School Closures for Thursday, Jan. 6

Large fallen rocks and a semi-truck collided on Washington SR-14 occurred on Wednesday morning around 4 a.m on January 5th, 2022. The collision occurred just between Rowena Tunnel 2 and the Lyle Cherry Orchard trailhead.

The Stevenson Downtown Association announced the plans to absorb the Stevenson Farmers Market beginning in 2022. Each organization’s volunteer Board of Directors voted unanimously in favor of the move.

A blizzard has brought traffic to a stop in the Columbia River Gorge this morning.

The homeless housing team at Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) began offering Warming Shelter services for unsheltered people in Skamania and Klickitat Counties on December 13, 2021.

The idea was to encourage a culturally sensitive approach for the immigrant community to come together with medical professionals to access free vaccinations and booster shots. Guess what? It worked.

Comunidades, Northshore Medical Group, Columbia Riverkeeper, and WAGAP invite you to a free COVID-19 vaccination event that will take place on December 18 from 2:30 to 5:30 in the afternoon. This will be a fiesta for health, where there will be tamales, atole, and also gift cards for those who get vaccinated.

The program now runs year-round. It covers all types of heating, including propane, electric, gas, oil, coal, and wood. Those using wood sources receive a vendor voucher. The vendor would request reimbursement through Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP).

The Stevenson Emergency Shelter got a facelift recently thanks to the volunteer team from Insitu, which joined forces to clean the grounds and help make the play area safer for children.

McReath is taking a leadership role in creating a coalition of youth and adults to create effective strategies that positively impact young people to make healthy choices in their lives.

The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey from the CDC show that 20 people per minute experience physical violence by an intimate partner in the U.S. on average. Estimates suggest that domestic violence from an intimate partner affects everyone of all gender and sexual identities.

Lyle Community Council will be hosting their first-ever “Walk About Lyle'' community fundraising event on September 25th from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. The Council hopes that the event will help foster community, promote healthy exercise and eating habits, celebrate the beauty and history of Lyle and raise awareness of the council’s efforts to better their community.

Civil Air Patrol Cadets from Lyle, Goldendale and Hood River receive awards. Cadets who demonstrated leadership during the past year of quarantine by attending meetings regularly, teaching lessons on aerospace, leading leadership activities were honored.

City of White Salmon has been selected to receive up to $400,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to continue providing a regional housing rehabilitation program with Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation.

NE Church St, between Jewett and NE Tohomish, will be closed during the remainder of the construction project. Parking access is for local tenants only. There will be intermittent single-lane traffic on Main St., at the intersection of NE Tohomish when crews are working there. Flaggers will be on site to direct traffic.

Goldendale, WA (September 16, 2021) - Sunday Sutton has been named the new coordinator for the Coalition for Preventing Abuse in Klickitat County (CPAKC) following the announcement in August that she now serves as the new grant director for the Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative (CPWI).

The Lyle School District Board of Directors is seeking a district resident to fill an at-large position on the board, which was vacated by Lisa Bren on July 28. The appointee will serve through the next general election in 2023, and may file for election to the position. Applications due by September 17th.

Lorena Salazar-Zamora of Bingen is taking her experiences as an immigrant putting them to good use to help others in her role with Washington Gorge Action Programs. The Spanish speaker can help with translations while getting people the services they need.

“We’ve had a great first day of school,” said Ann Varkados, Lyle School District Superintendent. “Kids are excited to be there and teachers are excited. We’re looking forward to having kids in class every day.”

The goal of the increase would be to help pay for a rate-discount program for low-income Washingtonians.