If you put your ear to the floor of The Dalles Civic Auditorium, maybe you can hear those footsteps. Hundreds of thousands, maybe millions. So, it brought Steve Lawrence great joy this week to show off the place. He and hundreds of others are realizing the completion of its renovation that started 30 plus years ago.

A local Oregon State Police Trooper is on medical leave after he lost a chunk of his finger during the apprehension of a man throwing cinder blocks on Interstate 84 west of The Dalles on Saturday, Oct. 9

Stefanie Wilkinson bends the fender off the tire for a customer at Jack’s Body Shop this morning, Friday, Oct. 15. The driver said she hit a deer on the way in from Orofino, Idaho on her way to the Oregon Coast. Did you know one in 144 Oregonians will hit a deer this year? Read more here.

Thursday, Oct. 14, was the Intermountain Conference’s “Preview” meet at Birch Creek Golf Course in Pendleton, the same course they will run for districts on the 27th. The competition was formidable, and so were the Riverhawks.

Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue responded to a bicyclist hit by a Ram 3500 pickup near the 76 gas station at Lincoln and W. Third streets at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13.

Wasco County students to connect with critical mental health services with support from Google. New $100,000 grant to support mental health in Columbia Gorge Education Services District.

Construction crews began blasting away at the Mitchell Point Tunnel project west of Hood River today, Tuesday, Oct. 12. ODOT’s ace videographer Julie Murray took drone footage of the blasting that is occurring along I-84.

Annual or daily parking permits would be purchased for $30 or $5 respectively, valid at all county Fee Parking Zones between dawn and dusk. Fee Parking Zones would be added to properties in county forestlands near popular recreation areas including Post Flats, Seven Streams, Family Man, Binns Hill, Kingsley Reservoir and Pinemont.

Local nurses to rally on Thursday, Oct. 7 prior to mediated negotiations with Mid-Columbia Medical Center over staffing, scheduling and wages. A recent petition and letter pushed under the door of MCMC Executive Director Dennis Knox states “the administration of Mid-Columbia Medical Center is failing us, our patients and our entire community.”

Blasting has been delayed for the construction of the MItchell Point Tunnel until Oct. 12. The project to reconstruct the historic tunnel is part of the overall plan to reconnect The Dalles and Troutdale via the 73-mile Historic Columbia River Highway.

When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including Quiet Riot, Acosta-Meyers, Fever Dream, Constellations, Birds & Brews, Festival of Lights, Europatopia, Little Music City, Gorge Happiness Month, Open Mic, Thunder Island, Stephanie Sweet, Honey Badgers and Fried Green Tomatoes

After an extensive search process, the Hood River City Council announced that Abigail Elder will be Hood River’s next city manager beginning November 1. Elder was most recently Director of Community Services and Engagement for the City of Beaverton.

Wheels of Hope provided Tiffany McLaren and her sons a 2014 Ford Focus SE to help them meet their daily travel needs. Tiffany’s son Micah, 11 years old, has a rare vascular disease, has gone through 2 brain surgeries and has ongoing therapy appointments. Tiffany was without a vehicle and relied on others for transportation.

“Diego said it’s a good day for a run,” as he dashed past me on his cool-down, flashing a thumbs up. In typical understatement, the freshmen meant it was a perfect day to try to beat The Dalles’ 5k school record: 15 minutes and 35 seconds. Of 24 TDHS runners, 14 finished with season bests, and 10 with their all-time personal record.

A semi-truck appears to have sideswiped an Oregon State Police cruiser in a seven-car pile-up on Interstate 84 at about 5:43 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30. The crash occurred at milepost 71.5 in the eastbound lane, according to The Dalles Police Log.

The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey from the CDC show that 20 people per minute experience physical violence by an intimate partner in the U.S. on average. Estimates suggest that domestic violence from an intimate partner affects everyone of all gender and sexual identities.

Katrina Mace and Cheryl Fredrick had a nice chat with Mace’s boys, Mr. Gibbles and Auto Potato Head stealing the show on occasion on west Fourth Street this morning, Sept. 29.

The Dalles City Council drew an audience of 74 and comments from 14 as they discussed a plan to provide billions of gallons of water to two new proposed Google data centers in the Port of The Dalles on Monday, Sept. 27.

Looks like someone has been waiting a long time at 1629 E. 13th Street. Well, don’t worry your cold bones about it. Halloween is just 33 days away, as yards are already speaking to our mortality and inner goblins. Jayme Reineccius put up this display recently as the entire neighborhood gets into the spirit of spirits.

When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including Greenneck Daredevils, Megan Alder, Al Hare, Navid Eliot Jenny Jahlee, The Rock Doctors, Bret Lucich, Quiet Riot, Purple Herons, Ted Horowitz, Charles Crossman, Tapwater, Bayleats and a comedy night at Route 30.