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¡Viva México! El Grito Returns to White Salmon for 5th Year — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (244+ words) From Washington Gorge Action Programs: Bingen, WA (September 9th, 2026) – ¡Vivan los héroes que nos dieron patria y libertad! ¡Viva la Corregidora de Querétaro! ¡Viva la independencia nacional! ¡Viva México! ¡Viva México! ¡Viva México! “With this emblematic call to arms, in the…...
The Dalles Urban Renewal meets Sept. 15 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss Federal Street Plaza — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (262+ words) The Dalles Urban Renewal meets Sept. 15 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss Federal Street Plaza Columbia Community Connection The Dalles Urban Renewal meets Sept. 15 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss Federal Street Plaza The Dalles, Ore., Sept. 9, 2026 — The Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency Board will meet…...
ODFW responding to detection of M.ovi in John Day River bighorn sheep herd — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (146+ words) From Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: The detections mark the first known cases of M.ovi in the John Day River herd, the state’s largest bighorn sheep herd with an estimated 1,000 individuals. “Many bighorn populations in the state have felt…...
Mark Nilsson Comes Full Circle: 50 Years of Art Returns to Where It All Began — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (345+ words) From The Dalles Art Center: The Dalles, Ore., Sept. 9, 2026 — The Dalles, Ore., The Dalles Art Center (TDAC) is proud to present Mark Nilsson: 50 Years of Art, a special exhibition celebrating the remarkable artistic journey of one of the Columbia Gorge's…...
Reminder: The Dalles to begin citywide storm drain cleaning Sept. 8 — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (208+ words) The Dalles, Ore., Sept. 8, 2026 — The Dalles Public Works Department will begin cleaning stormwater catch basins across the city Tuesday, Sept. 8, with work expected to continue through Friday, Oct. 2. The annual maintenance is intended to keep stormwater moving efficiently through the…...
Voluntary Water Restrictions Start September 8, 2026 — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (397+ words) From the City of The Dalles Public Works Department: Make the most of the resources we share The Dalles Municipal Watershed started 2026 with a record low snowpack followed by the recent Grasshopper Fire burning into the Dog River Basin. The…...
David Vs. Goliath: Dufur’s Josiah Dean Challenges 13-Term Rep. Greg Smith for house seat 57 — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (1623+ words) Josiah Dean, former owner of the Balch Hotel in Dufur and current Small Business Development Advisor is taking aim at Greg Smith, noting a significant number of nonaffiliated voters he believes have become disenfranchised with the 13-term House Rep for…...
From Pirates to Warm Cookies: Jacob Hanks Brings a Lifetime of Tattooing to New Digs in The Dalles — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1475+ words) Jacob Hanks in his newly established tattoo studio at 409 Lincoln Street in The Dalles. His walls are filled with hardware, a testament to his craft. With decades chasing the next vision and personal inspiration, the soft-spoken artist is blending positive…...
Obituary: Don Elmer Kelsey, 95, The Dalles — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
1+ week, 4+ day ago (303+ words) Obituary: Don Elmer Kelsey, 95, The Dalles Columbia Community Connection Obituary: Don Elmer Kelsey, 95, The Dalles Don E. Kelsey died August 26, 2026, in The Dalles, Oregon. Born January 1, 1929, in Sheridan, Wyoming. He was the sixth of seven children born to Glen and Viola…...
Oregon’s Black history takes center stage at Wasco County Courthouse Museum — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
1+ week, 5+ day ago (236+ words) From Wasco County Courthouse Museum, with edits from Joshuah Albert: The Dalles, Ore., Sept. 1, 2026 — More than four centuries of Black history in Oregon will be compressed into a 45-minute presentation later this month at the Original Wasco County Courthouse Museum…...