From pulling weeds taller than themselves to protecting spiders and planting pollinator gardens, Chenowith Elementary students are turning dirt into discovery through a growing hands-on garden project.

The Beautification & Tree Committee proudly honors Cindy and Steve Russell with the May Beautification Award for their outstanding garden at 300 W 6th Street.

As Oregon’s wolf population expands, so do the conflicts surrounding it. Ranchers, hunters, tribal representatives and environmental advocates are increasingly divided over livestock losses, elk herds, lethal removals and what the future of wolf management in the state should look like.

Mid-Columbia Economic Development District (MCEDD) may be more well-known in the region for providing flexible business loans to entrepreneurs, start-up businesses, and existing businesses that otherwise would not qualify for a commercial bank loan.

The Dalles City Council will vote Monday, June 2, on whether to authorize a $465,000 tourism promotion contract with The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce, following the submission of five bids for the job.

Brewster Whitmire was just a year out of The Dalles High School in 2009 when a little project hit his radar. The avid skateboarder found out there was a push to create a skate park at Howe Park near The Dalles Middle School. But, it turned out, neighbors were less than enthused.

It is with heavy heart that we learned of Karl Vercouteren’s passing on Saturday, May 25. 

TechStart is proud to give Kylin Elliott the award of TechStart 2025 Girl Technology Student of the Year. Kylin is a student at Hood River Valley High School, with approximately 1,100 students, located in Hood River, Oregon.

Jesus Sosa, 56, and Saul Guzman, 45, both of The Dalles were all smiles this morning as Sosa loaded his trowel with the wet concrete and threw it at this block wall on Kelly Avenue like he was skipping rocks at the beach. The pair were met with great weather for their work and it looks to continue all week.

Eli Howard and the Greater Good will play a free outside concert at The Dalles Art Center this Friday, May 27, with festivities starting at 5 p.m. and music at 6 p.m. They are taking over the block - streets closed on Fourth outside TDAC - for the second time in two months.

Eli Howard and the Greater Good will play a free outside concert at The Dalles Art Center this Friday, May 27, with festivities starting at 5 p.m. and music at 6 p.m. They are taking over the block - streets closed on Fourth outside TDAC - for the second time in two months.