The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center brings the region’s deep past to life on Dec. 6 as the Archaeology Roadshow returns with more than two dozen pop-up exhibits, hands-on activities, and artifact experts. From robotics demos to craft traditions — plus Indian tacos and huckleberry treats — the free family event explores the stories behind the Gorge’s oldest objects and living cultures.

Insitu, Washington Federal Bank, Columbia Gorge Education Service District, Washington Gorge Action Programs, Mid-Columbia Community Action Council, and The Next Door Inc. are teaming up to host a winter coat drive for local area youth! As we approach the cold winter months, you can donate new and like-new coats for all ages now through the end of December. 

Circuit Court Judge John A. Wolf has been appointed by Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Meagan A. Flynn to serve as the next presiding judge of Oregon’s Seventh Judicial District.

Hood River Farmers Market’s tenth winter season starts on Saturday, December 6th! Hood River Farmers Market is the only year-round farmers market in the Gorge. It’s open on 1st and 3rd Saturdays, December through April, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. During the winter, the market remains outside but moves to 403 Portway Avenue on the waterfront, near Ferment Brewing.

The City of Hood River has launched a series of short questionnaires to receive public input to help guide their project, the Development Code Audit and Update. 

If you’ve walked through a supermarket lately, you’ve probably noticed produce prices that feel too high. Meanwhile, farmers like me are getting paid prices that are too low — often far below the cost of growing the food in the first place.

We have 33 energetic carolers from Colonel Wright Elementary preparing to sing in various places in The Dalles in December. This is our 15th year of caroling, directed by Ramona Harwood, their Music Specialist.

The Dalles Public Library’s first week of December is packed with hands-on creativity, holiday fun and learning, including crafting workshops, gaming, storytime, a Bob Ross–style painting class and a free screening of the holiday classic “Home Alone.”

A surge of more than 350 runners, walkers, and families filled Lewis & Clark Park on Thanksgiving morning for the annual Turkey Trot, a community tradition that raised more than $17,000 this year for the Columbia Gorge Food Bank.

On Sunday, November 23rd, 2025, the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office and Goldendale Police Department hosted the first-ever fundraising Flag Football Game at the Barthlow Field at Goldendale High School.

Get outdoors with friends and family and enjoy free fishing, crabbing, and clamming on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 28 and 29. Statewide free-fishing days are a great chance to take someone new fishing and celebrate Oregon’s natural resources.

Kiwanis meetings are held every Thursday at noon at Spooky's, and visitors are welcome.

With significant insurance cost hikes anticipated for 2026, One Community Health is urging residents to attend December enrollment events to review their options and keep Oregon Health Plan information updated.

The week of December 1, 2025, the City of The Dalles Public Works will work on E. 10th St. between Quinton St. and Roberts St. to replace and upgrade a stormwater sewer main. This project is part of the ongoing work on E 9th St. and Quinton St.

A water-line break at Columbia Gorge Community College forced last-minute kitchen changes for the Free Community Thanksgiving Meal, sending volunteers scrambling across multiple schools to keep hundreds of holiday dinners on track.

Continuing a tradition of a Christmas play to kick off the holiday season, Serious Theater is presenting a readers’ theater production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Directed by Sue Matney, there is a lively cast of characters, complete with the grumpy Ebenezer Scrooge.

The Dalles Public Library is rolling out a full lineup of family crafts, teen activities, and holiday-themed programs as November heads into the winter season. Here’s a look at what’s coming up:

Columbia Center for the Arts is filling December with theater, handmade gifts, and family activities, offering the Gorge a month of local creativity, community connection, and festive holiday traditions.

A single-lane traffic restriction on West Sixth Street will remain in place through the end of the day Tuesday, Nov. 25, to maintain a clean surface for pavement striping and markings, Crestline Construction announced.

With inflation straining family budgets, Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation is preparing to add 211 affordable homes across the Gorge, capped by a 76-unit development on Chenowith Loop Road in The Dalles, slated to begin construction in 2026.

A 20-mile high-speed chase on I-84 near Arlington Thursday night drew in multiple agencies after a driver fled an Oregon State Trooper and continued westbound across county lines.

Every dollar counts. That is the message being shared as nonprofits like Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) prepare for what is traditionally a joyful period of the year. 

The Hood River-White Salmon Bridge Authority today announced that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has formally issued its Record of Decision (ROD), marking a major milestone in the effort to replace the century-old Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge.