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The Dalles City Council approved $950,000 for pipe and supplies for the Dog River Pipe replacement slated to start this year. The 3.5-mile pipeline delivering water to the city water treatment plant can leak up to a million gallons per day during peak runoff.
There is hope on the horizon for those seeking to eke out an existence living on the streets of The Dalles while experiencing other problems such as mental health and addiction challenges. A local Agency has secured property and $2.8 million in an effort to get people off the street, build careers, and create stable homes.
Even as ecological disruptions cause salmonoid populations to suffer in the Columbia River, Shad populations are on the rise.
Happy Valentine’s Day from CCCNews! This year we put out a call for love letters from our community. Today we are honored to share these messages of love.
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 Owl Valentines, West Goats, Noteworthy, Bigfoot, Free Hillbillies, International dining, masquerade Crow’s Shadow, Don Bailey, Scot & Rebecca, Sunny Pache, Helping Hands, Ferment Brewing, The Granada, Serrano Margarita, Maupin Daze.
Sick of crowded trails? A major plan to disperse human traffic around Mt. Hood and the Columbia River Gorge is in the works.
The Dalles City Council is poised to approve near $1 million on purchasing materials for the long-awaited Dog River Pipeline replacement project at their regular meeting set for 5:30 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, Monday, Feb. 14.
An explosion was heard this morning Feb. 12 at about 7:30 a.m. in downtown The Dalles near the corner of Pentland and Third streets in The Dalles.
This week’s question of the week is a timely question that asks us to consider how incoming dollars from Google might support The City of The Dalles needs.
Looking for a way to celebrate love and relationships this February? We’ve got you covered! Keep reading to get date night, entertainment, and gift-giving ideas. Things looking a little rocky on the romance front? Check out our resources for relationships that need a little T.L.C.
The historic downtown The Dalles is celebrating the season of love with a decadent chocolate crawl tonight, Friday, Feb. 11, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. During this event, you can visit more than twenty businesses that will be offering chocolate-themed specials.
Oregon law requires that all children attending public and private schools, pre-schools, Head Start and certified child care facilities have up-to-date immunization documentation or have an exemption to remain in school. The Deadline is Feb. 16.
Rodger Nichols researched the incident that took place in 1949 when longshoremen at west coast ports honored a strike by their counterparts in Hawaii and refused to unload a shipload of pineapples. The union was not represented in The Dalles, so the ship headed up the Columbia and attempted to unload its cargo at the local port. Soon longshoremen descended on the town and a riot ensued.
Robotics isn’t what most people think of when it comes to a high school education but now, more than ever, classes like Charles Webber’s at TDHS, are of growing importance. By the time these students graduate in the next few years, over half of the available jobs around the globe will be in the STEM field.
North Central Public Health District has distributed about 1,500 FREE home COVID-19 test kits to a number of entities in Wasco, Sherman, and Gilliam counties to be further distributed to the community. We also have test kits available for the public at our office.
The Dalles School Teachers and D21 offer up some of the lessons and activities going on in their classrooms of late. Learn about middle school virtual sports awards, ceramics, social-emotional learning, spring high school sports, and teacher Marnette Sprouse is recognized for saving a choking student.
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 Honey Badgers, The Jazz Collective, Nancy Wesson, Mutineers, The West Goats, Al Hare, history forums, Superbowl parties, Vertigo, Yvonne Pepin-Wakefield, Rent, and Lowest Pair.
A Red Ford Pickup was seen by multiple eyewitnesses with The Dalles Police and Wasco County Sheriff’s Office in Pursuit. Even with spiked tires, the suspect led law enforcement officials on a speedy chase through town.
(Photo Credit: Kyiah Rose via Facebook)
Google announced today, Feb. 8, a $50,000 grant to The Dalles Main Street to support the upcoming 2022 Northwest MuralFest during which artists from around the country will create more than a dozen new murals in The Dalles downtown district.
Mo Burford reviews The Power of the Dog. It is Jane Campion’s most recent film, and her first in ten years, The Power of the Dog is at its center a reevaluation of the myth of the old west, and with it the myth of masculinity that follows in its shadow, carving a hole in the center of each character’s life.
