ODELL — For the Columbia River Gorge’s 150-plus community health workers (CHWs), helping people isn’t a job, but a necessity. Every client, every mission, is part of a broad, decades-long movement to bridge the divide between underserved communities and institutionalized health care. 

Wasco County Commissioners unanimously renewed a state grant for transitional housing that helps reduce jail use and stabilize residents cycling through emergency services, which the board framed as a rare and increasingly critical piece of the region’s housing and behavioral health system.

Local roasters feel the squeeze as global markets, tariffs and climate disruptions drive up costs

CASCADE LOCKS — What do Breckenridge, Colorado; Big Bear Lake, California; and Cascade Locks have in common? They’re all recognized “Mountain Bike Trail Towns” by the International Mountain Bike Association.

HOOD RIVER — City council had several items to work through at its April 13 meeting. But one they didn’t was the Marriott Hotel appeal that was slated to go before council that night, but was withdrawn by developers the week prior.

BINGEN — “Latin music makes you want to move,” said Jen Sotolongo, the event organizer of Baila Sin Parar, a Latin-themed dance fitness class.

HOOD RIVER — As a young lawyer, Vicky Stifter went to El Salvador in the mid-1980s to work with a human rights organization in the midst of war.

Students from Hood River, White Salmon, The Dalles and Stevenson will participate in a construction career trades event May 21, organized by the Hood River–White Salmon Bridge Authority and Port of Hood River on Lot 1.