Columbia River Highway with its five arched windows an iconic view. In 1953, we closed and filled in the tunnel, which had become to small and narrow for modern transportation, an...

• At 6 p.m. on May 6, Join us on Facebook to watch a commemorative video. We will announce the winners of the art contest before the video screening. You can RSVP to the event now. You don’t need a Facebook account to watch the screening. Constructed in 1915, the original Mitchell Point Tunnel was part of the old Columbia River Highway with its five arched windows an iconic view. In 1953, we closed and filled in the tunnel, which had become to small and narrow for modern transportation, an...