Tom Peterson 4/1/25 Tom Peterson 4/1/25

USDA cuts 250,000 pounds of food locally

Here locally, that means 250,000 fewer pounds of food annually for some 6,400 people who seek assistance for food scarcity monthly, according to Columbia Gorge Food Banks’ Breen Goodwin, Executive Director.

Columbia Community Connection 4/1/25 Columbia Community Connection 4/1/25

Local Child Care development killed; $20 Million in Federal Funds Suspended

The Columbia Gorge Early Learning & Resilience Center (ELRC) has been a project long in the making. The intent of the project is to remodel Chenowith Middle School on the west side of The Dalles, Oregon, to allow for community-based supports and transform it into a child care center for up to 200 children.

Joshuah Albert 4/1/25 Joshuah Albert 4/1/25

Driver arrested for DUII after hit-and-run on I-84

A Boardman man was arrested Saturday afternoon after allegedly hitting a U-Haul truck and driving recklessly on Interstate 84 in Wasco County.

Columbia Community Connection 3/31/25 Columbia Community Connection 3/31/25

TD’s Organ Crawl marks a decade on April 27; Quintuple tones rich contemplation

Many small cities are lucky if they have even one working pipe organ somewhere in a church. We have five. Yes – five. And we’re very proud of it. You can see them all in action on April 27 in The Dalles.