Insitu has named a new president and CEO as Lynn Fox moves to the role of vice president for Boeing’s KC-46 Tanker Program. Diane Rose, Insitu's Vice President of Programs, will take over leadership of the company on March 31, 2023.
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A national search is under way for Columbia Gorge Community College’s next president.
WHITE SALMON — The community was recently invited to attend and participate in a roundtable discussion on childcare and the problems associated with it, including the overall lack of childcare providers in the area.
Last week, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to express concern about the pending acquisition of Albertsons Companies, Inc. by the Kroger Company, which would merge two of the largest grocery store chains in Washington state.
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Billy Jean Neal Jr., one of two men convicted for the 1998 fatal stabbings of two men and a pregnant woman in the small community of Klickitat, Wash., will soon argue in court that his two concurrent sentences of life without parole violate his constitutional rights.
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WHITE SALMON — White Salmon Valley Pool Metropolitan Park District officials, who are overseeing the pool replacement project, met with White Salmon's mayor and city council to discuss a possible city investment into the pool project.
The special meeting between the White Salmon Valley Pool Metropolitan Park District (WSVPMPD) and White Salmon City Council, held Oct. 27, featured a presentation and short discussion between the two governing bodies.
Oct. 17 — The Klickitat/Skamania League of Women Voters has canceled the Klickitat County Sheriff Candidates’ Forum (virtual, via zoom) scheduled for today, Monday, Oct. 17.
Three of four stories in a series on the Oregon Bee Project and its work in the Columbia River Gorge.
The second annual Literary Journal of Columbia Gorge Community College, Otolith, was released this spring and is available at the college bookstore.
Writing as managing editor, Kendra Bettelyoun introduced the publication:
"CGCC offers a wealth of experience. It is a confluence. A place where paths varied by age, income, ethnicity and personal history, meet and travel together for a time towards educational enrichment," she wrote. "In the pieces chosen for this edition, you will find many examples of human connection."
At the annual luncheon of the Skamania County Economic Development Council, held last Thursday at Skamania Lodge , two of the legislators now representing Skamania County as part of the new 17th Legislative District introduced themselves and presented a glimpse of their plans for the upcoming legislative session.
WHITE SALMON — Wallace and Priscilla Stevenson Intermediate School (WPSIS) in White Salmon will be encouraging students to walk and bike established safe routes to school for the second half of October, kicking off with National Bike and Walk to School Day on October 12th.
Skamania and Klickitat county seniors can apply to receive assistance to pay their energy bills through local events held in an ongoing partnership with Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) and the Skamania and Klickitat County Senior Services.
BINGEN — In a unique turn of events, the Washington State Community Action Partnership secured $7.3 million of state funding in 2022 as a match to federal Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) funding.
Landowners might generally know what steps should be taken to prepare for wildfire, but a new program rolling out in Klickitat County will eliminate the guesswork.
WHITE SALMON — The White Salmon City Council agreed to an increase in the salaries of all elected officials, with a raise for the mayor effective almost immediately, and a raise for councilors effective following the next election for each position.
BINGEN — Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) expanded operations of its new Mobile Food Bank into Skamania County in October in addition to routes in Klickitat County.
One person died and two others were transported to a nearby hospital following a collision on Bickleton Highway yesterday.
Ongoing election coverage for the Nov. 8 general election, featuring races pertaining to the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon and Washington.
HOOD RIVER — The Port of Hood River was recently awarded $5 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program to help spur the design and engineering phase of the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge Replacement project.
BINGEN — First Interstate Bank observed the company’s fifth annual Volunteer Day Sept. 14 by completing much needed yardwork projects at The Guided Path.
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Ironsmith Alan Root often starts a project with unusual materials — 500 wrenches, for instance, or a wagon wheel — and ends with a freeform sculpture. His art can begin with things that others have already shaped or discarded: scrap metal, rebar and a vision.
AJ Valencia, incoming athletic director for White Salmon Valley Schools, spoke at last week’s meeting of the Rotary Club of Bingen-White Salmon, outlining his priorities for the year.
Due to the high wildfire hazard conditions experienced this summer and continued lack of sufficient precipitation, Klickitat County has extended the ban on outdoor burning through Oct. 14.
OLYMPIA — More than 75% of Washington residents choose to not litter and about 26% of litterers would be motivated to stop if a friend, family member, or passenger asked them to refrain, according to 2021 research commissioned by the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology). These nu…
To true-up differences between estimated and actual natural gas costs, NW Natural filed an annual Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) on Sept. 14.
More than 200 nonprofits have teamed up to raise funds and awareness during Give More 24! Collectively, the group aims to raise $3.5 million during the 24-hour, online giving marathon, which is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 22.
The suspect in a shooting in The Dalles last week was arrested in the Goldendale area Thursday, Sept. 15, according to a press release from the City of The Dalles police department.
Entertainment page for Sept. 14, 2022, from the Columbia Gorge News.
WAGAP Board makes childcare part of strategic plan for Klickitat County
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WHITE SALMON — The White Salmon Valley Pool District held a discussion surrounding potential benefits to be gained from forming a non-profit organization at their Sept. 8 regular meeting.
TROUT LAKE — Residents of the Trout Lake School District interested in becoming more involved in the community are invited to run for election to the Trout Lake Community Council.
The adult Tule Fall Chinook salmon have started returning to the Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery in Underwood. Early season forecasts are predicting nearly 50,000 Tule Fall Chinook salmon back to the Bonneville Pool.
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Dakota and Greg Wilkins love a good party.
The couple, married in 2021, live in North Bonneville and, having lived in the area most of their youth, are well acquainted with The Gorge. They both have full time careers — Dakota teaches kindergarten and Greg works in the restaurant/brewery industry — but when the idea of a cool, vintage truck turned party vehicle came up, Dakota couldn’t get it out of her head.
Northern Wasco County PUD warns of possible power shutoff
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While human anglers toiled through 90 degree temperatures this summer, northern pikeminnow, a native salmon predator with a bounty on its head, lived apparently unaffected by the heat.
WHITE SALMON — White Salmon City Councilors will be considering a proposal to allow the mayor to declare a water emergency and implement mandatory conservation measures at this Wednesday’s city council meeting.
The proposed amendments to the municipal code on water conservation would grant the mayor the authority to declare various stages of water emergencies and implement conservation measures based on the severity of a given emergency.
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Columbia Gorge Community College is home to America’s newest aviation maintenance technician training program upon official recognition this month by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Sept. 30 marks the end of burn bans across Klickitat County, and as private individuals begin to prepare their slash piles, so too will Mt. Adams Resource Stewards prepare for prescribed open burns in state forests.
Parents are invited to register for “Guiding Good Choices,” a free and confidential series designed around promoting healthy development and reducing risky behavior for children as they enter their teenage years.
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The White Salmon Valley School Board is contemplating removing the community service requirement for the graduating class of 2023 and beyond.
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As the Hood River Cherry Company wraps up its 29th cherry harvest, owner Katy Klein and Field and Packing Plant Manager Kristoff Fowler — also Klein’s son — couldn’t be happier with the outcome despite unpredictable spring and summer weather.
First routes to start in Klickitat County in September
Improvements to the south campground and day-use area at Viento State Park, seven miles west of Hood River, have started as part of an overall project constructing the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail from the park east to Mitchell Point, according to the Oregon Parks Department.
On Aug. 15, Oregon Nurses Association announced one of its member leaders “filed a class action lawsuit against Providence St. Joseph Health for wage theft, seeking injunctive relief to stop Providence from continuing to shortchange frontline health care workers” in a press release.
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Tim Neher, was reassigned to the position of detective, effective Aug. 16.
WHITE SALMON — The four members of TOPS WA 0001 White Salmon are marking 65 years together as a weight loss support chapter.
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Klickitat County officials are preparing to undergo a discussion about how to keep the Dallesport wastewater plant financially healthy and mechanically up-to-date.
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White Salmon interim City Administrator Paul Koch says he’s enjoyed working with city staff and elected officials since the beginning of his time in service with the city in March and is looking forward to working through many tasks as his contract was recently extended through the end of the year.
The White Salmon Valley School Board met July 28 to approve the 2022-2023 budget and to approve a purchase of 115 district laptops for the upcoming school year.
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