Celebrate Black History Month. Join Mt. Adams Institute for a virtual Sense of Place event, Black Pioneers on the Oregon Trail, February 17, 2021 at 7 p.m. on Zoom featuring historian Zachary Stocks.

Looking for a meaningful way to celebrate Black History Month? Check out our list to learn more about Black History in Oregon and Washington!

The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce announced it’s 2020 Distinguished Citizens Awards winners.

Updated February 1st, 2021 3:30 PM Public Works has determined the cause of the broken water main. Road closures are expected to be in place all day Sunday January 31, 2021 through February 4, 2021. Some downtown businesses water service will be shut off during the water main repair. Downtown area customers may experience tap water to be discolored from stirred up sediment or milky white caused by tiny air bubbles.

Oregon Investment Board is unveiling a new video series showcasing their work with businesses in the Columbia River Gorge.

Maybe you want to walk out your front door and climb in your kayak. Maybe you just want to throw a line in the water and wait for the tip of a rod to twinkle. Or maybe you just want to walk a block to your local neighborhood wine bar and liven up a plate of charcuterie with a Cabernet Franc. By all means, go right ahead. But do it in The Dalles.

What is it like to experience houselessness in The Dalles? Cole Goodwin of CCC News lives a day in the life to find out.

Learn the indicators of Human Trafficking in your communities. Introducing an anti-trafficking initiative, the Mid-Columbia Human Trafficking Task Force. Created in 2019, this task force is comprised of representation from many organizations from within Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam and Wheeler counties.

The North Central Public Health District has streamlined the scheduling system for receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. A new recently launched web page allows you to sign up for your shot in less than a minute - it only requires your name and your email. You will then get a return email to book a time and day for your vaccination.

The housing market is on fire nationally. And The Dalles is helping to stoke the flames. Some 296 homes sold during 2020 and the housing market is now close to drying up entirely as listings have dropped to just 24 this month. The lack of supply is pushing prices higher and creating barriers for first-time homebuyers.

Because of this thoughtful and caring community, The Next Door’s year-end fundraising campaign had its most successful year yet.

On Jan. 22 at approximately 7 PM, officers with The Dalles Police Department responded to a report of an armed robbery on West 7th Street. Donald Lewis told police that armed individuals forcibly entered his residence. A struggle ensued and Lewis was forcibly restrained and severely assaulted and sustained significant injuries. Police are requesting information about the incident.

Local hospitals are being inundated with as many as 85 calls an hour. So instead of calling your doctor to see if you’re eligible, visit Washington’s handy Find Your Phase website: https://form.findyourphasewa.org/210118771253954.

Karl Vercouteren gives us the lowdown on the Original Courthouse Regional History Forum for February 2021. Looks to be interesting. What happened along the Vote for Women Trail? Did Sir Francis Drake really land in Oregon? Who is George Vause, and do you know your local electrical history? Find out in this series of ZOOM forums.

The Dalles Police Officer Jeff Keinlen has been put on administrative leave while The Wasco County District Attorney’s Office conducts an investigation into the officer’s credibility and truthfulness as a witness.

The move allows federal agencies to shift management of wolves to state agencies across Columbia River Basin.

The severe wind gusts early Wednesday morning, January 13, caused damage to the Fort Dalles Museum. A massive section of one of the historic pine trees broke during the wind and caused some damage to the roof and southwest corner of the Surgeon’s Quarters.

BREAKING NEWS: An RV fire at Columbia Hills RV Park in Dallesport, Washington occurred at around 10:30 on the morning of January 14th, 2021.

Next week The Dalles Public Works crews will finish curb-to-curb street sweeping throughout the City. Earlier this month crews began working from the east side of town sweeping on specific routes. See maps for details about next week’s routes.

North Wasco County School District 21 has narrowed its search for a permanent superintendent to just three candidates. And one of them is expected to be hired on Friday, Jan. 22. CCCNews went head to head with each candidate for 30 minutes asking five questions about the future of TD schools. The district is set to hold a public forum with the candidates on Friday, Jan. 15 via a live broadcast on its Facebook page.