Can you hear it padding through the forest? It’s a lion of entertainment roaring into March as bold and youthful as MGMT’s Time To Pretend. A storm of options is brewing pouring down funk, punk and Led Zepagain. Bitter-sweet Irish joy and rainbows and Pride Events are all popping up like mushrooms. Check it all out right here before the lion pounces.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will host “Moving Toward Right Relations,” a two-day training designed to guide Christian and settler-descended volunteers in movements for Indigenous justice. The event will take place March 15-16 at 1805 Minnesota Ave.

You never know what you might find out when you ask several people why they’re taking desks out of a bank and loading them in a truck. We grabbed this little story that ranges from banking to educating the children who are moving from job to job with their parents to understanding the hardship of what some would say is an over-reaching rule that does more harm than good in housing migrants.

A woman was arrested Sunday afternoon in connection with a stabbing that occurred the previous night on 11th St. in The Dalles, according to police reports.

The new 3-year contract has a 22 percent average wage increase. Nurses also received 75 percent retro pay for lost raises since the last contract expired 9 months ago.  All 8 bargaining units representing some 5,000 nurses across Oregon got the same deal

North Wasco County School District is proud to announce that Leah Ferguson has been named the recipient of the Oregon ACTE New Teacher of the Year award. This recognition celebrates Ferguson’s outstanding contributions to Career and Technical Education (CTE) as well as highlights her dedication to student success at The Dalles High School.

Pastor Tina Combs said her church has been working for 10 years to start a sober house in Hood River. But as we all know, finding an affordable house in Hood River is a big ask. Huge, in fact. So her church asked God.

The Great Gorge Melt is here! March is all about cheesy, melty goodness, and you can be part of it while making a real impact in the fight against hunger. Visit any of these participating restaurants, order their featured grilled cheese or quesadilla, and $2 from every purchase goes directly to Columbia Gorge Food Bank.

A high-society soirée turned into a night of suspense Wednesday, Feb. 19, as The Dalles-Wasco County Library hosted its Art Deco-inspired murder mystery, Death by Chocolate. 

United Way of the Columbia Gorge supports local nonprofits through grant funding, and in the 2024-2025 funding cycle, we awarded $309,500 to 30 organizations that are making a real impact in our community. Nonprofits have until Feb. 28 to apply. Find out how here.

The Dalles City Council adopted the Housing Production Strategy (HPS) at its January 27, 2025, meeting, marking a significant step toward addressing housing needs and affordability challenges.

The proposal submitted by Urban Patterns in partnership with Freebridge Brewing includes a restaurant, brewpub, brewery, small retail space, and workshops where people can learn about brewing beer and other fermented drinks. 

Northern Wasco County PUD (NWCPUD) has  announced the launch of its 2025 Board of Directors' Scholarship Program, offering three $10,000 scholarships to support local students pursuing careers in the utility industry.

Third through fifth-grade students from North Wasco County School District showcased their creativity and culinary talents at The Dalles Middle School in the Future Chef Competition on Wednesday, Feb. 19.

Rising grocery prices stressing you out? Want to stretch your food budget by growing, eating and storing some food that you grew yourself? Interested in gardening and want to grow plants, be outside and get some physical activity, too? Need tips and budget-friendly ways to have a vegetable garden in the space that is available to you?

“When the employees are treated well and they feel like they're supported and cared for by their employer, that just rolls downhill and forward to the people that we care for,” said Davina Craig, a nurse at Providence Hood River Hospital. “We come back better and stronger to deliver the best possible care at the most local level.” 

The Dalles sewer treatment plant is in the process of getting some much needed maintenance at its biosolids digester which utilizes bacteria to break down all the goodies in sewage.

Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) has launched a comprehensive new initiative offering support and resources to strengthen communication, collaboration, and connections within the community.

The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development has announced the 2025 Native American 40 Under 40 honorees, recognizing individuals who have demonstrated leadership, initiative, and dedication to their communities.

Local Venues keep it rollin’ this February as spring looks to descend like a mountain lion from a tree to devour the musical heart of our fleeing winter. Get yourself to the table and and sink your teeth into our local art and music scene before it thaws like an ice dream of musical notes stacked like columnar basalt that fall and roll into a hill of un-hikeable scree….ch.