Sunshine. Areas of smoke and haze are possible, reducing visibility at times. High 84F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph..
A mostly clear sky. Areas of smoke and haze are possible, reducing visibility at times. Low 59F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
Updated: August 11, 2026 @ 1:25 am
An ad from The Dalles Chronicle, early August 1926, compared prices for different vehicles. Those prices range from $595 to $350.Â
1926 — 100 years ago
Lloyd Wallace Harry Barker, Robert Barker and L. L. Barker, all of Hood River, were arraigned in the justice court yesterday and charged with trespassing upon improved land. The complaint against the quartet was sworn to by Wm. Byers, whose watermelon patch the quartet had raided. They were fined $5 each and $10 costs to the plaintiff for damage to the melons...
Driving an Oldsmobile six sedan from Portland to Denver, Colo., a total of 1480 miles, in 53 hours was the record made by J. G. Dodds, of Portland.
— The Dalles Chronicle
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1946 — 80 years ago
Proof that cotton can be grown other than in the south is in evidence at the R. Rosa farm in Thompson’s addition where a number of plants have grown from seed and are about to bloom, it was reported today. The seeds were planted in March when Rosa’s son returned from Georgia, where he was stationed with the navy prior to his separation.
— The Dalles Chronicle
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1966 — 60 years ago
Employment at the John Day Dam, 30 miles east of here, continued to decline during July with further layoffs in prospect but more workers will be needed than usual in fruit processing plants this fall and winter because of the bumper cherry crop.
— The Dalles Chronicle
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1986 — 40 years ago
Arson is being listed as the cause of two latest fires in the Fifteenmile Canyon area just east of The Dalles and an Oregon State Police arson team has assumed control of the investigation.
The Dalles will become the site of a growing operation for gourmet mushrooms that will be exported to the Far East, Port of The Dalles Manager John Rayburn announced today.
 — The Dalles Chronicle
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