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 School boi, Meatloaf, People We Know, Jackson County Kills, Al Hare, Sunny Pache, Stephanie Tama Sweet, Albert Nicholas, Sugar Daddys, Beer, Bring The Heat, Prints from Crow’s Shadow, Ham Radio.

The Dalles Community Meals needs volunteers to serve as Meal Hosts following the retirement of several long-term volunteer groups which has left the current meal host schedule concerningly empty.

The Dalles City Council is poised to make an agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation to widen West Sixth Street at its regular meeting scheduled for tonight, Jan. 24, starting at 5:30 p.m. Councilors are will also consider utility work on Trevitt Street and property development on E. 18th Street.

District leadership is scheduled to meet first thing Monday morning to evaluate and discuss the current pause on athletics and activities, with the hope of making a decision one way or the other by early afternoon, Monday. Once a decision is made, we will be posting updates.

The North Wasco County School District Board accepted board member Rebecca Thistlethwaite’s resignation at its regular meeting on Jan. 20. The District is asking now for a resident of the Mosier area to step up and fill her shoes.

Hood River Police Department says Cascade Ave from 20th to Rand Road is closed while officers wait for assistance. Public is asked to remain clear form the area and choose alternate travel routes

Nicholas Kristof’s bid for the Oregon Governorship will first have to run through the Oregon Supreme Court to establish whether he was a resident of Oregon. Kristof, who grew up on a farm in Yamhill and has split time between New York and Oregon, is asking for a swift decision from the court to enable his run in this spring’s primary.

Mid-Columbia Community Action Council will conduct an annual Point-in-Time (PIT) survey to to count the number of people experiencing houselessness in Wasco, Hood River, and Sherman Counties next week. The survey will also provide valuable information to MCCAC about contributing factors to houselessness and the length of time individuals in our region have been houseless.

Get a sneak peak of the upcoming Wasco County Commission Meeting without having watch two and a half hours of a zoom meeting. This week the board covered topics such as a the current state of the healthcare system, MCCAC being awarded a spot in a legislative concept for a Coordinated Homeless Response Pilot Program, the Expunction of Juvenile Records, Maupin and Dufur Land Purchases, and a new Wasco County Transit Development Plan.

North Wasco County School Board is set to accept a resignation from one of its board members at its regular meeting scheduled for Jan. 20. The board will also hear from student representatives from each school. Sophia Lewis, Rokiah Notbohm, Cesar Alvarez, Hannah Pewitt, Eleanor Young, Omar Mercado Chavarria and Cadence LeAnn Scott are set to speak.

This month, the commissioners and judge on the Gilliam County Court voted to form their own county health department. The county will start its own health department on July 1, 2022.

TD Urban Renewal Agency Board is moving forwards with plans to demolish the Tony’s Town and Country building, and the Recreation building will get another year to finish construction. The board also discussed financial incentive programs, affordable housing, and elected new officers.

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 Betty White, Legato, Yak Attack, Heart & Hammer, Chasing Ebenezer, African Queen, The Reddy Black Trio, Mark Tegio, Midnight & Moonshine, Tyson Huckins, Chris Baron and Seussical.

Columbia Gorge Ent LLC is asking for a conditional use permit to operate an indoor marijuana farm at the former Red’s Trading Post building at 2610 W. Second Street.

The Northwest MuralFest committee has announced the final ten historical themes that will be used to create fifteen murals in The Dalles this coming August during the Northwest MuralFest.

Get a sneak peek at the upcoming Wasco County Commission Meeting without having to read through 567 pages of an agenda. Topics for this week’s meeting include a Coordinated Homeless Response Pilot Program, the Expunction of Juvenile Records, Maupin and Dufur Land Purchases, the unveiling of a new plan for County transit and more.

Join The History Museum of Hood River County for a virtual brewers roundtable talk and tasting, inspired by their current museum exhibit, Cheers! From Teetotalers to Tasting Rooms, which is the third and final exhibit installment covering the fascinating history of craft brewing in Hood River County.

The Dalles High School Athletic Director Billy Brost brings us up to date on all things Riverhawk in this weekly Column. Find out how teams did in last week’s competition and get all the times and dates for basketball, wrestling, swimming, skiing in the week to come.

Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency Board will consider next steps for the Recreation and Tony’s buildings at their upcoming meeting on January 18th, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.

Parents fighting mask mandates at North Wasco County School District set back by a procedural error in opinion from US District Court in Portland. Jennifer Gunter said they will decide in the next several days on whether to refile the case. US Judge Michael Simon finds little merit in the legal discussion of the case.