Baseball The Dalles 11, Hood River Valley 6:  Payton Eaton went four for four with a home run and five runs batted in as the Eagle-Indians salvaged the final game of a three-game series with the Eagles. Continue reading “May 6 Prep Sports Roundup”

CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children, is looking for volunteers in Hood River, Wasco, and Sherman counties.  Continue reading “CASA Seeks Volunteers”

Fire season will be arriving soon, and for now the projection for the Columbia River Gorge is for a normal season. Continue reading “Fire Season Coming Soon”

Next week will be filing week for Washington’s August primary election.  Local positions open in both Klickitat and Skamania counties include Commissioner and PUD board positions, Assessor, Auditor, Clerk, Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff, and Treasurer.  Filings will be taken at the Klickitat County elections’ office in Goldendale next week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, and at the Skamania County elections’ office in Stevenson between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.  Both counties also offer on-line filing at their websites.  Candidates for multi-county or statewide offices need to file with the Washington Secretary of State’s office.

It is a busy week for road construction in Hood River, with a number of different locations impacted.  North bound traffic on 12th Street will be delayed at the May Street intersection through Friday as handicap ramps are installed on three corners of the intersection.  On Belmont Avenue there will be grinding and paving work going on from 16th to 11th through Friday, with traffic control and flaggers there to assist and the potential for 20 minute delays.  Tomorrow, 13th Street will be closed at Belmont between seven in the morning and seven in the evening, with southbound traffic diverted to 12th Street at A, making 12th Street a two-way, while eastbound Belmont traffic will be sent to A at 14th.  

North Wasco County School District 21’s Budget Committee meets Tuesday evening, and for the first time in a number of years D-21 administrators will be proposing adding staff for 2014-15. Continue reading “D21 Budget Proposal To Include Staff Additions”

A hazardous materials crew was in White Salmon Monday to deal with a spill of at least one gallon of muriatic acid leaking inside a closed box truck in the area of Church Street. Continue reading “Hazmat Crew Deals With Chemical Spill In Truck”

Both the cities of The Dalles and Hood River are warning motorists about some street closures this week.  Continue reading “Street Work Set For Tuesday And Wednesday”

A missing Bainbridge, Washington man who attempted to take his own life is being treated at a Portland-area hospital after he was found by officers from Oregon State Police (OSP) and Wasco County Sheriff’s Office Saturday night inside a utility trailer at a rest area along Interstate 84 west of The Dalles. Continue reading “Washington Man LifeFlighted After Overdose At Memaloose”