The Hood River County School District has selected Kim Yasui to be the new principal at Mid-Valley Elementary School. Yasui will replace Dennis McCauley, who is retiring at the end of the school year. Yasui is a native of the area and graduated from Hood River Valley High School. She currently is an instructional coach and coordinator of the district’s Advancement Via Individual Determination program. In other hirings, Don Benefield has been selected as the next transportation supervisor for the Hood River school district, and Tom Ames has been tabbed to be the next athletic director at Hood River Valley High School.