The Dalles City Council approved $1.66 million in new projects including $400,000 for parks that will be paid for through federal dollars. Councilors also agreed to signing bonuses for officers willing to move laterally to The Dalles Police Department which is experiencing a staffing crisis. Council was also updated on Google negotiations.

The new restroom and shower trailer provides functionality, durability, comfort to guests of the shelter, while also improving shelter guests health, self-esteem, confidence and overall wellness.

An out-of-season outage will close The Dalles Dam’s navigation lock, Sept. 14-15, 2021. A specialized U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rope-access (climbing) inspection team will be performing an assessment, which is part of a required five-year cycle.

The Dalles City Council recognized Katie and Greg Cummings for their efforts in helping rescue owners of boathouses and assisting law enforcement at The Dalles Marina fire on July 3. Robert Kuenzinger was also awarded for straitening out traffic jam at Sixth and Webber Streets.

Retired Veterinarian Wally Wolf of The Dalles said on Monday that the West Nile Virus was nothing to mess with when it comes to horses. Several cases have occurred in Oregon and horse owners can make sure their animals are protected.

When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including Exit 84 band, MuralFest, Gun Shy, Logan Kalsch, Terry Robb, Monolith Monsters, Gorge Artist Open Studios, Al Hare, Jeff Minnick, Rob Neuberger, Wayo Hogan and more. What a week!

The Dalles City Council is set to decide on how to spend $1.74 million in federal dollars coming from the American Rescue Plan tonight, Monday, Sept. 13. Check out the list of projects here.

Firefighters, police and local leaders gathered on Saturday the remember those fallen and those still suffering from the terrorist attack on 9-11-2001, where Boeing aircraft loaded with jet fuel were used to strike the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington D.C.

The rescheduled varsity football game for the Riverhawks on Saturday, September 11th at 5 p.m. against Fort Vancouver High School has been canceled.

Between Sept. 1 and Sept. 8, schools in Wasco and Sherman counties reported 19 cases of COVID-19. School-based cases can be reported among students, staff or volunteers. None were due to transmission in the school setting.

“Just look at somebody and love them. Always love first.” - Michael Swinehart

Performances at the Adult Center Theater (PACT) will present four performances of Shakespeare’s As You Like It LIVE and onstage at Jackson Park Theater on September 10th, 11th, 17th, and 18th at 6 p.m.

29-year-old Marcos Vargas received a 90-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to charges related to a chase that started in Arlington, led to a carjacking of a Subaru in The Dalles, and ended in a wreck on Highway 97 near Maupin where he fought with officers, was tazed and taken into custody.

A former Public Works employee with the City of The Dalles claims he endured race discrimination and was retaliated against by coworkers and his supervisor before being terminated in 2020.

Starting Tonight, Sept. 9, The Dalles Bridge will be closed from Thursday nights at 8 p.m through Monday mornings at 6 a.m. and this will continue every weekend through May 2022. The detour is the Biggs Junction bridge across the river during closure times.

Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has announced that $2 million in federal funding is headed to the Columbia River Gorge to support economic revitalization efforts. The announcement is the culmination of a years-long effort to fulfill a promise made when Congress passed the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act.

The recent reaction to a Black Lives Matter mural at the Washington Gorge Action Programs office in Goldendale have some disheartened and afraid. Painters of the mural endured verbal attacks during the painting and the mural was later erased by an unknown person. Read more here.

When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including Dan Boller, Jose Maya, Trent Rose, John Donvan and a little Shakespeare to boot.

Investigators posted fake advertisements online for commercial sex. Four arrests were made as a result of the operation. The majority of those arrests were local individuals who reside in the area of The Dalles.

Due to team ( St. Helens team) quarantine, the previously scheduled game with St. Helens at St. Helens this coming Friday, September 10th has been canceled. The JV2 football game has also been canceled with St. Helens.