KWSO-FM (Warm Springs, OR)

Highway 26 is closed to through traffic between mileposts 74 and 96 following a fatal vehicle crash currently under investigation. Passenger cars traveling to Central Oregon over Mt. Hood are detouring on Oregon Highway 216 through Simnasho, while trucks must take an alternate route and northbound traffic is being detoured via Highway 97 from Madras.

Funeral Arrangements for Francelia (Fritz) Miller – Dressing is today (9/15) at 2pm at the Simnasho Longhouse. Burial is Wednesday (9/16) at 9am at Simnasho Cemetery. All denominations are welcome. The Reservation Impact Food Bank at the Warm Springs Commodities Warehouse and the Madras Community Food Pantry on Culver Highway are both open today from 10-1. Later in the afternoon, the NeighborImpact Culver Mobile Pantry will be available at 710 5th Street from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

KWSO’s Warm Springs Thursday Market wrapped up its summer season at the Warm Springs Campus Pavilion after averaging 11 vendor booths weekly to provide fresh produce, program outreach, and support for local small businesses and fundraisers. Community members can look forward to the upcoming “Native Market” on November 25th at the Old Warm Springs Elementary Cafeteria, featuring returning vendors for early holiday gift shopping.

Funeral Arrangements for Francelia (Fritz) Miller – Dressing is Tuesday (9/15) at 2pm at the Simnasho Longhouse. Burial is Wednesday (9/16) at 9am at Simnasho Cemetery. All denominations are welcome. Today is Late Start Monday for all 509-J students. Schools will open 90 minutes later than normal. At the Warm Springs K-8 Academy, it’s the First Day of School for All Kindergarten Students together. 5th Graders will have Outdoor School Classroom Visits today.

Funeral Arrangements for Francelia (Fritz) Miller – Dressing is Tuesday (9/15) at 2pm at the Simnasho Longhouse. Burial is Wednesday (9/16) at 9am at Simnasho Cemetery. All denominations are welcome. The Metolius Friends Food Pantry at 575 Hood Ave is open from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and again from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM today. Joy Harjo, the 23rd US Poet Laureate, will present an evening of poetry and conversation at the Wyam Youth Center on Wednesday, September 16.

A local group is holding weekly rallies to help energize local voters. They are gathering every Saturday morning from 10:30 to noon at the North Y in Madras to encourage community participation in the upcoming general election. These weekly rallies will run through October 31st. Everyone is welcome to join. Crooked River Ranch Community Wide Yard Sales are happening today and tomorrow from 8am to 4pm.

Today is the monthly senior breakfast from 7:30-9:30. They have steak & eggs on the menu. The Range & Agriculture Committee is scheduled to meet this morning from 9 to noon at the BNR Cougar Den. The committee meets twice per month on the 2nd and 4th Friday. The Reservation Impact Food Pantry at 4217 Holliday St in the Warm Springs Industrial Park is open from 10AM to 1PM.

Warm Springs Recreation announced a new youth flag football program at the Pi-Ume-Sha field during Tuesday’s Native Aspirations Community Prevention Meeting. Games take place Thursdays, with youth ages 8 to 10 playing from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. and participants ages 10 and up playing from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., featuring two 30-minute halves and a program potluck dinner at the end of the month.

The monthly Native Aspirations Community Prevention Meeting brought local partners together on Tuesday to highlight positive developments and share program updates.

The Madras Community Food Pantry on Culver Highway is open from 10AM to 1PM. Meanwhile, the Life Raft Food Pantry at 401 5th Street in Maupin runs from 11AM to 3PM, and the Dufur Community Food Pantry inside Dufur School is open from 4 to 6. The Thursday Market is today from 10:30am – 2pm at the Campus Pavillion. It is the last Thursday Market of the season and there will be a farm from Redmond set up with fresh produce you can purchase. They take SNAP and WIC vouchers.