An early morning fire on Friday damaged a structure on East 7th in The Dalles. Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue says at about 3:30 Friday morning its crews, along with The Dalles Police and Wasco County Sheriff’s Office, found smoke and fire were visible, prompting a call for more resources. Dallesport and Mosier fire crews responded to assist. The incident lasted for about two hours, and MCFR says the fire is currently under investigation.
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February 2-3 Prep Sports Scoreboard
Boys Basketball
Centennial 64, Hood River Valley 62 (OT)
The Dalles 70, Crook County 68
LaCenter 90, Columbia 50
Seton Catholic 74, Stevenson 60
Dufur 58, South Wasco 35
Dufur 79, Lyle-Wishram 55
Trout Lake 49, Horizon Christian 34
Klickitat-Glenwood 66, Trout Lake 54
Lyle-Wishram 65, Klickitat-Glenwood 33
Horizon Christian 48, South Wasco 44
Sherman 48, Condon 29
Girls Basketball
Crook County 53, The Dalles 32
King’s Way Christian 24, Columbia 19
Seton Catholic 63, Stevenson 19
Seton Catholic 63, Columbia 18
South Wasco 49, Dufur 19
South Wasco 61, Horizon Christian 12
Trout Lake 68, Horizon Christian 8
Condon 27, Sherman 26
Dufur 40, Lyle-Wishram 19
Open Door Christian 44, Lyle-Wishram 19
Swimming
Hood River Valley held off LaSalle in both the boys and girls portions of a three-school Northwest Oregon Conference meet that also involved Putnam. Jackson Bullock and Maya Arndt each won a pair of events for the Eagles.
Boys Wrestling
Hood River Valley finished third behind Dallas and Forest Grove in a 13-school tournament at Vannet Court. Leyton Adams and Jack McLaughlin had second place finishes for the Eagles. Alexander DeLaTorre of The Dalles won the 157 pound division.
Columbia finished second to host Castle Rock and Stevenson was fifth at the Trico League Championships. The Bruins’ Sawyer Muehlbauer won the 190 pound title.
Goldendale was third behind Toppenish and Othello at the Washington Class 5 District 5 Tournament. Seven Timberwolves finished first in their weight classes: Bradly Seward, Victor Canache, Raymond Holycross, Matthew Gray, Storey Woodbury, Brock Armstrong, and Rydell Myers.
Girls Wrestling
Columbia’s Ashley Totolhua won the 105 pound division at the sub-regional tournament at Hockinson.
Alpine Skiing
Hood River Valley’s Thorsen Welch won the boys’ giant slalom in a Mt. Hood League race at Mt. Hood Meadows. Rowan Shuman of Trout Lake was second and HRV’s Lars Welch was third. HRV’s Emily Teets won the girls race.
February 1 Prep Sports Scoreboard
Boys Basketball
Seton Catholic 52, Stevenson 42: Seton Catholic clinched the Trico League title with the victory. Jordan Waymire led the Bulldogs, now tied for second in the Trico with LaCenter, with 12 points.
King’s Way Christian 74, Columbia 39
Goldendale 68, Kittitas 42
Girls Basketball
Kittitas 41, Goldendale 25
Burglary Suspect Arrested & Released
The Dalles Police Department says it has arrested a suspect in connection with a string of burglaries at commercial businesses this week, but also said he has been processed and released from the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility. According to a statement by The Dalles Police Chief Tom Worthy, the suspect, identified as Erik Robertson, was arrested on Thursday in connection with burglaries targeting fast food restaurants. Worthy says Robertson was transported to NORCOR, where he was charged with three counts of burglary in the second degree. Worthy added Robertson was processed and released per standard procedure. The case will be referred to the Wasco County District Attorney’s office for prosecution. Worthy noted the investigation is on-going, and anyone with information is asked to call 541-296-2613.
Tripped Feeder Cuts Power At Cascade Square; Worker Injured
A tripped feeder at Cascade Square in resulted in a power outage for about 300 Northern Wasco PUD customers on Thursday. The PUD said the outage started around 11 a.m., and power was restored at approximately 1:15. The PUD added it was not involved in the work being performed by another agency, or even aware of the work taking place, and will be investigating the incident to learn what happened and take steps to limit the possibility of it happening again. The PUD also indicated a worker was injured, but had no other information.
HR-White Salmon Bridge Single-Lane Closures On Friday
There will be single-lane closures on the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge on Friday. The Port of Hood River says they will start at 8 a.m. Friday, and last until approximately 3 p.m. Port facilities crews are scheduled to perform wire replacement to repair electrical issues that led to the recent lift span outage. Motorists should expect delays of 10 to 20 minutes, depending on traffic volume.
Tucker Road To Close For Gas Line Relocation
NW Natural will be relocating a gas line to accommodate planned renovations of Tucker Road at Nobi’s Corner south of Hood River. Work is expected to take place beginning February 12 and running through February 23. The work is scheduled for weekdays from 8 a.m.to 4 p.m., but some evening work may be necessary. Tucker Road will be closed during construction except for emergency vehicles, school buses, local residents and businesses. Traffic will detour at Barker Road for eastbound traffic on Tucker Road, and at Guignard Road for southbound traffic. A detour will also be available at Indian Creek Road for northbound Tucker Road traffic and at Brookside Drive for southbound traffic.
Locks To Close For Two Weeks In March
The $23 billion of commerce that flows along the Columbia River will pause for two weeks beginning March 2 as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District closes three navigation locks for annual inspections and maintenance. The closures of the Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day Locks will continue through March 16. The closure will include annual inspections and routine maintenance, as well as additional rappel inspections at John Day by a Corps of Engineers climbing team. Typically, the Portland and Walla Walla districts coordinate their annual lock closures across the Columbia-Snake River System. This year, each district is notifying the public separately due to different closure periods. Walla Walla District’s lock closure began January 14 and ends March 29. The Corps coordinates the annual lock closures with inland shippers and cruise lines to minimize the impacts to those users. Portland District’s locks on the Columbia River pass 10 million of the 50.5 million tons of commerce shipped annually in the nation.
Harris Bill To Assist Independent Health Care Providers Passes Committee
The Washington House Health Care and Wellness Committee approved legislation from 17th District Rep. Paul Harris that would assist independent health care providers. House Bill 1655 would require contracts between insurance companies and providers to include an increase from the previous year based on the consumer price index. Harris says small, private health care providers have not received an increase in their reimbursement fees for about ten years. Harris adds significant consolidation in health plan markets has given insurance companies greater bargaining power over individual health care providers and small clinics who have little or no opportunity to negotiate compensation to cover overhead costs.
Mosbrucker Bill To Train K-9’s To Sniff Fentanyl Passes House
Washington 14th District State Representative Gina Mosbrucker’s bill to equip law enforcement with trained dogs that could sniff out fentanyl received unanimous support in the State House. The Goldendale Republican says the legislation would create a new training and certification program for police dogs to root-out fentanyl. Mosbrucker is author of House Bill 1635, which would require the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission to develop model law enforcement standards and train and certify K-9s in the detection of fentanyl. If Mosbrucker’s bill is approved by the Senate, fentanyl-sniffing police dog training could begin later this year.