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THE DALLES — On April 1, The Dalles celebrated its first First Friday in two years, with businesses all throughout downtown staying open late,…

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Oregon will drop its indoor mask mandate on March 19 and end the two-year COVID-19 state of emergency on April 1, Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday.

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No. 1: Pandemic shadowed 2021; No. 2: Jan. 6 attack sharpens divide, draws criticism; No. 3: Schools reopen to in person learning; No. 4: Google growth plans move forward; No. 5: College opens new housing, skills center; No. 6: Heat, not just fires, impact Gorge; No. 7: Law enforcement highlights; No. 8: SDS Lumber Company sells operations, timberland; No. 9: MCMC announces plans for new hospital; and No. 10: Man struck by lightning 'once-in-a-lifetime event'

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When Selma Pierce died Dec. 1, 2020, after a car struck her while she was walking near their home in West Salem, Dr. William “Bud” Pierce took…