Mid-Columbia Today

Mid-Columbia Today for Friday, May 22, 2026

Mark is joined by Brian Hukari, John Rust, Dan Mahr, and Nate Gephard of the Crag Rats, as the mountain search and rescue organization celebrates its 100th anniversary.  The Crag Rats will hold a 100-year celebration on Saturday, May 30 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Ruins in Hood River.  It's free and open to the public, and will feature a centennial presentation at 6 p.m., music by Rattlin' Bones at 7 p.m., demonstrations of their rescue systems, and they will auction off a night at Silcox Hut to benefit their project to construct a 100-year legacy training wall.  Go to cragrats.org [http://www.cragrats.org] for all the details.

Mid-Columbia Today for Thursday, May 21, 2026

In the first part of the show, Mark talks long-term budget and downtown parking with Hood River City Manager Abigail Elder and Mayor Paul Blackburn, then Lorraine Lyons and Sharla Weber Mosqueda of Hood River Adopt A Dog talk about their budget situation and the upcoming Paws & Pints fundraiser at The Ruins on May 29 (tickets available at hoodriveradoptadog.org [http://hoodriveradoptadog.org]).

Mid-Columbia Today for Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Klickitat County Commissioner Ron Ihring talks with Mark about a number of different topics currently before the Commission, then White Salmon Valley School District Superintendent Rich Polkinghorn discusses last week's lockdown at the secondary school campus, and moving forward on the new K-12 campus.

Mid-Columbia Today for Tuesday, May 19, 2026

In the first part of the show, we are joined by Hood River County School District Superintendent Bill Newton, then it's White Salmon Mayor Marla Keethler.

Mid-Columbia Today for Monday, May 18, 2026

Mark talkes with Port of Hood River Executive Director Kevin Greenwood about recent work on the Interstate Bridge and embarking on revising the Port's Strategic Business Plan.  Then, The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Lisa Farquarhson discusses what was learned from this year's Northwest Cherry Festival.