Low-income residents in need of assistance with their winter energy bills in Skamania and Klickitat counties can request an appointment to apply for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program beginning on Monday. Residents can call WAGAP’s Energy Assistance phone lines at 509-493-2662, ext. 202 or 800-755-1192, ext. 202. Wishram and Goldendale residents are asked to dial extension 369. Callers will be prompted to leave a message including their name, a phone number they can be reached at, the community in which they reside, and whether they are age 60 or older. Names will be added to a waitlist for a return call to schedule an appointment. To qualify for the program, participants must earn less than 150% of the federal poverty level. WAGP is also planning in-person visits starting in md-October to local senior meal sites to help seniors apply for assistance with energy, water, and weatherization needs.
The Dalles Public Works crews will be cleaning storm water catch basins in the downtown area from Monday through Thursday of next week. Crews are scheduled to work on First, Second, Third and Fourth Streets from the west side of Lincoln Street to the east side of Taylor Street. Work will occur between 4:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. each day, with the overnight schedule to limit disruption to traffic and businesses. City officials ask cars to be parked so that the catch basins are accessible during the night work hours. Temporary traffic controls will not be used during these low traffic hours. Stay well clear of the vacuum truck when the truck lights are flashing. If you have questions, please call The Dalles Public Works office at (541) 296-5401.
Weekend closures of The Dalles Bridge will resume this evening, as crews continue work on replace the bridge deck on Highway 197 across the Columbia River. The Oregon Department of Transportation says weekend closures will be Thursday nights from 8 p.m. through Monday mornings at 6 a.m., and could last into February. Unexpected delays like severe winter storms could extend this timeline. The bridge will be open for the weekends of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. ODOT says without the closures, there is no other way for crews to complete the complex deck replacement, adding the closures ensure the bridge won’t be entirely shut down for an extended period of time. Emergency responders like police, fire and EMS will be able to use the road on the dam for emergency access across the river.
Applications are being taken for summer jobs in 2023 on the Mt. Hood National Forest. Temporary positions are open for applications now through October 6. Mt. Hood National Forest positions are available for recreation crews, wilderness rangers, trails crews, wildland firefighters, aquatics & fisheries field work, plants monitoring & invasive plant control, forestry, civil engineering support in Sandy, and maintenance work in Parkdale. Duty stations include Sandy, Zigzag, Dufur, and Parkdale. Visit the Mt. Hood National Forest website for more info and a list of all seasonal positions across the Forest. Apply for all jobs on www.USAJOBS.gov
The Hood River County Transportation District, operating as Columbia Area Transit, is seeking community input on potential transit service options. As part of the update to CAT’s 2017 Transit Master Plan, the proposed options reflect input from a community-needs survey earlier this year. Hood River County is experiencing a growing population, an increasing draw for recreation and tourism, and ever-expanding local and regional employment opportunities, and CAT officials say they want to learn how transit can address those conditions with supportive transportation options. CAT invites local and regional residents to weigh in on proposed transit service options and take a brief online survey in English and Spanish. The survey is at engagecatbus.org.
Boys Soccer
Centennial 2, Hood River Valley 1
Girls Soccer
Gladstone 7, The Dalles 0
Hood River Valley 3, Centennial 1
Volleyball
The Dalles def. Molalla 25-14, 25-8, 25-17
Canby def. Hood River Valley 25-14, 25-6, 25-19
Cross Country
Columbia topped King’s Way Christian and Stevenson in both the boys and girls races in a Trico League cross country meet in White Salmon. Camden Uffelman, Noah Slayton, and Garrett Kock had a 1-2-3 finish for the Bruin boys, while Ella Zimmerman was first, Leah Swanson third, and Raina McAllister fourth for the CHS girls.
The Hood River Police Department arrested two people after a theft investigation resulted in the seizure of fentanyl. According to a statement from the police department, officers were investigating the theft of local store on Tuesday when the drugs were discovered. Over one-thousand suspected fentanyl pills and multiple grans of suspected colored fentanyl were found. In addition, officers seized three firearms, one of which was confirmed stolen, two disguised tasers, multiple stolen identifications and laptop computers, and $480 in counterfeiting currency. The Hood River Police say two individuals were ultimately lodged at NORCOR.
As more questions arise, the Klickitat County Commission has decided to continue its public hearing on revisions to its model decommissioning plan to account for potential solar energy projects. Commissioners and public testimony touched on subjects ranging from what happens to battery storage components to what kind of financial security requirements should the County receive. Commissioner David Sauter did point out this is simply the model for decommissioning plans, and all solar and wind applications go through their own process for a specific plan. Commissioners did not set a date to continue the hearing to allow staff time to research the various questions.
Big game hunters who tag a deer or elk early in the season are asked to stop at one of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Chronic Wasting Disease check stations the opening weekend of major rifle seasons, one of which will be at Celilo Park. ODFW staff will be sampling animals for this deadly disease recently detected in Idaho near Oregon’s northeast border. Hunters can also contact their local ODFW office to arrange for district staff to get a sample or ask their meat processor or taxidermist. New this year, hunters transporting deer, elk or other wildlife parts who encounter a CWD check station are required to stop to have their animal sampled. Hunters or vehicles that are not transporting wildlife carcasses or parts do not need to stop. Hunters are also not required to go out of their way to drive by a check station, though ODFW encourages every hunter transporting a deer or elk to stop by if they are in the area.
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