The Hood River Police Department says it arrested a man with an active arrest warrant out of Yamhill County during a traffic stop over the weekend. According to an HRPD statement…the man possessed a restricted weapon, a firearm, a destructive device, and methamphetamine. The department also says the man was a convicted felon. He was lodged at NORCOR on Saturday.

The Dalles Outreach Team is getting ready to take another trip to Washington, D.C. to pitch federal agencies on local projects. Port of The Dalles Executive Director Andrea Klaas says the nation’s capital was just coming out of COVID-19 restrictions when they went in March. She says their schedule of meetings is already full, and they are setting their priority list, including forest policy, broadband access, and for the Port funding to acquire more industrial land. The trip is scheduled for the third week in September.

Wasco County Commissioner Steve Kramer is part of the Governor’s Task Force on the state’s recycling system. Kramer says they have producers, manufacturers, haulers, environmental groups, and local governments are all represented on the 17-member panel in an effort to modernize the state’s recycling system. Kramer says the panel has two years to develop a plan for the state’s recycling system.

Volleyball

Elma def. Columbia 3-2

  Boys Soccer

Livingstone Adventist Academy 8, Horizon Christian 2

  Girls Soccer

Adna 4, Stevenson 3 in penalty kicks

 

Cleanup of The Dalles Marina in the aftermath of a fire August 1 that destroyed five boathouses and one dock along with significantly damaging two other boathouses will begin this week.  Port of The Dalles Executive Director Andrea Klaas says contractors will begin arriving tomorrow to do the cleanup.  She says it is expected the clean-up will take about one day per boat house, but this is a more challenging clean-up than after a similar fire last summer.  Klaas says the insurance companies involved in the fire investigation have wrapped up their work.

The Dalles Police Department continues to investigate a shooting that occurred Friday morning in the west end of The Dalles.  Police Chief Tom Worthy said on Monday that they have leads they are working on, but no arrests have been made.  The shooting occurred around 8:30 Friday morning at the terminus of West 2nd Street.  One person was injured.  A pickup truck that was termed a “vehicle of interest” was located, and Worthy says it has been seized as part of the investigation.

Lori Kuechler has been appointed to fill the 52nd District vacancy in the Oregon House by Clackamas, Hood River and Multnomah county commissioners.  Following last month’s resignation from the seat by Rep. Anna Williams, commissioners held a joint session to interview candidates and select a replacement.  Kuechler was selected over two other candidates.  Oregon law requires that a legislative vacancy be filled by county commissioners representing the district in which the vacancy exists.  House District 52 currently includes voters in Clackamas, Hood River and Multnomah counties.  Kuechler will only hold the seat for four months.  Democrat Darcy Long of The Dalles and Republican Jeff Helfrich of Hood River are the candidates on the November ballot.  Long was not eligible for selection to the interim position, as Wasco County does not join the 52nd District until the start of the year.  Finalists were selected by the local Democratic Party, as prescribed by state law.

The staging area at Kingsley Reservoir has been open for a couple of weeks, but the campground is not open yet.  Hood River County Administrator Jeff Hecksel says the loss of some of their seasonal employees has led to the delay in the campground opening, but he does hope it can still open before the season ends.  Hecksel notes those who visit Kingsley now will see a much different place than before reservoir expansion took place. The area has been rebuilt with more amenities for the present-day camper.

Football

Hood River Valley 38, The Dalles 12

Stevenson 13, Columbia 0

Elgin 52, Lyle-Wishram-Klickitat 0

Seton Catholic 39, Goldendale 20

Boys Soccer

Hood River Valley 2, The Dalles 1

Trout Lake 8, Irrigon 4

Girls Soccer

Trout Lake 8, Irrigon 0

Stevenson 1, Goldendale 0

Trout Lake 4, Umatilla 1

Volleyball

South Wasco def. Joseph 25-16, 27-25, 26-24

Sherman def. Wallowa 12-25, 21-25, 25-15, 27-25, 15-12

Columbia def. Goldendale 3-1

Sherman went 3-0 at Helix Tournament

A fire in Klickitat County on Friday afternoon burned about 700 acres. The fire was reported in grass just after noon on Friday just north of Highway 14 junction with Highway 97. It quickly went over Rattlesnake Road, and moved toward Wishram. Firefighters were able to stop its forward progress, get it lined, and bring it under control within a few hours. The Washington Department of Natural Resources, Rural 7 Fire District, Goldendale and Centerville fire departments, and a rapid response team from Snohomish County that had been stationed in the area were involved in the response to the fire.