When Disney announced The Mandalorian and Grogu, it seemed like a natural next step for two of the most popular characters in modern Star Wars. Unfortunately, the movie feels less like an essential chapter and more like an optional side quest.

Veterans, families and young Scouts gathered at Sorosis Park on Memorial Day to remember those who died in military service and ensure their sacrifices are not forgotten.

The winner of a Costa Rican adventure was drawn in a nonprofit raffle as the White Salmon-Bingen Rotary Club Foundation awarded a five-night stay at the Vista Ballena Hotel in Costa Rica, plus $1,500 toward airfare and transportation to Brian Heimbigner of Vancouver.

Riverhawks send 10 athletes to State on May 26 in 4A Track and Field Championship at Hayward Field in Eugene culminating in gutsy racing and going for broke in the field events.

TDHS Softball, 23 wins 3 loses, takes on Astoria, 19-6, tonight, May 26, in the playoff quarterfinal in the OSAA 4A bracket. They’ve got a home-field advantage at 16th Street Ballpark in The Dalles. The girls have not lost since March and burned Seaside earlier this week in a 16-0 route. The first pitch is at 6 p.m. Like the long ball? They set the record in that this year too.