Free news: Hood River County School District (HRCSD) is enrolling kindergarten and new students for the 2026-27 school year. Families with children who will be 5 years old by Sept. 1 are eligible to enroll their children at their neighborhood school within HRCSD.
Free commentary: Provision 8.2 of the Nurses Code of Ethics is clear: “Where there are human rights violations, nurses ought to and must stand up for those rights and demand accountability.” That is why we are speaking out.
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump and senior health administration officials touted the $50 billion set aside in the One Big Beautiful Bill for rural health care during a round table Friday, saying it will transform the care available to rural Americans.
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration’s commitment to healthcare price transparency has been met by praise from advocacy groups, with the organizations stating such a move is “imperative” and what Americans deserve.
THE GORGE — Public bus routes now stretch from Parkdale, The Dalles, and Golendale to Portland and most towns in between, with free passes for low-income and elderly residents and for downtown The Dalles.
Free news: Hood River County is one of 19 in the state where those who lost food because of recent storms and power outages, bought with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, have more time to ask for replacement benefits.
THE DALLES — Following heavy storm damage to the Water’s Edge building at 551 NE Lone Pine Blvd., Adventist Health Columbia Gorge is expecting to reopen many of the shuttered clinics by Monday, Dec. 22, thanks to the quick relocation of staff and equipment to other locations.
