While facility improvements could eventually enter the conversation, the School District on Tuesday began a holistic approach to gather information and find what is needed to provide a good education to local students. And it’s waiting for input from the community to guide those decisions.

Both Shilla Kim and our Ukrainian contact are on edge as the imminent strikes of Russia threaten to harm family and friends, and Vladamir Putin appears to have politically gambled much on the success of this war.

Smoke Wring BBQ at 801 E. 2nd St., The Dalles is looking to sauce things up a bit as partners in the business are in the process of developing a food cart pod at the sight.

On March 9, 2022, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. the City of The Dalles will host a virtual community town hall to share highlights from The Dalles Vision 2040 community survey and invite public input to help refine and prioritize initial vision ideas.

The Dufur School District has been awarded a $125,000 revitalization grant from the Oregon Department of Education to further enhance and develop their career and technical education (CTE) training program for the students of Dufur School, Ranger TECH.

What investments should The Dalles make to ensure that we turn out well-rounded critical thinkers who can see a career path to ensure their employment and purpose? D21 is set to find out on March 1 at a strategic planning meeting set for 6:30 p.m. CCCNews.com, Columbia Community Connection

Get a sneak peek at the upcoming Wasco County Commission Meeting without having to read through 62 pages of agendas and board packets. The Wasco County Commissioners Meeting will hold their regularly scheduled meeting at 9 a.m. on March 2nd, 2022.

This week’s question of the week is a timely question that asks us how we handle conflict and how resolving conflict can bring us closer together.

Eight members of en Taiko, a youth Japanese taiko drum ensemble from Portland, will be here to entertain and educate us on Saturday, March 19th. This program will take place at 11:00 in the John and Jean Thomas Children’s Wing.

The interaction between healthcare workers and protestors on 3rd street could have been disastrous or even driven a rift in the community. Instead it taught everyone a little more about how to love and respect their neighbor.

$1.5 million will help immigrant-owned Oregon businesses impacted by the pandemic

The Wasco County Commissioners Meeting held their regularly scheduled meeting at 9 a.m. on February 16th, 2022 and encompassed topics such as a decrease in Covid-19 cases, MCCAC Navigation Center, purchasing a new excavator for public works, and Tri-County Waste preparing to launch a new App.

A free concert by Native American Music Award-winning flute musician James Edmund Greeley from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will be held on Saturday, Feb. 26th at 7 p.m. in the wonderful Old St. Peter’s Landmark.

The Dalles High School (TDHS) Graphic Design Teacher Paula Long is empowering students to explore careers in Graphic Design with hands-on design experience and skill set building.

This week’s question of the week asks people in our community to open up and share something about themselves that others in our community might not know about them.

TDHS Students Alex Rector and Iris Cruz recently vaulted onto the world stage at Carnegie Hall after years of singing in The Dalles. Their teacher Shawn Lutz said getting them on that stage in New York was the ultimate goal. Rector said the experience brought tears to her eyes as the girls saw how hard work led them to a great place.

The Dalles boys basketball team played in their final home game of the season against the Ridgeview Ravens this past Tuesday in what was a dominant win. On a huge night for seniors of the team and the team in general, the Hawks came out playing some fantastic basketball, winning the game with a score of 58-40.

The Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge will be closed to all vehicle traffic beginning 11:00 p.m. on the evening of Thursday, February 24 through 5:00 a.m. on Friday, February 25 as Port of Hood River crews make required repairs to the bridge’s lift span rocker bearing.

Does your town, business, non-profit, or local government produce climate-smart commodities or have an idea for a climate-smart program that needs funding? The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it will invest $1 billion in partnerships to support climate-smart farmers, ranchers and forest landowners.