The Dalles has made Smithsonian Magazine’s list of the America’s Best Small Towns to Visit.  The magazine says it has singled out 20 communities for particular strengths in history, music, visual arts, learning, food, theater, and science. Continue reading “The Dalles Makes Smithsonian Small Town List”

The City of Hood River will hold an open house Wednesday morning on the status of the State Street urban renewal project.  Continue reading “City of HR To Hold State Street Open House Wednesday”

A 23-year-old man from The Dalles who had been reported missing one week ago has returned.  The Dalles Police Chief Jay Waterbury says Travis Church was with his parents over the weekend, and the missing persons case has been cleared. Continue reading “Missing Man Is Back”

Baseball The Dalles splits with Bend, winning game one 5-0 in eight innings but losing the nightcap 8-7. Continue reading “March 22-23 Prep Sports Roundup”

Thanks to a grant to The Next Door, Inc. from the Ford Family Foundation…the Leaders for Tomorrow program is looking to expand into North Wasco County School District 21.  The program that introduces Continue reading “Leaders For Tomorrow May Come To D21”

White Salmon Valley School District is moving ahead with plans to shift fourth graders to Henkle Middle School next year to deal with capacity issues at Whitson Elementary School due to increasing Continue reading “Fourth Graders To Henkle”

Barlow 10, Hood River Valley 9, 10 innings:  The Bruins finally prevailed in a three-and-a-half hour marathon.  Alex Jimenez, Kellen Duffy, and Ryan Ward had two hits apiece to lead the Eagles, who Continue reading “March 18 Prep Baseball Scoreboard”

A reserve officer in The Dalles Police Department and Wasco County Emergency Operations Center employee Travis Church…who was reported missing and had not been seen since Friday…has been Continue reading “Missing Man Seen In Boise”

Hood River County Commissioners will hold a hearing on April 21 on an ordinance to put a one-year moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas of the County.  Commissioners Continue reading “HR County To Hold Hearing On Dispensary Moratorium”

Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue’s board has authorized entering into a contract with Peck, Smiley, Ettlin Architectural for project management services for the design, bid, and renovation of Station Continue reading “MCFR Board Authorizes Contract For Station 2 Design”