HeyJaredMid-Columbia Today
The Columbia River Gorge's premier radio talk program since 1970 is now available on demand! Mark Bailey talks to the newsmakers from around the region every weekday morning, airing live in the Hood River/The Dalles area on 98.3 FM/1340 AM KIHR at 8:05 a.m.
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- 54
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- Sep 18, 2026
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Mid-Columbia Today for Friday, September 18, 2026 (opens the original)
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To start the program, Mt. Adams Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tammara Tippel talks about what summer tourism was like, and a number of events coming up in the White Salmon-Bingen area. Then Marti Dane talks about her invovlement in the upcoming production of Ray Bradbury's Farenheit 451 at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River (columbiaarts.org), and spins that into a discussion on asking the question "why?" instead of "how?"
Mid-Columbia Today for Thursday, September 17, 2026 (opens the original)
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In the first half of the show Mark previews the Pig Bowl on September 26 at 7 p.m. at the Wahtonka campus in The Dalles and talks about the families benefitting from the Law Enforcement vs. Firefighters football game with Scott Rector (learn how to donate at the Pig Bowl Facebook page), then with no guest it's "random neuron firings" on a variety of subjects.
Mid-Columbia Today for Wednesday, September 16, 2026 (opens the original)
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The show starts with Sarah Fox previewing Season 17 of the Sense of Place series (senseofplace.org), then it's White Salmon Valley School District Superintendent Rich Polkinghorn on early enrollment numbers and an update on the K-12 campus project.
Mid-Columbia Today for Tuesday, September 15, 2026 (opens the original)
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In the first half of today's program, Hood River County School District Superintendent Bill Newton talks about various topics, including efforts to encourage school attendance, and an update on long-range planning. Then it's White Salmon Mayor Marla Keethler on adjustments to the 2026 budget and planning for 2027.
Mid-Columbia Today for Monday, September 14, 2026 (opens the original)
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In the first portion of the show, Mark talks with Mid-Columbia Center For Living Clinical Supervisor for Jail Diversion and Aid & Assist programs Breana Hesse, then History Museum of Hood River County Executive Director Lisa Commander previews upcoming events and exhibits at the museum.
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