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A few months ago Maren McGeeney, decided to take a leap of faith. After decades working in other people’s restaurants and cafe’s she decided to put her culinary and barista skills to the test by opening The Wagon Social Club in Mosier, OR. This hip food cart shares outdoor patio seating, with Randonée Coffee Co., a local coffee shop owned by Maren’s husband Bryan McGeeney, and sits kitty corner from several other food carts in the area.
There have been multiple reports of smoke coming from the north east side of Koberg Beach State Park at I-84 milemarker 65.6 near Hood River and across from Bingen, WA.
The Dalles Kiwanis Club is preparing for its third annual "Stuff the Bus" project, a school supply drive aimed at filling a bus with vital learning tools for local school children. Starting tomorrow, August 10th-12th
Her vehicle could be seen driving up the driver's rear quarter panel and going up on two wheels before coming to rest back on all four tires in the center of the street.
The Canadians had left their vehicle on Freebridge Road about seven miles from the mouth of the Deschutes while they were tossing flies for steelhead in a nice run at Kloan when their car was burgled. Even their passports were stolen.
The yard is best described as an eclectic cottage garden inspired by permaculture. With a mix of anything from okra to pawpaw and towering pines, you can see the passion for gardening everywhere you look. Come take a tour of the Tastove and Williams yard.
The Put the Scenic Back in Sorosis fundraiser led by Annette Beyers, has successfully raised over $200,000, of their $347,000 fundraising goal. With less than a month left in the fundraiser, the park still needs to raise some $142-$147k to push phase sne of the park's rehabilitation project over the finish line.
With former Intelligence Official David Grusch testifying to Congress that the US had discovered a “UFP” (Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon) and stating they “Have recovered non-human biologics”, CCCNews reached out to locals asking them their thoughts on the existence of life from other planets being amongst us.
The Tri-County Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program is holding hazardous waste collection events at Hood River Garbage and The Dalles Disposal on August 18th and 19th from 9 am-2 p.m.
Ian Castaneda, 17, of The Dalles hit the new mountain bike skills course next to Safeway in The Dalles on Sunday, Aug. 6. He and brother Edgar, 12, said they were out having a little fun on the track while temps were still cool in the morning.
Concerns about theft, trespassing, public defecation and urination and policing brought a series of public policy discussions with The Dalles City Council at its regular meeting on Monday, July 24. Some crimes such as theft of packages off doorsteps or the finding of human fecal matter outside businesses have pushed locals to ask for additional help from the City.
To build a New High School in The Dalles or not? We asked the first seven locals we ran into this morning, Aug. 6, and we got some interesting answers.
The entire place reeked of burnt plastic from a burned boom box. Every square inch of the walls, floors, ceilings, and furniture, everything, had to be washed and our clothes sent out to the cleaners.
Smokey the Bear will soon be 79, and locals turned out to see him today, Aug. 5 at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. Smokey looked to be in good shape, sporting a fresh pair of blue jeans. When asked how it felt to be turning 79, he teetered his paw with a so-so gesture.
The Cities of Bingen and White Salmon are partnering with Forth, an Oregon-based nonprofit focused on increasing equitable access to electric transportation, to launch GoForth CarShare, a community carsharing program. EVs now available.
The Dalles-Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum and Gorge Ecology Outdoors, have announced a merger of the two Columbia River Gorge-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. “With Gorge Ecology Outdoors programs now part of our remit (or area or activity), it is our goal to give GEO’s vital science-based outdoor programming a strong base for growth, longevity, and visibility.”
A local man called in a report of having a gun pulled on him after he attempted to contact the driver at Third and Washington Streets in The Dalles on Aug. 3, according to The Dalles Police log.
Dr. Winnifred Wong of Fairfield, Calif is set to become the Radiation Oncology Clinic Director at Mid Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles in September.
A 5 -10 acre fire is burning near McGowen Road at GPS location: 45.771567, 121.350983. A Level 2: BE SET evacuation order has been issued for the area surrounding McGowan Rd.
An unseen crisis motivates the school bond measure for high school rebuild. Join us for an inside look at the deteriorating state of TDHS, and find out how your vote could transform the future of local education.
