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WESTON — Firefighters on Saturday, July 18, achieved 100% containment on the almost 8,100-acre wildfire near Weston. The Oregon State Fire Marshal Red Incident Management Team announced the accomplishment...
LA GRANDE — Fire precautions have increased for Union County. The Union County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted on July 15 to enter into a burn ban due to the […]
ELGIN — Reecse Ripsom, of Joseph, is the 2027 Junior Miss Rodeo Oregon. The Miss Rodeo Oregon Inc. Foundation announced on July 14 the winners of the 2027 Miss Rodeo […]
PENDLETON — Three evacuees stepped off a school bus into the rain the night of July 15 after leaving their homes due to a nearby wildfire. “I forgot my cane,” […]
With hot, dry weather forecast to continue, the Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla national forests are tightening public use restrictions, including limits on campfires. Both forests are moving to phase B — […]
ECHO — A former mayor of Echo has returned to public office as a city councilor. The Echo City Council at its meeting Tuesday, July 14, voted to appoint Former […]
PENDLETON — Pendleton Assistant City Manager Charles Byram during a work session held Tuesday evening, July 14, outlined a designated camping site as a potential long-term alternative to the city’s […]
SALEM — The Oregon State Fire Marshal announced it began mobilizing structural protection task forces and its Red Incident Management Team to combat the Lower Dry Creek Fire in Umatilla […]
PENDLETON — A crash Thursday morning, July 16, has closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 at Exit 202 near Pendleton. The Oregon Department of Transportation reported the crash occurred […]
PENDLETON — Nighttime lane closures continue through Friday morning, July 17, at the intersection of Southwest 20th Street and Emigrant Avenue in Pendleton for signal work. The Oregon Department of […]
UMATILLA — Local officials and community members gathered under a canopy Wednesday, July 15, to hear plans for a new 714,540-square-foot data center campus being built in Umatilla. Sabey Data […]
UMATILLA — The state prison in Umatilla ended its lockdown Wednesday, July 15, following a confrontation involving an inmate and corrections staff. Amber Campbell, communications manager for the Oregon Dep...
WESTON — The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday night, July 15, announced more evacuations for the Lower Dry Creek Fire. Level 3, “go now,” evacuations are in effect for […]
‘I know it will just be the most awesome feeling — busting in those gates for the rodeo’ JOSEPH — Ever since she was a little girl, Destiny Wecks dreamed […]
HERMISTON — Pedestrians walking down 11th Street in Hermiston have long encountered a large, round concrete object in the middle of the sidewalk near Good Shepherd Home Medical Equipment. The […]
HERMISTON — Twelve nonprofit organizations in Hermiston on Monday, July 13, received a combined $125,000 in grants from the city of Hermiston’s transient room tax Recreation Projects Fund. The Hermiston...
HERMISTON — The Hermiston City Council on Monday, July 13, voted to amend its intergovernmental agreement to provide information rechnology services to the city of Pendleton. The amended contract calls […]
UMATILLA — The Port of Umatilla on Tuesday, July 14, announced the retirement of General Manager Kim B. Puzey, effective Jan 31, 2027. Puzey has been the port’s general manager […]
PENDLETON — The Intermountain Education Service District announced regional leaders on July 28 will sign a declaration of cooperation formalizing a commitment to improving relational health outcomes for pr...
JOHN DAY — The death of a 16-year-old John Day girl who died early Friday, July 10, in a car crash has sent a shockwave of grief through the tight-nit […]
MISSION — Below is the July 12 update on the North Cayuse Fire. Quick Facts Size: 4,887 acres Start date: July 4, 2026 Location: 6 miles east of Mission Containment: […]
CANYON CITY — A 29-year-old of John Day man on July 1 pleaded guilty to four counts of luring a minor and one count of first-degree encouraging sex abuse. Antonio […]
Oregon State Fire Marshal mobilizes resources to Olive Butte Fire in Grant County GRANT COUNTY — The Oregon State Fire Marshal reported the Grant County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday evening, […]
UMATILLA — The city of Umatilla will hold a town hall meeting on Tuesday, July 14, at 6 p.m. The community forum at Umatilla City Hall, 700 Sixth St., is […]