This Saturday, May 9th, community members across the Columbia Gorge have an easy opportunity to make a meaningful difference: leave a bag of nonperishable food near their mailbox, and their letter carrier will do the rest.

On Tuesday, May 5, 10:24 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian fatal crash on Highway 97 near milepost 61.5 in Wasco County.

A wrong-way semi on I-84 caused a rollover crash near Biggs Junction, sending two people to the hospital and resulting in multiple criminal citations.

Wasco County Pioneer Association named James A. Olheiser and Ruth Ann Rondeau Cutler the 2026 Pioneers of the year, Saturday, May 2, at the 104th annual meeting of the organization, held at St. Mary’s School gymnasium in The Dalles, Oregon

The Dalles Public Library will host a variety of family, youth and adult programs in early May, ranging from STEAM activities and crafts to workshops and live presentations.

The City of The Dalles Public Works Department will work on a pavement preservation project on Monday May 4, 2026 through Thursday May 14, 2026

Advances in cancer treatment are improving survival rates and quality of life for patients, but new trends — including rising cancer rates among younger people — are reshaping how doctors approach care, a local oncologist said during a recent podcast interview.

When Joe’s dad died in late 2025, Joe showed Jeremy his father’s violin. Jeremy opened the case. It hadn’t been opened for sixty years. All the strings popped, and cheatgrass seeds fell out. “It’s a project,” Jeremy told Joe, undaunted.

The North Wasco County School District is excited to welcome incoming kindergarten students and their families to upcoming Kindergarten Open House Nights at its elementary schools.

In the early days of TNDI, our work was centered around three programs that met children and families where they were to build something better alongside them. What we learned from those early programs has guided us for the last 55 years.  

The 38th Annual Spring Community Clean Up will take place on the first Saturday of May. The Dalles residents are encouraged to join in our annual spring cleaning event on Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Applications are now open for this summer’s Kayak Progression Program in the Columbia River Gorge from Diversify Whitewater. For the third year in a row, participants will learn the 101s of whitewater kayaking in a hardshell over the length of six weeks.

In 1971, concerned community members opened The Next Door Inc. (TNDI) to provide a safe home for local teens. They could not have imagined what that small but powerful act of compassion would become.

From ladders set against steep hillsides above the Columbia… to the days when wooden lug boxes lined the docks and trucks backed in tight… to the shift from processing to fresh, where precision became everything… and the quiet truth that even as things change, the fruit still grows here.

Having over 150 years of a continuous family farm operation is a rare milestone, an achievement that belongs to Northwest Cherry Festival Parade Grand Marshals Dave and Karen Cooper.

The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce Carmelo Gamez and Carmen Gamez as the 2026 King Bing and Queen Anne of the Northwest Cherry Festival Parade.

From carnival rides to the Cherry Stomp Dance, here’s how to navigate the reimagined Northwest Cherry Festival in The Dalles amid downtown construction.

Wines on Second will host a live music performance May 15 featuring Susurrus Station of Lyle, Wash., and Astoria-based Lake Laconic.

Cherry City Cut Ups is a group of about fifteen quilt makers that meets in The Dalles to share ideas and keep the ancient craft of quilt making alive. They are mostly in their 70s and eighties, but one woman is still doing top-notch work at ninety one. On Saturday the Cherry City Cut Ups will be sponsoring a free quilt show.

The Annual Reunion of the Wasco County Pioneers will be May 2 at St. Mary’s Academy. The event will start at 9:30 and the luncheon will be served at 11:30.