HOOD RIVER — Around 15-20 demonstrators braved brisk conditions downtown on Nov. 21 for a conflicting milestone: 100-straight Fridays of sign-wielding, chanting and harmonizing in protest of the ongoing, U.S.-funded genocide in Gaza.

WHITE SALMON — A group of students placed the finishing touches on an access gate in White Salmon on Nov. 24, connecting Mamie and Francis Gaddis Park with a popular network of forest trails.

WHITE SALMON — Jerry Baker, middle school math and history teacher with White Salmon Valley School District (WSVSD) from 1954-1981, recently turned 100 and was honored at the Nov. 19 board meeting during a special recognition and good news segment.

WHITE SALMON — The White Salmon Valley School District (WSVSD) board unanimously passed two ballot measure resolutions at the Nov. 19 meeting.

WHITE SALMON — Local health industry leaders assembled at Skyline Health on Nov. 17 for the second annual Better Together Rural Health Retreat — a convening of prominent organizations and individuals from across the Gorge to strategize, align workforce priorities and plan for the future.

THE DALLES — Community members gathered at the Granada Theater on Nov. 6 for a free film screening hosted by The Mid-Columbia Houseless Collaborative (MCHC), “No Place to Grow Old.”

THE DALLES — Oregon’s state budget woes have impacted schools already suffering from increased costs, drops in enrollment, and the ending of federal COVID-19 relief funds.

THE DALLES — At the October 23, 2025 meeting of the North Wasco County School Board meeting, D21 Education Association President Kate Galt spoke to the board, highlighting some of positive things happening in the district with so many staff who continue to show up every day with creativity, …

WHITE SALMON — White Salmon Valley School District’s (WSVSD) enrollment numbers are down about 38 students from the end of last year, continuing the trend of smaller incoming kindergarten classes compared to the previous year’s graduating seniors.

THE GORGE — An unfair labor practice complaint, financial stalemate, and discussion of campus safety marked October’s union bargaining at Columbia Gorge Community College (CGCC), alongside substantial progress on the new contract.

WHITE SALMON — Fire is a familiar foe in the Columbia River Gorge — a devastating, uncompromising force that threatens homes, families and wildlife year in and year out. But for Lloyd DeKay, retired geologist turned wood bowl turning extraordinaire, it presents a unique and affecting artistic opportunity: to find beauty amidst the rubble.

THE DALLES — The Dalles Art Center has announced three opportunities for artists to showcase their work in the coming months: the Student Art Showcase, the Holiday Artisan Market and the open show “Elemental: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Spirit.”

HOOD RIVER — Parkdale resident Rich Gleitsmann is the owner of a new Toyota Corolla. Columbia Gorge Toyota donated a new car to the Hood River County Education Foundation for the third consecutive year

HOOD RIVER — Educators, industry leaders, and community partners from across the Columbia Gorge came together at Hood River Valley High School (HRVHS) for the second Career and Technical Education (CTE) Regional Advisory Committee meeting.