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Welcome to Hood River County’s new chair and two commissioners who joined the Board of Commissioners on January 1. They are Chair Jennifer Euwer, Commissioner Leti Moretti for District 1 and Commissioner Ed Weathers for District 3. They join Commissioner Arthur Babitz of District 2 and Les Perkins, commissioner of District 4 to make up the County’s Board of Commissioners. READ MORE HERE>

Hood River County Courthouse’s new, secure entrance opened officially on January 9th. The new vestibule requires all visitors to go through security screening before entering the facility. Screening, like that performed by TSA at airports with x-ray and metal detector equipment, is meant to ensure weapons and contraband are not brought into the building. READ MORE HERE>

Hood River County Community Development is involved in a planning process to designate Parkdale as a rural unincorporated community in compliance with Statewide Planning Goal 14 (Urbanization). Community meetings, a community survey and analysis, draft comprehensive plan amendments, and public hearings are included in this planning process. READ MORE HERE>

2023 Parking Permits for Hood River County Forest staging areas are now available for purchase at hoodrivercounty.net/parking-passes. The permit is for parking in Fee Parking Zones and is not for entry, recreational use or access to any County Property. READ MORE HERE>

With a smart, friendly demeanor McKenna Carter, R.N., B.S.N., had many opportunities for a nursing career. The young woman thought public health nursing would be a good steppingstone for her first nursing job. Yet, she likes so many things about working at the Hood River County Health Department, she doesn’t see herself working anywhere else. READ MORE HERE>