Welcome to the PUD
Northern Wasco County PUD has a new chief operations officer and a new board member By Rodger Nichols New Chief Operations Officer Jeff...
Apr
2021
Inside Ruralite
Previous Stories
Mar
2021
PUD Plans for the Future
The board of directors voted to postpone the 3.8% rate increase scheduled to take place the following month.
Mar
2021
Tales From the Vault
The Dalles welcomed its first state-chartered bank more than 150 years ago.
Feb
2021
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 have come and...
Feb
2021
Learning on the River
Sea Scouts welcomes all teens aboard By Lea Mathieu “Every time we go out on the water, we learn something new, and we...
Jan
2021
Balancing the Budget
By Rodger Nichols The beginning of the new calendar year is also the beginning of the fiscal year for Northern Wasco County PUD....
Jan
2021
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 a joint press...
Dec
2020
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 Columbia River Gorge...
Dec
2020
Restoring Habitat Favors Fish
By Rodger Nichols Just like the mighty Columbia River, Northern Wasco County PUD has far more going on behind the scenes than immediately...
Nov
2020
Going Up: From Diver to Lineman
Navy diver finds second career in utility industry By Rodger Nichols Erik Gardipee will finish 20 years in the U.S. Navy in January...
Nov
2020
Two Cents’ Worth — on Two-Cent Pieces
By Rodger Nichols Many people think what Americans consider standard U.S. coinage—the penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half-dollar, and dollar—are all Americans have ever...
