Clyde Rosa and Barry Springer move a table outside at Mama Janes this afternoon, Thursday, April 29. A high-risk rating for COVID-19 in Wasco County triggered the elimination of indoor dining starting tomorrow, Friday, April 30.

To help you select our future community leaders, CCCNews has reached out to all candidates to get the inside scoop on who is best suited to serve our communities.

With 74 cases of COVID-19 in Wasco County in the most recent 14-day period, and a rapid surge in cases and hospitalizations statewide, the county is one of 15 moving to the extreme risk category on Friday, April 30.

A woman from The Dalles was injured at about 11:20 a.m. this morning when a small four-door sedan collided with her Harley Davidson at the corner of Eighth Street and Kelly Avenue.

Passersby Maria Sandoval and her daughter Eimy, 11, were excited to hear that sidewalks would be receiving ADA ramps. “Anything to help the neighborhood would be nice,” they said.

The Rangers’ inaugural golf season started off with a bang as the Lady Rangers won the team event with a team score of 429.

Oregon’s Secretary of State, Shemia Fagan a product of Dufur and The Dalles High school turned out for the North Central Public Health’s Friday Night Lights mass vaccination for high school students at Wahtonka Field in The Dalles. Fagan compared vaccinations to stacking sandbags in the 1996 flood in The Dalles, both an effort to protect and save our community.

Bill Hardy sat on a blackened gun cabinet and looked into the charred remains of his home. Everything he owned was in that house. Almost. “I still got my sense of humor. It’s all I got left. Couldn't burn that,” he said.

When firefighters arrived at a house fire in Foley Lakes on Wednesday, April 21, they found a double-wide manufactured home with flames coming out the front door and the roof on fire.

“To see the people loosen and relax and look at me and say, ‘Really, you stayed here?’ and be able to say, ‘Yes, I’ve been in your exact shoes and from this place I was able to move to a much better place for myself and my family. To relieve that fear is my favorite part of the job.”

Yahir Santillan-Guzman sat at his computer two weeks ago. He set his iPhone to video and set it at the base of the screen. The 18-year-old senior at The Dalles High School was awaiting a message. From Harvard. Did he get in? Read more.

CMH Construction owner Cliff Hill said on Wednesday that a brisk construction market was keeping him and his crew busy, but he wondered if the surge in demand was sustainable. Lumber and other materials are also skyrocketing in cost with demand and supply-chain slowdown.

Mark your calendars and be ready to bid on great items starting Tuesday, May 4 through May 11, as Columbia Gorge Community Foundation hosts “Saddle Up and Celebrate,” one of two annual scholarship fundraisers. The need is high as there is currently only enough funding for half of the 70 students applying for scholarships.

A third surge of COVID-19 cases has begun in Wasco County, threatening to curtail gatherings, in-door dining and shopping, among other group activities, according to local health officials.

North Central Public Health District wishes to thank the many volunteers who have helped make possible our ever-larger and more frequent vaccine clinics, as we work together on our best chance to help end the pandemic.

How should Google fees and payments be best spent by the City of The Dalles? That is a question City Councillors are pondering as they are looking for a best practice to vet and rank projects that will elicit the greater good for the community.

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“You have to live every moment to the minute, you can’t waste your time because life isn’t very long,” said Navarre.

Resistance is futile. The Wildflowers have won, and you can’t help but see them as even far-off hillsides grow yellow with petals. The glory of the Gorge is in its full magnificence, the sun beckons to kiss your face and all prospects of health and happiness are within your grasp. Your happy spot might be five minutes from your doorstep.