Klickitat County’s updated vote count on Thursday showed the margin in the District 3 Commission narrowed by a slight amount. Dan Christopher lead dropped from 201 votes to 197, as he now has 5,170 votes to 4,973 for incumbent Jim Sizemore. In Washington ballots only had to be postmarked by Tuesday, and Klickitat County officials estimated on Thursday that 1,669 ballots remain to be counted. The next count update will be on Monday. In the District 1 election, Jacob Anderson now has 6,720 votes to 4,556 for Joanna Turner. Both of the hospital district measures were being approved. Klickitat Valley Health’s bond measure for an expansion was being approved by 56% of voters, 2,743 to 2,111. And Skyline Health’s levy measure also was passing at a 55% clip…3,299 to 2,671.
https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20201103/klickitat/
The two incumbents on the Skamania County Commission ballot still had substantial leads after Thursday’s updated count. Richard Mahar had 3,823 votes for position 1 to 2,796 for Jeremy Bechtel, while Tom Lannen has received 3,858 votes for position 2 to 2,727 for Paul Hendricks. About 54 percent of voters were still saying yes to the Stevenson-Carson School District’s three-year levy. 1,955 to 1,678 no. The Home Valley Water District maintenance and capital improvement levy is being approved 111 to 77. Skamania County estimates 250 ballots remain to be counted, and another tally will be released on Monday.
https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20201103/skamania/
Incumbent Democrat Anna Williams’ lead in Oregon House District 52 was reduced even further today with continued counting in Clackamas County, dropping from a margin of 1,875 votes to 1,550 over Republican Jeff Helfrich. Williams has received 51 percent of the vote with 17,578 to 16,028 for Helfrich, and 828 for Libertarian candidate Stephen Alder. In Oregon House District 59, Daniel Bonham took 60 percent of the vote with 23,178 to 15,429 for Mosier Mayor Arlene Burns. In the 57th District Greg Smith polled 77 percent with 19,283 votes, while Roland Ruhe had 5,777. Lynn Findley will return to the Oregon Senate from the 30th District by a two-to-one margin over Carina Miller, 45,949 votes to 22,503, while Bill Hansell had a three-to-one margin with 44,627 votes to 13.989 for Mildred O’Callaghan. In Washington’s 14th District after Wednesday’s count update the two House incumbents had each received about 58 percent of the vote…as Chris Corry was winning position 1 with 24,572 votes to 17,643 for Tracy Rushing, and Gina Mosbrucker grabbed 24,667 votes to 17,236 for Devin Kuh for position 2. Cliff Bentz will keep the Oregon Second District Congressional seat in Republican hands, winning 60 percent of the vote with 269,668 to 165,274 for Alex Spenser. Jamie Herrera-Beutler was still winning the hotly contested race to retain her Washington Third District Congressional position, taking 55 percent of the vote with 202,966 to 165,072 for Carolyn Long, who conceded on Wednesday night.
In Sherman County Ron McDermid was elected as Justice of the Peace with 671 votes to 478 for Deanna Christiansen. Beth McCurdy received 118 votes for mayor of Wasco to 113 for Eileen Wainright. There were two seats available on the Wasco City Council, with 178 votes for Ken DeGrange and 77 for David Bergmann, followed by 62 for Bill Minter, 48 for Michael Egbert, and 26 for Steven Wyatt. The South Sherman Fire District’s five-year operating levy was approved 152-to-87.
https://results.oregonvotes.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?type=CTYALL&cty=27&map=CTY
While much of the attention in this election has been on the national scene, there are plenty of local and statewide offices and issues on ballots. There are mayoral and city council elections throughout Hood River and Wasco counties, while in Oregon there is a U.S. Senate seat, the Second District Congressional position, and numerous legislative races to be decided in this vote. In Washington, there are contested county commission seats in both Klickitat and Skamania counties on the ballot, along with tax measures for both hospital districts in Klickitat County, a three-year replacement levy in the Stevenson-Carson School District, legislative seats, and the Third District Congressional position.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development is providing funds for three projects in Wasco and Hood River counties to support business development and expansion through its rural business and development grants. Mid-Columbia Economic Development District is receiving $40,000 to be used to improve the viability of small- and medium-sized businesses in the Gorge, particularly Hispanic-owned businesses. The Next Door is receiving a $35,980 grant to support Latino small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs through its Promoting Prosperity Program. And Sustainable Northwest is receiving $44,000 to increase market demand for electric agricultural equipment in central Oregon through a partnership with the Wy’East Resource Conservation and Development District, Bonneville Environmental Foundation, and Forth. The Electric Tractor Demonstration and Analysis project will include Hood River, Wasco, Klamath, and Lake counties.
The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area plans to conduct prescribed burning on Tracy Hill starting Wednesday, if weather conditions allow. Fire officials say prescribed burns reduce excess fuel from building up and minimize the potential for large scale wildfires while improving the overall health and resiliency of ecosystems. Smoke may be visible on Highway 14 and Interstate 84 at times during the burns. When smoke is present, motorists should reduce speeds and turn on headlights. In order to minimize impacts from smoke, management officials from Oregon and Washington determine burn dates based on weather conditions. Once dates are confirmed, details will be posted on the Scenic Area’s Facebook page and Twitter feed. Those with asthma can request to be on an advance call list by contacting the National Scenic Area office at 541-308-1700.
The Columbia Gorge Community College Small Business Development Center has launched a new Disaster Recovery Guide for businesses impacted by the recent wildfires. The guide helps business owners understand and assess their situation so they can make the best decisions in the recovery process. The Disaster Assistance Guide is based on the experiences of Small Business Development Center advisers both nationally and in Oregon responding to disasters throughout the United States. The guide is structured as a workbook, with specific steps to take to understand the state of the business’s finances, inventory, marketing, customers and employees. The workbook is intended to be used with no-cost business advising from the Small Business Development Center to help business owners make the best decisions during this recovery. Businesses may contact the CGCC Small Business Development Center by calling (541) 506-6121 or visiting https://oregonsbdc.org/centers/columbia-gorge-sbdc/
A 65-year-old Carson woman was injured in a hit and run accident Monday morning at the intersection of Highway 14 and NE Lutheran Church Road in Skamania County. According to the Washington State Patrol, a car was southbound on NE Lutheran Church Road after earlier driving around police vehicles attempting a felony traffic stop on the north end of that road. That vehicle ran the stop sign, driving on to westbound Highway 14 and driving into the side of the utility vehicle driven by Connie Callahan of Carson, causing her vehicle to roll. The car did not stop and continued westbound. The WSP said Callahan was taken to Peace Health Southwest in Vancouver with undisclosed injuries. The WSP has not indicated if the other vehicle has been found.
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