MCCAC is working hard to assess the emerging needs of the community following the Rowena fire. With a large influx of tourism due to multiple community events this weekend, hotels in The Dalles are booked, and many fire survivors who’ve lost their homes are having difficulty finding somewhere to stay.

Hundreds of Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) members from six Providence hospitals including Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, have participated in a three-day strike that began early Tuesday, June 18. At some hospitals, picket lines began forming at 6 a.m. Nurses are striking for adequate paid leave, fair labor practices, affordable health insurance fair market wages, and smaller patient-to-nurse ratios.