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Showers and patchy fog today high 54 and chance of showers tonight low 40 and for the weekend in the Eastern Columbia River Gorge.   

 

Local news

KLICKITAT County election results of Thursday Klickitat County Commissioner Postion 2 Lori Zoller’s lead over Andy Kallinen is 20 votes and the next update is expected Tuesday  Nov. 17 at 5 pm. Kallinen has closed in on Zoller’s lead as citizens wait for the final count in this important county race.

WASCO COUNTY election results Lisa Gambee and Mike Urness were elected   Wasco County Commissioners, Darcy Long elected Mayor of The Dalles, and Kim Morgan joins the city council. Oregon State Rep. Jeff Helfrich wins Oregon Senate District 25 and Hank Sanders  to Oregon House District 52.

Klickitat County Commissioners met in a Workshop session and in the afternoon there was a public hearing on the Six-Year Road Plan that was continued  last night in White Salmon.

Klickitat County lawsuit between the Dallesport Water District  and the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport and its co-owners Klickitat County and the City of The Dalles, ramped up to a new level as Klickitat County Superior Court granted an injunction to stop the water district from shutting off water to the airport. Water district’s attorney said the State of Washington gives the power to levy a penalty of $5,000 a day for every single illegal connection and now the 1,000 acres of the airport have a $500 million lien on them.

Burn restrictions burn ban were lifted by the Wasco County Commissioner’s Wednesday. Check with your local fire district for details and required permits.

WORK continues on the Hood River-White Salmon bridge with Full overnight closures Nov. 9-13 and separate daytime work is scheduled through Friday Nov. 10-13 from 7 am to 5 pm. Travelers should expect intermittent traffic stops and delays throughout the day.

THE DALLES CITY COUNCIL  granted permission for the sanitary sewer infrastructure at the Pinewood apartments to connect to the the pump station near the Discovery Center at their expense.  The city manager now has more leeway to approved project change orders up to $500,000 or 20 percent of the projected cost.

ADVENTIST HEALTH making major investments bringing more than $35 million in improvements to strengthen patient safety, modernize critical infrastructure, and support the future of rural healthcare in the region.

SALVATION ARMY holds their Christmas Kettle Kick Off event today Nov. 13 at Safeway in The Dalles from 3-5 pm.

HOOD RIVER-WHITE SALMON  Bridge Authority has completed its preparatory field activities on the bridge ahead of schedule and daytime traffic impacts are no longer needed.

National and international news

US military downs 2 Iranian attack drones as Iran claims a strike on a US radar site in Bahrain.

UKRAINE  launches nearly 1,200 drones at Russia as US lead talks to consider wider European security.

ALASKA judge rules a request by Mary Peltola’s campaign for ballot data in Senate race is not reasonable. The state accepts ballots up to 15 days after general elections from overseas voters.

STOCKS are mixed as Wall Street heads for a winning week after several turbulent days.

Local sports

Football PLAYOFFS The Dufur Rangers had a bye in the opening round of the 1-A State Playoffs and ranked #1 in State and  at home tonight hosting Crane in the OSAA Quarter-Finals and the game broadcast is on Y-102 with the kickoff at 6 pm.

THE DALLES Girls Soccer team ranked #1 in State lost to Marist Catholic 4-0 in the OSAA Semi-Finals. Marist Catholic advances and plays Scappoose Saturday in the 4-A title matchup.

COLLEGE AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS

SAT FOOTBALL

Oregon State Beavers travel to play at Boise State Saturday with the kickoff at 3 pm  on KODL Sports  FM 100.7 & 99.1  AM 1440 and On-line at KODL.COM

Oregon Ducks at home Saturday when they host Michigan with the kickoff at 12:30 in Eugene.

SUNDAY

Seattle Seahawks play Sunday at the Las Vegas Raiders at 1 pm on KODL Sports FM 100.7/99.1 and AM 1440 with the kickoff at 1:25..

Coffee Break with Al Wynn

Join Al Wynn today at 10:06 a.m. for KODL Coffee Break, program No. 11,829, live at the studios on FM 100.7/99.1 AM 1440 and Streaming at our website KODL.COM

Today’s guest: Rodger Nichols

• MONDAY: The Dalles Chamber of Commerce
• TUESDAY: Tourism and city issues
• WEDNESDAY: NWC Parks District and The Dalles Art Center
• THURSDAY: Mid-Columbia Senior Center
• TODAY: Local Issues discussed with Rodger Nichols

Have an idea for a program? Call 541-296-2101 or email [email protected].

Community events

The Dalles Lions Stair replacement project. The Lions are  replacing the steps at the Lions Shelter located in Sorosis Park. The project is well underway and will improve safety for people of all ages. It should be completed soon.

THE DALLES LIONS meet Tuesday at 12 noon at Spooky’s for their weekly gathering.

OREGON Retired Educators meet Tuesday Nov.17 at noon at Pj’s restaurant in Hood River

GATEWAY URBAN RENEWAL Board meets Tuesday Nov. 17 at City Hall in The Dalles startting at 5:30 with updates on the Medical Arts Building and other discussion items.

THE DALLES Traffic Safety Commission meets Wed. Nov. 18 at 7 am at city public works located at 1215 W. 1st St.

The Dalles Kiwanis Club. Weekly luncheon meeting is Thursday  at noon at Spooky’

Wisdom of the day

“NOTHING IS EVER AS IT FIRST APPEARS”