Goldendale was coming off a win at the Eastern Washington Athletic Conference Champions held on Thursday, Jan. 24, and the team rode that momentum as they earned dual wins over The Dalles and Washougal. Mike Salsbury brings us another stunning photo essay as teams are headed toward the postseason.

We are excited to roll out a new auction-style event for The Dalles Booster Club! Our Riverhawks Gathering event will be on Friday, March 7th at 5 pm. The location this year will be at The Dalles Readiness Center. If you know of any individuals or teams worthy of being added to the hall of fame, it can be from Wahtonka or The Dalles High or any combination of the merger era,  please submit your nominations before the end of February 2024

The 14th annual Eagle Watch drew over 500 people the The Dalles Dam Visitor Center on Saturday, Jan. 27. Visitors swapped their favorite bird watching stories, photographed the eagles, participated in live raptor education demonstrations, hands-on learning activities, and more.

The result could lead to the loss of an attorney in the prosecutor’s office, which means there would be fewer people to handle cases if Wasco County does not backfill the funding. 

Former Haven Director Tara Koch’s settlement hearing has been rescheduled for August 6, 2024 at 9 a.m. In Hood River County Court Room 2 after her prior hearing date, which was set for Jan. 12, was canceled.

Google just received the green light to build the second of two data centers at 3500 River Road in the Port of The Dalles within the past two years. 

The project is a continuation of the utility upgrades on West 2nd and for The Port of The Dalles area in general, allowing for expanding developments that produce larger flow amounts in both sewage and storm runoff. This latest contract will continue the work started in Spring 2018.

The Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation District is hoping to put a five-year levy on the ballot in May of 2024. The levy would pay to build a new aquatic center, develop Westside Park, and purchase Parkdale Park. But first, they need to secure land for a new aquatic center.

Public Works Director Dave Anderson told Councilors that the Oregon Department of Transportation did an inspection and report on the structure crossing Mill Creek Near Safeway and recommended replacement.

The Mid-Columbia Human Trafficking Task Force in partnership with Haven hosted their second annual human trafficking awareness walk event on January 11, 2024. During the event Karen Shultz, Victim Advocate Coordinator for the Wasco County District Attorney’s Office, and trafficking survivor, bravely stepped forward to share her story to help raise awareness of human trafficking in the gorge.

New funding from Google will support a regional effort to build both climate and economic resilience in the Columbia River Gorge. Google is providing $150,000 to The Dalles-based nonprofit Wy’East Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D). 

Looking for bald eagles and fun activities to to this weekend? Look no feather — The Dalles Dam invites the public to their 14th annual Eagle Watch event on Jan. 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Columbia Gorge STEM Hub recently announced the recipients for the 2023-2024 Microgrants. This year, 20 educators and community partners across four counties and five school districts received grant funding to support STEM-related projects and initiatives happening in the Gorge. This year’s microgrants are estimated to impact over 4,330 students and 148 classrooms or teachers.

Looking for something to do amid yet another snow day? Here are 8 ideas to keep you sane, entertained, and riding a sweet mental plane.  

Owning and running a restaurant is not a get-rich-quick business. It’s hard work, long hours. I asked Kaye and Barry, what is most rewarding? “The positive things people say on Facebook and Google. The comments mean the world to us. This place is like a little bit of Americana, to have a dream and have it work out so well,” answered Kaye. Barry beamed, “Worth the ride!” 

Winter can bring some unusual birds to your bird feeders! Have you seen any of these birds this winter?

“We are looking at our data right now, but we understand that it is just a snapshot, so as we put these new things in place some things will work, some won’t, and will have to evolve as we go,” Columbia High School Vice Principal Kelly Hume said in a Jan. 8 interview.

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.

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.