Fire Season for lands protected by Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District terminated at noon Monday.   This includes lands protected under The Dalles, Prineville, and John Day Units.  Recent rain, combined with cooler fall weather has improved fuel conditions and moderated fire behavior, but ODF officials warn changing fall conditions such as dry periods and variable winds can still create circumstances where fire danger is increased, and the public is reminded to use caution in activities such as debris burning and mowing of dried grass.  Burning of slash piles or other debris from forest operations or fuels treatment projects will not be permitted until additional precipitation is received.   All slash burning from forest operations requires a permit from your local ODF office.  Check with your local fire district or ODF office for burning regulations in your area, to see if debris burning is allowed or not, including restrictions on campfires and recreational fires.  In The Dalles Unit, a burn permit from ODF or your local fire department is required for burning yard debris or using a burn barrel.

Klickitat County is closing in on having its new crisis behavioral health services program in place.  County Commissioner Jacob Anderson says they have the elements in place, waiting only on the state of Washington approving the County’s status as a behavioral health agency to move forward.  Anderson says all of the job descriptions and positions are in place along with an agreement with Beacon Health, which brings the money from the state to fund this.  Anderson adds they expect to have designated crisis responders on staff on November 7, with triage still being handled out of Vancouver.  Anderson notes in 2023, they will potentially move into substance use and outpatient treatment.  A building in Goldendale is being revamped by County Public Works for the program to be housed in.

The Hood River City Council has put out a survey seeking community input and ideas as it prepares for its annual work plan session in December.  Mayor Kate McBride says the survey is something they have been doing for some time before the annual work plan is developed.  McBride said they are holding the session so they can have both new Councilors elected in November and outgoing Councilors take part in the work plan session.  The surveys are available through November 13 on cityofhoodriver.gov, at City Hall, or by calling 541-387-5212.    

The intersection of 10th and Trevitt in The Dalles will be closed on Tuesday along with those at 11th and 12th and Trevitt that are already closed.  It’s part of the utility upgrade project on Trevitt Street that started in mid-September and will continue into November.  Throughway detours at 9th and 13th streets will remain open on Tuesday.  Crestline Construction is the contractor for The Dalles Public Works Department on the project.  The work involves replacement of sewer and storm main lines on Trevitt between 9th and 12th.  People should use detour routes for local access, and to get to Sorosis Park and Colonel Wright Elementary School.  

In celebration of Oregon State Parks’ 100th anniversary, Western Rivers Conservancy has created a new overlook installation above the John Day River at Cottonwood Canyon State Park.  It’s called Reflection Point, honoring Jon Roush, one of West’s most influential conservationists and an integral force behind the creation of Cottonwood Canyon State Park.  The site was unveiled last week and is now open to the public.  Reflection Point is a composition of inscribed basalt boulders set within the sagebrush on a rise above the John Day, with sweeping views up and down the river.  Basalt is the definitive rock of the John Day River basin, and the stones blend into the landscape, etched with words that encourage people to reflect on the importance of place and to become active participants in saving the landscapes that matter to them.

The Dalles Police Department is investigating a burglary and is asking for assistance identifying a suspect involved in the incident. The burglary occurred early Thursday morning at Petite Provence Bistro and Bakery, located at 408 East 2nd Street. Video surveillance footage captured an individual entering the building and moving around inside the business. Anyone with information is asked to contact The Dalles Police Department at 541-296-2613. Ask to speak with a detective and reference case D22-2086.

Football

Stevenson 14, Wahkiakum 12

Dufur 50, Lyle-Wishram-Klickitat 32

Goldendale 56, Cle Elum-Roslyn 12

South Wasco 40, Pine Eagle 0

  Big Sky Volleyball Tournament at Kurtz Gym

South Wasco def. Sherman 25-21, 25-19, 25-20

Championship: South Wasco def. Ione-Arlington 25-16, 25-16, 25-23:  The Redsides host Southwest Christian in the first round on the 1-A playoffs on Wednesday.

3rd Place:  Sherman def. Spray-Mitchell-Wheeler 25-13, 25-19, 25-13:  The Huskies visit Prairie City in the opening round of the 1-A tournament on Wednesday.

  Volleyball

Hillsboro def. Hood River Valley 25-17, 20-25, 25-20, 25-18

Zillah def. Goldendale 3-1

  Boys Soccer

Madras 3, The Dalles 2

  Girls Soccer

Gladstone 9, The Dalles 1

  Cross Country

With five of the top 15 finishers, Columbia held off Seton Catholic to win the girls’ title at the Trico League Championships at Vancouver Lake.  Ella Zimmerman was fifth and Raina McAlister seventh to lead CHS.  Stevenson was third, with Alaska Jones the leading Bulldog in tenth.  Columbia was third and Stevenson sixth in the boys’ race.  The Bruins’ Camden Uffelman finished third.

Klickitat PUD says a fire inside a substation was the cause of a power outage in the Alderdale area on Wednesday.  The outage occurred around 9 a.m.  A fire inside the Collins substation resulted from damage to equipment and Alderdale Road was temporarily closed down as a safety precaution.  PUD crews worked through the night and restored power back to customers around 2:30 Thursday morning.  Due to the significant damage to the substation, field personnel constructed temporary structures that will stay in place until permanent repairs can be made.  This morning there was a failure with a connector on the transmission line in that area.  Klickitat PUD crews located the issue and completed the necessary repairs.  Power was restored at 10:30 a.m.

The Washington State Patrol is looking for anyone who might have information on a fatal accident between a semi-truck and automobile last Saturday afternoon on Highway 14 at milepost 54 in Skamania County. A red passenger vehicle attempted to pass the semi, and a westbound passenger vehicle was forced to the right shoulder to avoid hitting the red passing vehicle head-on. The westbound vehicle lost control, crossed the centerline, and was struck by the commercial vehicle in the eastbound lane. Both the commercial vehicle and passenger vehicle caught fire, and the driver of the passenger car suffered fatal injuries. WSP Detectives are looking for the driver and/or passengers of the red passenger vehicle that passed the commercial vehicle. They are also asking anyone who was traveling through the area between 3:45 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. and has dash-cam video to please review the recordings for the red passenger vehicle. If you have information regarding this fatal collision, contact WSP Detective Dave Ortner at (360) 449-7942.

Football

Hood River Valley at Centennial, ppd. to Monday night

Sherman 52, Pilot Rock 16

  Volleyball

Stevenson def. Columbia 3-2

  Boys Soccer

The Dalles 4, Gladstone 0

  Girls Soccer

The Dalles at Gladstone, ppd. to Friday

LaCenter 5, Columbia 2

Cle-Elum-Roslyn 3, Goldendale 0

  Cross Country

Goldendale’s boys won a six-school EWAC cross country meet at Apple Ridge.  The Timberwolves’ Sean Henrikson was second and Issac Call third as Goldendale earned four of the top eight places.  Goldendale’s Emily Cazares finished second in the girls’ race.