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Resistance is futile. The Wildflowers have won, and you can’t help but see them as even far-off hillsides grow yellow with petals. The glory of the Gorge is in its full magnificence, the sun beckons to kiss your face and all prospects of health and happiness are within your grasp. Your happy spot might be five minutes from your doorstep.
Major change for The Mid Columbia and especially The Dalles are on the horizon if data centers and power infrastructure push ahead in this era of big projects, coupled with the demand to reduce carbon and stabilize the electrical grid and ultimately save the planet.
But finally, on Monday, April 19th, Riverbend Community School will be open to on-site learning for local students at the Columbia Gorge Community College campus. Students who don’t have success in larger traditional schools may find it here. They are currently enrolling students.
He and his crew were on site at the Fort Dalles Museum, removing two 120-foot ponderosa pines at the intersection of 15th and Garrison streets. The trees were estimated to be 100 years old and each weighing around 18,000 pounds. Chainsaw removal timber dangerous hazard safety cccnews columbiacommunityconnection
These adorable animals were the inspiration for Pikachu, but their habitat may be threatened by climate change.
Non-Emergent Medical Transportation drivers have clicked off more than 3.8 million miles as they have helped rural residents get to their healthcare appointments. Additional drivers are currently needed.
A cow mutilation in Wasco County has rancher Doug Johnson shaking his head. Not only about the monetary loss of his four-year-old heifer and the calf he now has to bottle feed, but also in the way the animal was killed. WARNING - This story contains images and descriptions that could be disturbing to readers and viewers.
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From D21 Interim Super speaking on the reopening of schools to wildlife Biologist Bill Weiler and the proposed Ulka trail are all hot topics at The Dalles Kiwanis Thursday meetings. Check it out here.
The Dalles City Hall reopening and making certain hours available starting Monday, April 5.
Throughout April and May, staff has planned a variety of virtual events with the goal of sharing the proposed revisions and providing opportunities for public input. This includes virtual open houses, Ask the Planner events, Planning Commission work sessions, and presentations.
When she was just seven years old, Jayson asked Josie if she wanted to play a bigger role in their family’s giving to a local homeless shelter. Josie jumped at the chance, though she wasn’t exactly sure what he meant at that point.
North Central Public Health District (NCPHD) is holding a vaccine clinic this Saturday, April 3, with the one- dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. To sign up for the clinic, please visit our website at www.ncphd.org.
Over the past three years local transgender business owner, herbal healer, author, poet, and anti-racism workshop leader, Keath Silva has been deeply immersed in social justice and activism studies that have influenced his work in major ways.
The Dalles is known for it’s love of community clean ups, but this group is taking community clean up to a whole new level.
The Columbia Gorge Pride Alliance and The Next Door are looking for 10 LGBTQIA+ youth to sit on a LGBTQIA+ youth council in Hood River and Wasco Counties.
Local conservationists in Hood River and Wasco Counties have teamed up to offer technical and financial assistance to fruit growers for pollinator habitat improvements.
The Dalles Houseless Shelters will not be shutting down operation on March 31st thanks to some hard digging into Municipal code by The City of The Dalles in partnership with Mid Columbia Community Action Council. The City of The Dalles has decided that the temporary shelter site operated by MCCAC is within the public right-of-way* and the City has granted MCCAC a temporary license to use the right-of-way to continue operating a temporary shelter site effective April 1st.
The locks were originally set to reopen on the 21st but ten additional days of repairs became necessary due to the discovery of cracking in the downstream miter gate during annual inspections by engineers.
Road construction crews started in on a repaving project at the intersection of Jefferson and Third streets this morning, creating a detour for drivers while the project is underway for the next several days. Read more here.
