Someone You Know is Hungry
Columbia Gorge Food Bank works to meet widespread food insecurity in Wasco County By Kathy Ursprung Your child’s playground friend, the elderly person...
Nov
2018
Inside Ruralite
Nov
2018
Apprentice McCabe Takes a Hot Step
High-voltage work is a big advancement on the way to journeyman status Tucker McCabe took a big leap in his lineman apprenticeship in...
Previous Stories
Oct
2018
PUD Builds Trailhead/Parking Lot
Project is part of agreement with Port of The Dalles Take a stroll or a bike ride on the Riverfront trail and you’ll...
Oct
2018
A Need for Speed
Nitro funny cars are a five-decade passion for Twig Ziegler By Kathy Ursprung What kind of man straps himself to a bomb, steps...
Sep
2018
Building a Better Workforce
Gorge Works aims to unite local businesses with skilled workers By Kathy Ursprung Furnishings are sparse but comfortable in the city council chambers...
Sep
2018
Fire Puts PUD Line Crews to Test
Response to wildfire preparation is key When wildfire rages across the countryside, the day doesn’t end at closing time for the crews of...
Aug
2018
PUD General Manager shares his thoughts in ‘Clearing Up’
Roger Kline was recently interviewed for ‘Clearing Up’, the definitive news and information resource for electricity and natural gas in the greater Pacific...
Aug
2018
Student Plays Support Role at PUD
Christian Cunningham heads to university this fall When Christian Cunningham graduated from Horizon Christian School earlier this year, he had not only a...
Aug
2018
Morehart has Long, Varied Utility Career
Pat Morehart is the Engineering and Operations Manager at Northern Wasco County PUD. He was hired in August 2016. “I started in the...
Aug
2018
Teens on Target
Coach Robert Wallace builds a competitive trap-shooting team in Dufur By Kathy Ursprung Once a week from April through June, life is a...
Jul
2018
Grants Benefit Three Communities
Program centers on economic benefit Recipients of Northern Wasco County People’s Utility District’s Economic Development Grants will share $50,000 and provide benefits in...
Jul
2018
A Lens on His Native Land
Adventure photographer takes a new look at familiar territory By Kathy Ursprung For photographer David Polehn, the spectacular Columbia River Gorge backdrop had...
