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Aug 26

Aug 26 Vibrant Colors, fascinating stories make Muralfest pop in TD

Art, Business, Education, Entertainment, History, Home Page, The Dalles

Day two of the Northwest Mural Fest brought a lot of vivid colors and exciting detail as 15 new murals are transforming the downtown corridor in The Dalles. Walldogs - artists and skilled sign painters were hard at it in the extreme heat on Thursday, Aug. 25, as works of art took shape and beads of sweat rolled.

Aug 25

Aug 25 Everybody Rides: A Day on the Bus

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Spend a day on a public bus in the gorge and you’re bound to meet all kinds of people. The Gorge TransLink motto is “Everybody rides”, after all but why do they ride? CCCNews spent a day on the CAT Bus in Hood River to find out.

Aug 25

Aug 25 Walldogs have a brush with history in second day of Northwest Mural Fest in TD

Art, Business, Education, Entertainment, History, Home Page, The Dalles

Artists and sign painters from all over the country have made their pilgrimage to The Dalles. The Walldogs are out in full force with local volunteers as they are changing TD’s downtown with a host of new murals celebrating local legends that have influenced the town that we live in today. This is just part one of a series of articles.

Aug 24

Aug 24 Weekend looking good: Muralfest in TD, Jams, brews, blues & Coo Coo Ca Choo

Art, Business, Entertainment, Education, Home Page, Hood River County, Klickitat County, Wasco County, The Dalles

Entertainment abounds this week with a Muralfest in The Dalles and pubs and bars knocking out the jams all over the Gorge for the next several days. There are also a whole lot of other nuggets here in the Gorge’s most comprehensive entertainment listing.

Aug 24

Aug 24 Peterson surpasses 2,000-mark on PCT, pushing toward Mt. Hood, Cascade Locks

Environment, Home Page, The Dalles, Hood River County

TD’s Emily Peterson continues to push on in her goal to hike the entire Pacific Crest Trail this season. She recently surpassed the 2,000-mile marker and will likely make it to Cascade Locks next week. But first a reunion with some new-old friends and some gorgeous scenery.

Aug 24

Aug 24 Teen walks away from rolllover on Olney Road in TD uninjured according to witness

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16-year-old walks away unharmed after rolling his vehicle several times on Olney Road in The Dalles on Tuesday, Aug. 23.

Aug 22

Aug 22 34-year-old TD man arrested after 18 mile chase at speeds over 100 mph

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A local man was apprehended on Sunday night, Aug. 21, but not before 28 miles were covered in pursuit and spike strips were deployed.

Aug 22

Aug 22 Shaniko Ice Cream Shop Hammered by Semi on Sunday night, Aug. 21

Business, Home Page, Wasco County

The residents of Shaniko got a wake-up call on Sunday night, Aug. 21, when a semi truck ran into the local ice cream shop and bashed its way through the entirety of the building.

Aug 22

Aug 22 Tara Koch plea hearing rescheduled due to lack of attorney

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No plea occurred at the Tara Koch plea hearing proceedings which took place today, August 22nd, 2022, at 9:58 a.m. due to a lack of an available public defender.

Aug 22

Aug 22 VANtastic Art and Music Fest Sept 4th

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A VANtastic Art and Music Fest will occur at the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum Grounds located at 990 SW Rock Creek Dr. Stevenson, WA on Sunday September 4 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event is free for the local community and for Community Art Studio of Skamania (CASS) supporters.

Aug 22

Aug 22 Ada Win Parker-Loy, a cultural icon "Rosie the Riveter", passes away in The Dalles

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Ada Win Parker-Loy, a cultural icon "Rosie the Riveter", passes away in The Dalles - Ada was one of the inspiring factory workers of World War II, which spurred the famous Rosie The Riveter poster that continues to endure and be imitated.

Aug 19

Aug 19 "The Trouble With Harry" Serious Theater Presents Murder, Comedy, and Romance Sept 9th

Entertainment, Home Page, The Dalles

It’s an ordinary fall day in Highwater, Vermont… except for the dead body on the hill in the woods. It’s Harry, and several locals, each thinking they were the one who killed him, must determine not only how and why he was killed, but what to do with the body.

Aug 19

Aug 19 Your Guide to the Northwest MuralFest Aug 24th-28th

Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

The Northwest MuralFest is this week! Get the latest on the street festival, road closures in The Dalles, and more!

Aug 18

Aug 18 65-year-old arrested in connection with shooting in West TD

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A black sports car seen here is leaving the area of a shooting at Ninth and Bridge streets in The Dalles on Aug. 17. The driver of a Dodge Charger reported 9 minutes later that his window had been shot out.

Aug 18

Aug 18 Grass fire burns along Tidyman Rd / Hwy 197 in Dallesport

The Dalles, Home Page, Klickitat County

There is a three acre fire burning in Dallesport along Tidyman road and Highway 197.

Aug 18

Aug 18 Former Haven Director Tara Koch to respond to theft and forgery charges in August 22nd plea hearing

Home Page, Hood River County, The Dalles, Wasco County

A plea hearing for former Haven Executive Director Tara Koch who is accused of 26 charges related to the theft of more than $96,000 has been scheduled for Aug. 22nd, 2022 at 9:45 a.m.

Aug 17

Aug 17 Wasco County to purchase 154 acres on the west side of The Dalles