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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 — A Union man facing a murder charge for killing his son told law enforcement he fired a shotgun at close range into the back of his son’s head. According to the probable cause declaration ...
LA GRANDE — Four downtown La Grande businesses will receive help with building renovations thanks to the city’s Urban Renewal Agency and Urban Renewal Advisory Commission’s call for projects. Sac ...
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 ...
BAKER CITY — Tires in Northeastern Oregon that haven’t rolled in half a century might end up cushioning the hooves of trotting horses and the cleats of football players. Those are two of the newer ...
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 — 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, ...