The Heart of Downtown

Sigman’s Flowers and Gifts has been a landmark in The Dalles for decades Story and photos by Rodger Nichols Businesses[...]

Manager’s Message – February 2021

Monitoring for Legislative Changes Greetings, Northern Wasco County PUD continues to strive to ensure affordability of the near-zero carbon-based electric[...]

Learning on the River

Sea Scouts welcomes all teens aboard By Lea Mathieu “Every time we go out on the water, we learn something[...]

Manager’s Report — January 2021

Neighbors Helping Neighbors Greetings, As we begin this new year, I remind you that cold weather tends to increase your[...]

Balancing the Budget

By Rodger Nichols The beginning of the new calendar year is also the beginning of the fiscal year for Northern[...]

Don’t Stop the Presses

Journalism rebounds in the Gorge By Rodger Nichols “COVID-19 claimed three more businesses in the Columbia River Gorge.” That’s what[...]

Station Still Spry at 80

KODL has covered the Gorge through changes in frequency and ownership By Rodger Nichols The oldest radio station in the[...]

Manager’s Report — December 2020

Happy Holidays Greetings, As the seasonal tune goes, the weather outside is—or can be— frightful. What isn’t frightful is the[...]