Mid-Columbia Today for Monday, June 8, 2026

Mid-Columbia Today for Monday, June 8, 2026

On today's show, we learn about Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with Courtney Reyes from Mid-Columbia Center For Living, then we talk about The Dalles Marina with Port of The Dalles Executive Director Andrea Klaas.

MCT for Friday, June 5, 2026

Dr. Mike Foss from Alpine Veterinary in Hood River is this morning's guest, and he talks about ticks, preparing to move your animals in case of fire, and dealing with cheat grass.

Mid-Columbia Today for Thursday, June 4, 2026

In the first half of the show, Jamie Rivera from Hood River Valley Parks & Recreation stops by to go over the many summer camp opportunities available for kids (information at hoodriverparksandrec.org [https://hoodriverparksandrec.org/youth-sports-recreation-overview]), then Lauren Kraemer of Oregon State University Extension talks about being prepared for wildfire smoke this summer by using smokereadygorge.org [https://smokereadygorge.org/], and summarizes some of the findings in a recently completed food security assessment for the region.

Mid-Columbia Today for Wednesday, June 3, 2026

On the first part of the show, Mark talks with Nick Maggio from the University of Oregon Hazards Lab about video cameras to be installed in Wasco County to aid in detecting wildfires, then Next Door Family Services Program Manager Karin Tauchser discusses the range of services provided in seven Mid-Columbia counties to assist new parents (nextdoorinc.org/family-services [https://www.nextdoorinc.org/family-services]).

Mid-Columbia Today for Tuesday, June 2, 2026

In the first part of the show, Mark is joined by Megan Saunders from Farmers Irrigation District and Cindy Thiemann from the Hood River Watershed Group to talk about what Farmers users might expect this summer, then it's Debby Jones from YouthThink in advance of the latest installment in The More Your Know Thursdays Series, on prescription drugs and fentanyl on June 11 at 6 p.m. (register to get the Zoom link at youththink.net [https://www.youththink.net/event-details/the-more-you-know-thursdays-prescription-drugs-and-fentanyl-what-to-know-to-prevent-problems])