MISSION — Sen. Todd Nash encourages people to save the date for the 2026 Eastern Oregon Open Tournament. According to a press release, District No. 29 senators have held the fundraising event for ...

UNION COUNTY — A national nonprofit organization soon will be giving youth in Union County a helping hand. Friends of the Children recently opened its Eastern Oregon chapter in La Grande and is ...

UNION COUNTY — A stretch of private land has long separated the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest on the east and west side of the Blue Mountains. That’s about to change. The Oregon Department of Fish ...

I first started hiking in the Eagle Cap Wilderness in 1954 when I spent eight days backpacking and fishing. I also climbed Eagle Cap, the centerpiece of the high Wallowas. I was extremely impressed by ...

Developers who want to build solar or wind farms, mine for gold or lithium, or pursue other projects that harm sage grouse habitat have a new option to satisfy Oregon’s requirements to protect the ...

UNION COUNTY — A local organization and individuals who help people get outside into the great outdoors were recognized during the 90th annual Union County Chamber Awards Banquet. The Blue Mountain ...

LA GRANDE — Union County residents will not be able to catch any outdoor movies this summer. The La Grande Drive-in announced via social media in early May that the location was permanently closing as ...

LA GRANDE — After 113 years the La Grande United Methodist Church bid farewell to the congregation’s building. The mood was somber and heavy with memory during the farewell worship service on June 7, ...

SALEM — Two Oregon legislators, including Sen. Mike McLane, who represents Baker County, are sponsoring a bill intended to protect residents’ legal access to public land parcels that border private ...

LA GRANDE — Shakespeare is getting a new sound at Eastern Oregon University, and it might not be what you expect. In “Thou Has Thy Will,” EOU alum Nicholas Vece, who graduated in 2024, has taken ...

LA GRANDE — The members of the Eastern Oregon University Class of 2026 were encouraged to remain resilient and persistent through the face of whatever challenges may come. Mohtarama “Mary” Qazizada, ...

SALEM — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is reminding mule deer hunters about two significant changes for the 2026 season as the May 15 deadline to apply for controlled hunt tags nears. This ...