The majority of people who turned out for a public hearing on North Bend’s proposed truck idling ban spoke out against the ordinance, including a TravelCenters of America field manager from Oregon. The TA truck stop, known locally as Truck Town, has been located near Interstate 90’s exit 34 for nearly 40 years. But the…
Day: March 15, 2012
Collegiate bike race coming to North Bend
For the first time, the University of Washington’s Cycling Club will hold a two-day racing event in North Bend. Devon Simpson, 20, a junior at UW and a cyclist, helped organized the multi-university event, to be held March 24-25. She said she expects about 200 cyclists competing from the UW, Whitman University, Portland State University,…