The Dalles Police Sergeant Josh Jones was at the end of his shift when he got the call at 7:01 Wednesday morning.

“Skunk is trapped in a neighbor's backyard. There is a trap on his head. Caller is worried the skunk is going to spray.”

“We thought it was going to ruin us,” LaRoque said. “But then I thought about it, and it is going to make us stronger. Being a business owner, it’s like a marriage. There is always a rough patch. But you just say, Alright, this is what we’re going to do.”

It was a salute to Oregonians on the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic. It boosted morale for locals during a time of severe health and economic impacts.

Wasco County Sheriff’s Log - Corn Hole Game goes a bit too far; Skateboarders looking for new challenges

Interviews set for Thursday evening; possible decision made that night

Orchardist forms search party. Stolen pickup found within 36 hours Wasco County Sheriff hot on case. Dick Reed doesn’t want to kill ‘em... just break a few bones!

Oregon State Police clocked a Portland man driving 121 miles per hour on Highway 84 near Arlington on Wednesday evening in a Mercedes C300.

Obituary

Jack Lee Wallace Oct. 18, 1938 - April 22, 2020

We all like to garden.

But Ambrosia Beetles like to fungal garden - and then kill your tree.

Rain did not stop the efforts of Dirt Hugger employees this morning as people around the country took note of the 50th Earth Day.

Annual review ups sheriff, assessor and clerk 2.5 percent

Annual review ups sheriff, assessor and clerk 2.5 percent

Thoughts From an Extrovert in Quarantine

The Columbia River and its Celilo Falls, famous for some 10,000 years of fishing, is cut into the lava flows the has given Oregon it’s young and turbulent geology.

Soft opening set for next week

Unusual times bring unusual jobs

Fun Group, locals double efforts during virus; Hey, The Dalles, turn ‘em on!