The Oregon State Police says a man who escaped custody while being transported from a psychiatric facility in Pendleton to Bend was located on Sunday.  The OSP says it was advised by the Warm Springs Police Department that 22-year-old Rodrick Edminston was found in a restroom in the vicinity of the Kahneeta Resort on the Warm Springs Reservation.  Edminston was being taken Friday by J&R Secure Transport to Bend when he escaped their custody at the Cow Canyon rest area on Highway 97 about 21 miles south of Maupin in Wasco County.  Lifeways Inc. stated Edminston was being held on a mental health hold.  No criminal charges are pending against him at this time.

The City of Hood River is about to select a firm to design and rebuild Children’s Park.  Mayor Paul Blackburn says the firm Play By Design has been recommended by the park committee from three proposals they received.  Play By Design has been involved in putting together similar structures in Pendleton and Joseph.  The current wooden structure at Children’s Park is 25-years-old, and a portion of it was closed off this year due to safety concerns.  The goal is to build the facility this coming spring to be opened in late May.

Football Bend 34, Hood River Valley 16 Columbia 29, The Dalles 8 Stevenson 20, Tenino 12 Dufur 52, Tacoma Baptist 19 Sherman 54, Pilot Rock 14 Arlington 57, South Wasco 0 Kittitas 32, Lyle-Wishram 30, overtime Zillah 46, Goldendale 6   Boys Soccer Hood River Valley 2, Hillsboro 1   Girls Soccer Hood River Valley 3, Hillsboro 0 Colulmbia 3, Goldendale 2   Cross Country The Dalles won both the boys and girls titles in the Bridgette Nelson Memorial Invitational at Sorosis Park.  Gabe Lira finished third to lead the Riverhawk boys, while Emma Mullins finished fourth for The Dalles’ girls.  Trout Lake’s Hannah Funkhouser was the individual winner in the girls’ race, with Justin Peck of Trout Lake finishing fourth in the boys’ race.

The annual Pig Bowl football game matching law enforcement officers from Oregon and Washington is Saturday evening at Sid White Field on the Wahtonka campus in The Dalles.  Proceeds from this year’s game will go to help three families in the region dealing with expenses from medical issues.  Michael Holloran of the Oregon State Police says it’s the 15th edition of the game, and the largest number of families they’ve selected to help.  The game begins at 7 p.m. Saturday at Sid White Field.  You can learn more about the game and the families it benefits, and pre-purchase points for your favorite team, at pigbowl.net.

Activity on the Eagle Creek Fire continues to be minimal in the wake of this week’s cooler temperatures and rain.  Fire officials says over the last four days anywhere from 3.5” to 6” of rain fell over the fire area, with heavier rains over the western portion of the fire.  Current activities include resource and condition assessments as well as planning and implementing suppression repair efforts.  Heavy equipment is on site to assist with repair efforts when weather and ground conditions allow.  Handcrews are “low stumping” and cleaning up large woody debris.  Plans include potentially building hand line as a contingency closer to the fire’s eastern edge when it is safe to do so.  There is still live fire on Shellrock Mountain and elsewhere within the fire area.  With incoming warmer and drier weather people should expect to see smokes and fire activity in the coming days.

Volleyball Hood River Valley def. The Dalles 26-24, 25-16, 25-14 Sherman def. Condon-Wheeler 25-18, 23-25, 26-24, 25-14 Columbia def. Lyle-Wishram 3 games to 0 Goldendale def. LaSalle (Yakima) 25-22, 25-23, 25-18   Boys Soccer Central Catholic 2, Hood River Valley 0 The Dalles 2, St. Helens 0   Girls Soccer St. Helens 4, The Dalles 0 Barlow 3, Hood River Valley 0

Two people were arrested after the Oregon State Police and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement conducted a nighttime river patrol this week on the Columbia River at the Deschutes River Sanctuary after receiving numerous complaints of illegal gillnetting.  The OSP says troopers located a boat operating without required lighting in the sanctuary with three people onboard, and discovered the boaters had an 1100-plus-foot gillnet deployed in the water in an area that is closed to gillnetting and exceeding the state maximum length of 800 feet.  Two adults from Celilo Village, a 26-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, were detained along with their juvenile minor child on the water.  The man was lodged at NORCOR on charges of commercial fishing in closed waters, while the woman was given criminal citations.  The investigation discovered there were 85 Chinook salmon and one steelhead taken with a current market value of over $3500.

Cool and moist conditions continue to prevail across the Eagle Creek Fire, resulting in no measured growth over the past 24 hours.  Fire size remains at 48,668 acres, with 46% containment.  Fire behavior remains minimal.  Most portions of the fire are in a smoldering state, though some open flame has been observed.  Smoke can still be seen from portions of the fire.   Crews remain in place to patrol and extinguish hot spots along the fire’s perimeter while they work on soil stabilization projects.  Northwest Team 12 became fully operational yesterday from an incident command post at the Best Western Columbia River Inn in Cascade Locks.  The new team has begun placing orders for some additional resources as it develops a plan to manage the fire area.  While no significant change in fire behavior is expected, fire managers are developing contingency plans if weather shifts back toward a warmer, drier pattern.

North Central Public Health District has achieved accredited status for five years by the Public Health Accreditation Board.  That means NCPHD meets or exceeds the rigorous standards established by the non-profit, non-governmental board.  The district is among the first ten local health authorities to be accredited in Oregon.  The national accreditation program works to improve public health by advancing the quality and performance of the nation’s state, local, tribal and territorial health departments.

Thanks to Measure 96 approved by Oregon voters last November, the Hood River County Veterans Service Office has more hours available to work with veterans seeking to file claims.  Measure 96 dedicates 1.5% of net proceeds from the Oregon Lottery to funding support services for military veterans.  Hood River County Veterans Service Officer Tricia Stevens says with the new funding her position went to full-time this week, plus there is now a part-time outreach coordinator and a receptionist.  The Hood River County Veterans Service Office is at the County Administration Building on 601 State Street, and is open Monday through Wednesday to service veterans between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.  There is also an outreach event for older veterans planned for September 28 at 1:30 p.m. at Parkhurst House retirement and assisted living facility.