WAGAP has recieved $20k in funding to build a shower facility and to hire a new outreach coordinator with lived experience as a houseless individual. His story reveals how the kindness of strangers keeps paying it forward.

OSU Master Gardeners will resume their annual “Saturdays at The DIG” Summer Gardening Series with All About Cherries on Saturday, July 10th at 9 a.m. where attendees will learn about our local cherry industry and the numerous cherry varieties grown here—including some varieties still in trial.

The gloves are coming off this weekend as The Dalles gets ready to rumble with a stellar set of Fourth of July festivities. Neighbor to neighbor, shoulder to shoulder. Volunteers have blown it out of the sky raising thousands of dollars to bring one of the premier fireworks displays in the entire Northwest with 22 plus minutes of bang and blast, oohs and ahs.

An analysis of the local and regional impact of increasing minimum wage in Oregon, economists changing views, and a quick look at legislation that would significantly raise both state and federal minimum wages.

There are some simple recipes at Riverbend Community School on the Columbia Gorge Community College campus in The Dalles. Want to learn about physics? Build a roller coaster. Learn more about the school’s Spring Exhibition of Learning here.

An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for the entire Columbia River Gorge and Pacific Northwest region. And deservedly so with the local temperature in The Dalles just hitting 117. CCCNews.com Columbia Community Connection

A structure fire claimed a home near town on Snowden Rd in White Salmon, Washington on June 25th, 2021.

TD High Power Soccer Camp With A Successful Week

Riverhawks Boys Basketball Falls in First Round IMC Playoff Game

A quick look at the impact of climate change on wildfires in the Pacific Northwest.

There is a level 3 GO NOW evacuation in effect for a small portion of Kelley Springs Rd to the northeast of the fire. A heat advisory is currently in place for June 21st in the Columbia River Basin.

When you’re dropping 1,500 gallons of water on flames, you better keep your hand on the collective or your Sikorsky helicopter will pop up like a cork in an ocean. HTS Pilots give us a rundown on what it’s like to draft 2,000 gallons of water in a Sikorsky and then hit your target.

Andrew Halm, 36, Goldendale’s first openly Gay City Councilor is on a mission to spread love throughout his community by giving out free Pride flags and organizing Goldendale’s first Gay Pride event.

Riverhawks Boys Basketball Comes Away With a Win in Season Finale

The City is soliciting written, sealed bids for this property’s sale. The minimum acceptable bid to the City is $50,000. The property has no site address. Its legal description is: Lots 6 and 7, WILL’S FIRST ADDITION TO DALLES CITY, in the City of The Dalles, County of Wasco, State of Oregon.

The Dalles public pool will close tomorrow as supply disruptions have led to region-wide chlorine shortages across the Pacific Northwest.

Your guide to celebrating Pride in the gorge!

TD just scored a new bike and pedestrian trail on Mill Creek, giving residents and visitors a pedestrian-friendly place to walk or ride bikes and take in the beauty. It’s a healthy step for The Dalles as Northern Wasco County Parks and Recreation Director Scott Baker pointed out it will safely provide greater access to parks and neighborhoods in years to come.

Gorge STEM Hub creates Columbia Gorge Career Connect to increase career exposure for local youth, bridging the gap between high school and the workforce through guest speakers, job shadows, and academic internships. The program is seeking matching donations in time and money after receiving a matching grant. Read more here.

We are pleased to report that the water mains have been repaired. Tests show no bacteria in City water and you no longer need to boil your water before drinking it. A total of 24 tests had to be taken to ensure that no harmful bacteria were in the water.