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The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Highstreet Insurance & Financial Services, regretfully announces the postponement of our much-anticipated event, the 2024 Distinguished Citizens Award Banquet, originally scheduled for tomorrow night, January 18th.
The City of the Dalles, The City of Hood River, and Wasco County Offices are closed today due to inclement weather as a winter storm has brought ice, snow, and freezing rain to large swaths of the Northwest. Tough driving conditions look to continue as heavy snow and ice will move toward thawing and freezing as temps reach above freezing during daytime hours.
Washington State lawmakers who voted in favor of the Bill contend that the old law was doing more harm than good when it came to offenders who committed their crimes as juveniles. A level 3 or high-risk offender's requirement to register as a sex offender has reduced from being listed indefinitely to three years after release from a confinement/treatment facility. A level 2 or moderate-risk offender’s requirement decreased from 10 to 2 years.
Moses Witkowski, 13, of The Dalles on the right, and brother Solomon, 8, work the walkway in front of Onstott Broehl & Cyphers CPAs PC at 100 E. Fourth Street, The Dalles this morning after Mother Nature left another inch of snow on Tuesday evening, Jan. 16.
All North Wasco County Schools will remain closed Wednesday, January 17th due to the ongoing winter storm conditions in our area. We strongly encourage all families to stay home and off the road as ice accumulation is expected overnight.
A photo of a destroyed OSP patrol vehicle hangs on the wall. It’s a reminder, he said. A reminder of why he does the job. A reminder of the sacrifice it takes. A reminder of what a trooper must be prepared to do to keep people safe.
Oregon Department of Transportation has closed I84 in both directions from Troutdale at Milepost 17 to Hood River at Milepost 64.
A new champion was crowned at the 10th annual Dancing With The Gorge Stars event on Friday night. Dufur School teacher, Judy Ford, took home the mirror-ball trophy with her amazing performance of the cha cha to “Barbie Girl”. The event was kicked off with a performance by The Dalles Dazzling Dancers, a group of 12 local students who danced to “Try Anything’” by Shakira.
Hood River County District Attorney Carrie Rasmussen announced today that she will not seek reelection in 2024 and has thrown her support behind Matthew Ellis to fill her position.
College. Come January, it’s on the minds of teens across the country as student applications roll out and college letters start rolling back in. In an effort to guide this year's seniors through the exciting yet challenging transition to college life, recent TDHS graduates returned to The Dalles High School (TDHS) to share what they've learned from navigating the real world experience of attending college.
At about 9:30 a.m. today, Klickitat County Dispatch received a call from the Klickitat School District. School staff who were monitoring cameras observed what appeared to be two males approaching school property, and one appeared to be armed with a gun.
Construction on the 5,500-square-foot commercial building is taking place across the street from McDonald's near The Dalles Bridge.
The National Weather Service has issues a winter storm watch and wind advisory for the Eastern Columbia River Gorge, Simcoe Highlands, and the lower slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest. The storm watch remains in effect from the morning of Thursday Jan. 11 until Jan 14.
With a winter storm bringing predicted low temperatures and potentially heavy snowfall in the coming days, the public is encouraged to take steps to prepare as much as possible. Please visit North Central Public Health.
It was a rainy afternoon here in The Dalles on Monday, January 8th, 2023 when Zeb Stelzer, 15, who lives just outside of Dufur, was seen at the high school. Stelzer is an up-and-coming runner in the Dalles High School. While cross country isn't till the spring, and is taking this opportunity for winter practice to improve his time and distance.
The development as planned will put six different buildings on the 3.3-acre lot at 335 NE Lone Pine Drive near The Dalles Bridge. Three would be dedicated to rental apartments with 20 units in each. The other three buildings would contain 6 townhomes each. All buildings will be three stories.
Indulge in some of the classics such as Chicken Fried Steak and Elvis at the Bargeway Pub in The Dalles on Sunday, Jan. 14. Musician Al Hare will serenade with iconic hits from musicians such as Frank Sinatra, Elvis & Johnny Cash. Not enough? Need more? Keep reading here as we’ve got all the gigs in the Gorge’s most inclusive guide.
Leo Ruis, Jose Ledesma, and Aurelio Marquez, above, were putting down their footprint at The Foley in The Dalles on Tuesday, Jan. 9 as strong winds and rain pelted the area. The three work at Schuepbach Builders of Hood River, which is now into building forms to pour a new walkway at the restored Plantation-Colonial Revival at 106 E. Fourth Street.
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for North Central Oregon and Southern Washington. A wind advisory for the will be in effect from 4 p.m. January 9, 2024 until 10 a.m. until 4 a.m. Wednesday January 10.
The Dalles Elks Lodge 303 presented a $15,000.00 check to Meals on Wheels on Thursday January 4, 2024. The Elks annual donation has become especially important in the last two years due to funding cuts.
