Our P.E.O. funds raised locally have assisted qualified applicants this past year whose educational goals were: firefighter EMT, nursing, auto mechanics, architecture, math teacher and medical doctor.

Lana Jack is on a mission to get to Washington DC and ask them to honor their unfulfilled promises to her people.

Insurance companies are still sorting out the cause of the fire at The Dalles Marina that destroyed eight houseboats and sank four vessels. No cause has been determined as yet, making it impossible to know who is liable for the damage. Salvage of the boathouse and floating of sunken boats is expected after a determination of the cause or the lack thereof is final.

The pandemic hasn’t kept this team from staying fit and staying connected to the sport and community they love.

Register online for The Dalles Youth Football!

Dufur Volunteer Fire and Ambulance recognize volunteers. Jon Jr. Keyser becomes chief at 23. Firefighters, medics take some wild rides and face tough situations in attempts to help others and stem major blazes. Read more here.

Hood River artist Judy Larsen, has created an amazing hand beaded tribute to Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ painting which is now on display at The Dalles Art Center.

The Dalles Art Center will unveil a new art exhibit, Now What!?! on July 8th from 5 PM to 7 PM at The Dalles Art Center.

The Dalles is getting a new fun family center. And by the response to initial postings on Facebook, this is a much-needed business in The Dalles. “Will there be pinball? Please, please please,” was just one of the comments that came across online. Read more here.

DirtHugger is embracing The Dalles with a solid bear hug as they clean up the former site of Jones Auto Wrecking & Towing at 749 Snipes Street just south of Kentucky Fried Chicken in The Dalles. The site will serve as a retail outlet as the company composts some 55,000 tons of local green waste annually.

Cascade Bass Masters To Host Bass Tournament in TD

My Tattoo Journey and The History of Tattoos

Firefighters continued to monitor the area on Saturday, July 3rd and due to the hard work of fire crews, control and oversight of the area was returned to local authorities on July 4th.

The Original Wasco County Courthouse is back on its normal summer schedule after the COVID-19 closures. Days and hours are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Lots of people were looking to get out and celebrate in The Dalles on Sunday.

Several boathouses caught fire at The Dalles Marina in the early 4th of July morning.

WAGAP has recieved $20k in funding to build a shower facility and to hire a new outreach coordinator with lived experience as a houseless individual. His story reveals how the kindness of strangers keeps paying it forward.

OSU Master Gardeners will resume their annual “Saturdays at The DIG” Summer Gardening Series with All About Cherries on Saturday, July 10th at 9 a.m. where attendees will learn about our local cherry industry and the numerous cherry varieties grown here—including some varieties still in trial.

The gloves are coming off this weekend as The Dalles gets ready to rumble with a stellar set of Fourth of July festivities. Neighbor to neighbor, shoulder to shoulder. Volunteers have blown it out of the sky raising thousands of dollars to bring one of the premier fireworks displays in the entire Northwest with 22 plus minutes of bang and blast, oohs and ahs.

Strong winds pushed the Sunset Valley Fire, which was burning in mostly brush and wheat, in a southeast direction, forcing evacuations and road closures. The fire damaged one barn, several outbuildings, multiple vehicles and a portion of a local cherry orchard. Firefighters were able to protect the homes in the area and no injuries have been reported.