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Home at Last Receives Deed from County; Hopes to Raise Money to Renovate Facilities

Home at Last Receives Deed from County; Hopes to Raise Money to Renovate Facilities

Cole Goodwin
Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

Wasco County has donated the deed to Home At Last Humane Society to Central Oregon Animal Friends. Owning the property would allow them to pursue more diverse grant funding for renovations. “It's easier when you own the building to receive grants. It's going to allow us to go after grants that we couldn't have otherwise gone after,” said Stephen Drynan, Chief Executive Director of Home at Last.

Dufur Public Works humping after drinking water tests positive for E. coli; boil-notice in effect

Dufur Public Works humping after drinking water tests positive for E. coli; boil-notice in effect

Columbia Community Connection
Home Page, Wasco County

The City of Dufur has a boil water notice in effect for local residents after receiving a positive test for E. coli at a single testing site according to Public Works Superintendent Brandon Beauchamp. Beauchamp said today, Nov. 2, at 1:45 p.m. that they had shocked the well with chlorine and were flushing pipes to kill and remove the bacteria from the system.

History Proves Prickly for Local Mural Project

History Proves Prickly for Local Mural Project

Cole Goodwin
History, The Dalles, Home Page, Wasco County

The Dalles Main Street’s volunteer Walldogs subcommittee will be hosting a voting and public input event* at The National Neon Sign Museum on Oct. 15th from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. The group is seeking votes and public input in deciding 15 new themes for historical murals to be painted in downtown The Dalles next summer. The recent release of themes, images and descriptions of proposed murals has led to an outpouring of concerns from local organizations and community members. Concerned citizens pointed to a lack of diversity in the mural topics and the inclusion of individuals and enterprises that were directly responsible for the murder of hundreds of indigenous peoples. Also brought up was the omission of marginalized community members voices in the mural topic selection process and a lack of collaboration with local organizations and artists.

CGRC would lower incarceration rates of those with mental and behavioral health problems; improve local access to health services

CGRC would lower incarceration rates of those with mental and behavioral health problems; improve local access to health services

Cole Goodwin
The Dalles, Wasco County, Home Page

LPSCC has submitted a $50,000 grant proposal to the Oregon Health Authority to pay planning costs of a Columbia Gorge Resolution Center. The Resolution Center would lower mental and behavioral health related incarcerations and improve access to mental and behavioral health services in the Wasco, Sherman, and Hood River Counties.

TD Councilors to mull massive water upgrade for Google

TD Councilors to mull massive water upgrade for Google

Tom Peterson
Business, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

How much water does Google need to cool two new data plants in The Dalles? They're not spilling any details, "trade secrets," they say. But their request, which could be in the billions of gallons, has City Councilors looking at a massive potable water infrastructure upgrade that would increase water production capacity by 75 percent in the near future - billions of gallons per year.

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