The Dalles Urban Renewal Agency advanced downtown redevelopment, moving the First Street project to bidding, designating the Tony’s site as a construction yard, and confirming new leadership as the Fermentation Hub project officially withdrew.

A local man previously arrested for allegedly firing shots near the Fourth Street grade was taken into custody again after it was reported that a driver crashed into a porch, a boat and a car at near the same location in The Dalles.

The Mid-Columbia is stirring with Halloween spirit this week. Events from The Dalles to Hood River and beyond offer tricks, treats, and tunes for all ages leading into the haunted weekend.

The streets of downtown The Dalles were transformed into a scene straight out of a magical realm on Saturday, Oct. 19, as witches and warlocks gathered for the annual Witches Walk. The evening was filled with enchanted fun, casting a spell over locals and visitors alike.

The Dalles High School Varsity Soccer Team is in the hunt for a playoff berth as the teaming is starting to jell and getting outstanding play from Freshman phenom Hulises Najera. The team needs to beat Redmond on Tuesday, Oct. 26, to punch their ticket for the playoffs.

Booster shots for Moderna Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccinations are coming available to residents throughout Wasco, Sherman and Gilliam Counties in days to come.

Total Wasco County Property Tax Assessments increased $1.2 million when compared to the 20-21 tax season, according to the latest report from the Assessor’s Office. Real market values continue to trend upward for most residential properties in Wasco County. Many commercial properties saw a correction and downturn in real property values.

Celebrate Halloween with a day dedicated to creepy crawly bugs and bats on Saturday, October 30th from 10 am to 3 pm at Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. Pacific Northwest entomologist Maggie Freeman will be providing lots of fun educational materials including a bug collection of large native moths, butterflies, beetles, cicadas, bumblebees, grasshoppers, dragonflies and LIVE Madagascar hissing cockroaches.

With this grant, Advanced Manufacturing students now have a welding jacket, angle grinder, a ball-peen hammer, vice grips and clamps. Construction Technology students receive a hardhat, headlamp and other safety equipment they’ll need for class and job site. Plus, all the students receive $160 to purchase work boots.