Portland in the News: Truffle Dogs, Coastal Snow, Ice Age Artifact & More | February 19, 2026

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Who has four legs, a wet nose and a skill for sniffing out expensive fungi? The competitors of the Joriad Truffle Dog Championship, which took place earlier this month in Eugene.

Speaking of difficult to find items, researchers discovered a sewn animal hide in an Eastern Oregon cave that could be one of the oldest known pieces of sewn clothing, dating back to the Ice Age.

And here’s another chilly, rare sight for you: images of snowy beaches in Seaside OR this week.

Here’s a roundup of the goings-on in Portland this week:

• Portland Mercury: Ten black Portland innovators and change makers you should know
• OPB: Joriad Truffle Dog Championship takes place in Eugene
• Willamette Week: The Little Cart feeds Woodstock neighbors on the honor system
• OregonLive: A complaint went viral – now this Oregon town can’t get enough of ‘Messie’ 
• KOIN: Ice Age artifact found in Oregon cave may be oldest known sewn clothing
• OregonLive: Portland could soon have its own Brooklyn Bridge
• Travel Oregon: Best doughnut shops in Oregon
• OR Arts Watch: Tualatin resident wins Cowboy Poetry Award again
• OregonLive: Check out photos of rare snow on the Oregon Coast
• OPB: Portlander turns longest Plaid Pantry run ever into a love letter to the city