I am a reporter for the Chronicle covering youth, K-12 education and county government. I've been with the Chronicle since June 2011 and did an internship here in 2009. I'm a The Dalles Wahtonka High School alumna and graduated from Brigham Young University in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in print journalism.
Recent Stories
Event centers on Sanctuary vision
Community leaders have a plan for making The Dalles a better place, and citizens can learn about it during a May 21 presentation by author and national speaker Dr. Sandra Bloom.
Try year-round classes, says Blatz
If local schools are going to meet the statewide goal of having 100 percent of students graduate from high school by 2025, Ernie Blatz thinks they need to change the way they do business.
District 21 staff air concerns
Teachers fear contract impasse Teachers and classified staff showed up en masse Tuesday night to encourage the school district to do everything possible to successfully settle their contracts before the end of the school year.
Hood River author ‘blown away’ by kids’ writing
Author of Red Hand Adventures hosts contests Young aspiring writers who feel like adults don’t take them seriously have a friend in Hood River author Joe O’Neill.
Changes planned for Biggs
Open house set May 15 The public is invited to an open house May 15 to learn more about the $14.4 million construction project planned for the Interstate 84 and Highway 97 interchange in Biggs.
County OKs WT Festival
Organizers exceed requirements It’s official: What the Festival is coming to Wasco County on July 26. The Wasco County Board of Commissioners approved the county’s first-ever outdoor mass gathering permit for the music and art festival planned at Wolf Run Ranch outside Dufur for between 4,000 and 5,000 participants.
Q-Life to retire debt three years early
If all goes well, the “Q-Life” network in The Dalles is set to retire its debt three years ahead of schedule.
District set to cut 7.5 jobs
Pending budget cuts music, P.E. Seven and a half jobs are set to become the next casualties of North Wasco County School District 21’s budget struggle.
Gravity games roll into downtown The Dalles
Court Street will be closed from Seventh to Third streets Parts of three city streets will be closed Saturday, May 11, to make room for a different kind of traffic: Soapbox derby cars built by students for the Gorge Gravity Games.
Author talks ‘vampire-free fiction’ during TD visit
Rosanne Parry inspired by life experiences Like many authors, Rosanne Parry draws from her own life experiences for inspiration for her books.