HOOD RIVER — Originally slated to begin last Monday, March 30, Hood River’s City Council will now hear arguments about whether the planning commission was justified in denying a 135-room downtown hotel on April 13 — and not just from the applicant. 

STEVENSON — Stevenson City Council member Lucy Lauser is resigning at the end of this month, after a year of turbulence stemming from two instances where she took off her top and displayed her breasts in public in support of transgender rights.

THE DALLES — Glenis Schreffler spent over a decade filling bags for kids at The Dalles schools who needed food over the weekend. Now, she heads the Backpack For Kids program.

THE DALLES — The Dalles City Council meeting on March 23 began with a tourism report from Explore The Dalles Tourism Director Lynn Cox, covering July 1, 2025, to January. 31, 2026. According to Cox, the city recorded over five million impressions across all marketing channels and over one million total visitor trips.

THE DALLES — The Dalles is a town shaped by geography, weather, and history. The name traces back to the French word dalles, a term French-Canadian voyageurs used to describe the columnar basalt rock formations and the turbulent, narrow gorges of the Columbia River.