Documenter Swen Carlson

“Both sides of the river participate in the Columbia Gorge Food Security Coalition,” Martha McInnes, Director for North Central Public Health District covering Wasco and Sherman counties, told Uplift Local. One of their critical tools, she said, is a collaborative public document listing places to get food, transportation assistance, and ways for people not directly affected to help. Information is in both English and Spanish.

THE DALLES — Wasco County wants to change the way it contracts for ambulance service providers. But current providers don’t like the draft plan, describing it as concerning, a disaster, and flat out unacceptable. They also say it was developed without their input and away from public view.