McReath is taking a leadership role in creating a coalition of youth and adults to create effective strategies that positively impact young people to make healthy choices in their lives.

Wasco County students to connect with critical mental health services with support from Google. New $100,000 grant to support mental health in Columbia Gorge Education Services District.

When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including CGOA Jazz Collective, Threshold Singers, JoAnna Lee, Shane Brown, Megan Alder, Eugenia Riot, Wil Kinky, Rent, Halloween Karaoke, Talent Show, Reindeer, Legato Gusto, Mark Daly CG Sinfonietta and Nightlife

The City of The Dalles Beautification Committee is pleased to announce the October Beautification Award recipient is Shawn and Casey McCleary of 1407 East 11th Street. This is the last award of the season. But the Beautification Committee will be hunting down an awesome holiday yard in December. Stay tuned.

Divers are attaching cables to burned pontoons and houseboat wreckage on the river floor at The Dalles Marina, and a 100-ton crane is lifting it into a barge as the process to clean up the docking area got into full swing on Tuesday, Oct. 12.

Construction crews began blasting away at the Mitchell Point Tunnel project west of Hood River today, Tuesday, Oct. 12. ODOT’s ace videographer Julie Murray took drone footage of the blasting that is occurring along I-84.

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.

The Dalles Riverhawks volleyball team takes on the Pendleton Buckaroos at 6:30 PM at the Wahtonka gym. This is the second league game against Pendleton this year with the Hawks losing a tough 3-2 match.

The Dalles City Council Recognized NORCOR deputy Alicia Tally for heroism in saving a drowning boy who had been swept away in the current of the Columbia River on July 6. Tally received the accommodation at The City Council’s regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 11.

The City of The Dalles Public Works Department will be closing the south lane of East 3rd Street from Madison Street to Taylor Street on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce will host the Veterans Day Parade and Starlight Parade with Community Tree Lighting for 2021.

“I feel awe,” said Colleen Shafroth of visiting the World War I memorial. “It’s such a stark landscape, but you can see the beauty of Mount Hood and the gorge.” And its challenge to understanding our world has landed Stonehenge at Maryhill on the National Register of Historic Places.

Salvage work has gotten underway in The Dalles Marina after a blaze destroyed eight houseboats and sank four boats in the wee hours of the Fourth of July.

The Dalles Riverhawks football team played against the Hood River Valley Eagles in their 5th game of the season last night at 7 PM in The Dalles last night. Wanting to get revenge for last year’s 24-6 loss, the Hawks came with some tricks up their sleeves and a lot of aggression, yet they were no match against the Eagles losing 54-6.

Have you ever heard of LGBTQ+ inclusive sex education being taught in church? Well, now you have! Bethel Congregational Church in White Salmon will host Our Whole Lives (OWL) sex education courses for youth and adults starting October 20th, 2021.

As random as a field near Heppner may seem, and despite the crunchy stubble underfoot, the course is remarkably flat and forgiving; the home team, coached by Russ Nichols, is consistently strong and competitive: both good reasons why over a dozen teams, including the Riverhawks, TDMS Wildcats, and St. Mary’s- came to run the Mustang Invitational last Thursday.

The Dalles high school volleyball team played 3 games against the Crook County Cowboys and competed very well in each one. There were lots of fans and supporters there with the theme being Pink out. Unfortunately, they lost all 3 games.

The Dalles Riverhawks football team plays rival Hood River Valley Eagles tonight at 7 PM in the Dalles.

The Dalles Riverhawks soccer team played the Hood River Valley Eagles yesterday in The Dalles. The Hawks haven’t beaten HRV in 13 seasons and the Hawks were ready to beat that streak. The last time these two teams played HRV beat the Hawks in double overtime in the IMC playoffs. The Hawks were out for revenge and succeeded at getting it winning 2-1.

Excelencia in Education, a national organization whose mission is to accelerate Latino student success in higher education, has announced that Dr. Marta Yera Cronin, president of Columbia Gorge Community College, has chosen to be part of Presidents for Latino Student Success and the Excelencia in Action network.