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Lockdown At White Salmon Campus Ends

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A lockdown Wednesday morning at the campus in White Salmon that includes Columbia High School, Henkle Middle School, and Stevenson Intermediate School was lifted at 11:30.  White Salmon Valley School District Superintendent Rich Polkinghorn says the lockdown ended in consultation with law enforcement, which will maintain a visible presence on campus through the remainder of the school day.  Polkinghorn says Klickitat County Dispatch received a report of a threat of harm directed toward students at the campus at approximately 9:13 this morning.  He says school administration quickly implemented district safety procedures and initiated the “Lock Down” at the campus.  Law enforcement arrived within minutes and worked with school administration to determine the credibility of the threat.

 

TD Budget Receives Committee Approval

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The City of The Dalles Budget Committee unanimously approved a budget for 2026-27.  There were not a large amount of changes from the document that was presented by City staff.  Committee member and City Councilor Tim McGlothlin said he was pleased with the process that resulted in the fiscal plan being approved.  Fellow committee member and Councilor Ben Wring said he appreciated learning more about the City’s water infrastructure needs, and it’s important to highlight it and get it right.  The budget does go to the City Council for final approval at a meeting in June.

 

Annex Starts To Open Permanent Supportive Housing Units

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Mid-Columbia Community Action has opened five units of permanent supportive housing at The Annex in The Dalles, and that number will go to 21 in the coming weeks.  Permanent supportive housing provides wraparound services, including behavioral health supports, to tenants while living permanently in one location.  Community Action Executive Director Leslie Naramore says for these people, it’s important to be in a place where the services are close by.  Mid-Columbia Center For Living has a caseworker on-site at The Annex.  Naramore says they have been renovating the units to be used for permanent supportive housing by adding kitchenettes to them.

 

Ballots Continue To Come In With Under A Week Left

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Ballots continue to flow into County election offices with now less than a week to go in the 2026 Oregon primary election.  Hood River County says its turnout at the end of Tuesday was at 17.74 percent with 2,996 ballots cast.  That’s 381 ballots more than the same time two years ago, and 806 ahead of 2022.  In Wasco County, the return rate at the end of Tuesday was at 14.08 percent with 2,692.  That’s 31 ballots more than 2024 at this point and 286 more than four years ago.  Election officials do remind people that ballots must be postmarked by May 19, and at this point you should either ask for a postmark by hand at your local post office or take your ballot to an official drop box.

NCPHD Acquires Lead Detector

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North Central Public Health District says it has purchased a handheld X‑ray fluorescence analyzer, which detects and measures lead in materials like paint, soil, and other consumer products.  Outside of Multnomah County, NCPHD is the only local public health department in Oregon to have the tool.  NCPHD Epidemiologist Zachary Hale at NCPHD, is a certified lead risk assessor trained to operate the XRF tool.  He will be using the device for on-site lead investigations to identify the cause of raised levels in children, and he will be attending community events to allow people to test household items for lead content.  NCPHD will be at the Wasco County Children’s Fair on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the public can bring items to test.  Likely objects include paint, soil, toys, ceramics, dishware, jewelry, and cosmetics.  Vintage and international items are especially likely to contain lead.  If you cannot make the Children’s Fair, call (541) 506-2600, and NCPHD will try to coordinate a test.

May 12 Prep Sports Roundup

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Baseball

Wilsonville 6, Hood River Valley 5:  Wilsonville scored three in the fourth inning and two in the fifth, then hung on as the Eagles scored three in the bottom of the seventh before seeing the game end with a runner in scoring position.  The Wildcats move a game in front of the Eagles in the Northwest Oregon Conference heading into a rematch today at 5 p.m. in Wilsonville.

 

Sherman 5, Irrigon 4 (8 innings):  Cael Bish singled home Eli Picard in the top of eighth inning to give the Huskies the win.

 

Castle Rock 1, Columbia 0:  The Rockets made a single run in the second inning stand up and eliminate CHS from the Southwest Washington Class 1A District Tournament.  Kellen Olson pitched an outstanding game for the Bruins, giving up only three hits while striking out ten.

 

Softball

Wilsonville 6, Hood River Valley 0:  Wilsonville pitchers Addi Smith and Mia Rucker combined to throw a no-hitter, striking out 18.

 

Tennis

Hood River Valley’s Kaylin Mitchell along with two doubles teams have earned their invitations to the Oregon Class 5A tournament by advancing to the semi-finals at the Northwest Oregon Conference championships. Mitchell advanced to the semi with a 6-0, 6-1 quarterfinal win over Sai Nithya Kalavai of Wilsonville.

She’ll face Teagan Hamilton of Wilsonville in the semi-final.

 

HRV’s Charlotte Fuller and Anna Dalbey also reached the NWOC semis in girls’ doubles, topping LaSalle’s Olivia Klein and Rissa-Unique Stone 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.  The Eagle pair faces LaSalle’s Kaitlin Carter and Isabella Montecucco in the semi-final round.

 

The Eagles’ Kane and Kash Wagner got to the semis and the state tournament with a 6-1 win over Asa Gessler and Thorin Hepburn of Wilsonville, and will go up against Lucas and Nolan Wong of LaSalle today.

 

 

 

Golf

Hood River Valley’s Aksel Betz qualified for the Oregon Class 5A Boys Golf Tournament next Monday at Tokatee Golf Course.  Betz had a 22nd place finish at the Special District 1 Tournament at Meadow Lakes Golf Course in Prineville, but qualified thanks to his second place finish in the Northwest Oregon Conference tournament last week.  Both the Eagle boys and girls teams finished sixth in the team standings.

 

The Dalles’ Andrew Westin qualified for the Oregon Class 4A Boys Golf Tournament at Emerald Valley in Creswell after a 7th place finish at Tri-Valley Conference Tournament at Arrowhead Golf Club in Molalla.  The Riverhawk boys finished fifth as a team, while The Dalles girls’ were third in the Special District 2 tourney, led by a sixth place finish by the Riverhawks’ Elliott Winwood.

 

Dufur’s Tygh Timinsky cruised to a 14-shot win at the Class 4A Special District 4 Girls Golf Tournament, and will head to the state tournament at Eagle Crest.  The Rangers were second to Trinity Lutheran in the team standings.

 

Southwest Washington Class 1A Boys Soccer Tournament

Columbia 5, Montesano 2:  The Bruins move into the semi-finals, visiting Raymond-South Bend on Thursday at 6 p.m.

 

Oregon Girls Lacrosse Association Playoffs

First Round

Hood River Valley 16, Central Catholic 6:  The Eagles advance to play at Oregon Episcopal in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

 

Track and Field

Lyle-Wishram’s Ezekiel Marble and Jack Thiemann, Trout Lake’s Jayden Kusky, and South Wasco’s Bailey Udey won two events apiece at a meet in Maupin.

TD City Budget Committee At Work

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The Dalles City Budget Committee started its work Monday night with presentations on general fund departments.  In his budget message, City Manager Matthew Klebes pointed out The Dalles is in a stronger short-term position than many communities, but it does face the same long-term challenges, including increasing costs outpacing revenue growth, and infrastructure needs.  He proposes the 2026-27 budget establish a service continuity reserve fund, to accumulate and hold monies to finance the cost of maintaining and adjusting existing General Fund services due to sudden revenue or expenditure changes and changing economic conditions.  The budget proposing transferring $2.75 million of the general fund’s beginning fund balance to get the fund started, with more contributions in the future based on available resources. The budget committee work continues Tuesday evening at 5:30 in The Dalles City Hall.

Hood River Council Back To Downtown Parking Discussion

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Downtown parking is once again a topic for the Hood River City Council.  This time the focus is the City’s hotel parking pass program, which allows lodging establishments to purchase day-long permits to park anywhere downtown except on Oak Street at the cost of paying the meter for a full day.  Use had been limited until the new Lightwell Hotel opened, which City Manager Abigail Elder said now purchases two blocks of 100 passes a month.  Some businesses say that may be reducing daytime space availability in high-demand areas.  The City was already planning to update its 2019 parking study, but City Councilor Doug Stepina says there is a need to do something in the interim, and the panel needs to come up with ideas to move forward.  City Manager Abigail Elder said she will continue to work with the Hood River County Chamber of Commerce and area businesses to find possible solutions.

HR County Budget Panel To Hold Fourth Meeting Thursday

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The Hood River County Budget Committee will meet for a fourth time on Thursday as it continues to go over the 2026-27 fiscal plan.  Staff has been asked to find additional savings in a budget that is already very tight.  County Commission Chair Jennifer Euwer says they are going through the budget with a fine-tooth comb, adding she believes the main issue facing the County long-term is revenue.  County Administrator Allison Williams says they are awaiting the final report on a recent review of the County’s operations, but she adds the preliminary findings show the County is already very lean.  Euwer adds the revenue question will be a key part of Commission discussions in the next 12 months.  Thursday’s budget committee meeting begins at 3 p.m. in the County Administration Building.

Meeting Held On Wasco Landfill For Portland Harbor Soils

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A meeting Monday night was held in The Dalles on the potential for contaminated soils from the Portland Harbor Superfund Site to be delivered to the Wasco County Landfill.  The group Neighbors for Clean Air held the meeting, and one of the attendees was Wasco County Commissioner Jeff Justesen.  Justesen notes by Department of Environmental Quality standards, the Wasco County Landfill could handle the spoils, but he adds safety also has to be considered, particularly in regard to the roadway into the landfill.   Waste Connections owns the Wasco County Landfill, and Justesen notes they have been great partners to the County.  He also says it is possible the County could make money by accepting the sediment, but the impact to the community has to be considered.  Justesen also noted much of this is speculative at this point, but the County is evaluating what its options would be should this progress further.

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