Free news:Â Four Rivers Family Early Learning and Parenting Hub has created a free text messaging system to connect families with young children to local resources, activities, and events.
Free news:Â Columbia Gorge CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will host its third annual Fall Family Run on Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Mark O. Hatfield West Trailhead in Hood River. Participants who register by Sept. 19 are guaranteed a race shirt.Â
Free commentary: Wasco County is among the rural communities experiencing this disparity. In 2025, 17.42 children per 1,000 entered foster care—more than twice the rate in Multnomah County.
By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor
Updated
(The Center Square) – Organizations that have been advocating to end child marriage in the U.S. are actively seeking Republicans in Congress and state legislatures to support ending the practice. They argue the issue is nonpartisan and children, especially girls, should be protected.Â
Free news:Â As the number of children entering foster care continues to rise in Wasco County, Columbia Gorge CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is expanding its local presence through a new satellite office in The Dalles and the addition of seven newly trained volunteer advocates.
