Crews were drilling at the corner of Crates Way and River Road on Thursday, Nov. 17, as 12 new power poles will be erected in the Port of The Dalles in weeks to come. The Power poles lead to Google’s new data center site at 3500 River Road.

Sal Reyes, 35, of The Dalles cuts through an 8” x 6” beam this morning in the Port of The Dalles. The Framer was working on the RBR Construction’s fourplex. Rain, Schmain. Reyes kept on working. Weather prognosticators are calling for more rain through the weekend with temps never jumping out of the 50s.

Framers with RBR Construction were working on mixed-use buildings this morning, Jan. 27, that will provide commercial space on the first floor and residential living on the second floor in the Port of The Dalles. The construction has been underway since summer and crews are moving fast to bring the project to fruition.

Debbie Hendrickx has moved her operation to The Dalles and is busy sweetening up the lives of dogs everywhere with a ‘Swell’ new gelato that’s just for the dogs.

Port of TD Candidate John Willer endorsed Frank Polehn for a CGCC Board Position earlier this month on Facebook and is now retracting the statement since learning Polehn was convicted of attempted sex abuse in the first degree. “I had no idea who that guy was,” Willer said this morning in a brief conversation. Willer said he will release a full statement to CCCNews on the matter later today, Thursday, May 6.

Riverfront living is starting to catch on in The Port of The Dalles. And maybe riverfront working is too. With townhouses upstairs and commercial space downstairs, developers are tapping into a new age of work and play. And It may soon define how we think of Riverfront Trail west.

Looking for a way to serve your community? Wasco County is seeking candidates for the Wasco County Special District Election on May 18, 2021.

A couple of construction projects in The Dalles have crews burning the candle at both ends. J.J. Castro Crew members Jaime Tello and Sergio and George Herrera were piling broken concrete this morning, Wednesday, Dec. 16. The work is being done in front of a new building in The Port of The Dalles near Klindt’s Cove.