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Death Notices: Judy Louise Wooderson, 79, The Dalles; Norma Arlene Biede, 99, The Dalles
Death Notices: Iris Ann Noble, 74, The Dalles; Harold "Gene" Eugene Rolen, 95, The Dalles
Christopher Todd McNeel of The Dalles, Oregon, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer.
The Dalles Civic Auditorium is hosting WagonCon, a gaming convention that brings together enthusiasts from around the Columbia Gorge region. The event runs from Friday through Sunday, providing a diverse array of gaming activities and vendor opportunities.
The skies over Klickitat County will see a notable absence after May 1, 2024, as Doug Herlihy, also known as "Air-1," has retired from the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office Airwing. For twenty years, Herlihy has piloted his yellow Piper Cub, logging over 1,411 hours of his impressive 19,000 career flight hours in service to the county.