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Two-vehicle crash in La Grande causes minor injuries
LA GRANDE — Police cited a Medford man following a rollover crash Friday, May 23, during the busy ...
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Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz insists Republicans ‘not cutting’ Medicaid, SNAP
Oregon’s lone Republican representative in Congress defended the party’s decision to attach new work and citizenship requirements to ...
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Union County sheriff announces discontinuation of drug task force
UNION COUNTY — Union County Sheriff Cody Bowen announced via social media on Monday, May 19, the discontinuation ...
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Election 2025: Special district election results roll in for Union County
UNION COUNTY — Results for the special district election on Tuesday, May 20, have started to roll in.
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LA GRANDE — After more than 20 years feet again can grace the Grand Staircase at Eastern Oregon ...
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Friends of the Children opens Eastern Oregon chapter in La Grande
UNION COUNTY — A national nonprofit organization soon will be giving youth in Union County a helping hand. Friends ...
Agriculture
Wolf activity increases in Wallowa County
ENTERPRISE — Calving season and a lack of newborn elk have prompted an onset of wolf depredations on ...
Government
Kotek declares: ‘Fire season is here’ as Oregon gears up for dangerous summer
With the summer months approaching and wildfire risk already on the rise, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and state ...
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Enterprise Future Farmers of America reports a successful year
ENTERPRISE — The Enterprise chapter of the Future Farmers of America wrapped up its year May 1 with ...
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New Oregon law could force Google and Facebook to pay for news — or pull it
A bill gaining traction in the Oregon Legislature could force tech giants like Google and Facebook to pay ...
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STCU integrates with Oregon’s Community Bank
After months of preparation, Oregon-based Community Bank and Spokane-based STCU integrate the weekend of May 10. STCU announced in ...
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New Union County Chamber director ready to put skills to work
LA GRANDE — After four years of remote work, Saajan Chauhan is excited to exchange his days of ...
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Joseph mayor addresses litany of complaints
City council accepts resignation, gets new councilor JOSEPH — The city of Joseph at its meeting Thursday, ...
Community
Foundation raises more than $20K for imaging machine
ENTERPRISE — Wallowa Memorial Hospital should be getting a new peripheral vascular sonogram by midsummer after the Circle ...
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Future housing development in La Grande could get a helping hand
LA GRANDE — An infrastructure project to future housing in La Grande recently took a tentative step ...
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Small turnout greets candidates in Wallowa County
ENTERPRISE — A couple dozen people showed up Sunday, April 27, for what was deemed the smallest turnout ...
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Senate Bill would create program for lumber graders
SALEM — The Oregon Senate on Monday, April 28, ed a bill to establish a lumber-grading pilot training ...
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Wyden hears from growers on tariffs
PENDLETON — Before leaving Pendleton to head to Grant County, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden stopped by the Umatilla ...
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Defendant in La Grande murder case gets life sentence
LA GRANDE — Union County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Powers sentenced a La Grande man to life in ...
Crime & Justice
Kyron Horman’s disappearance in Portland remains unsolved on 15th anniversary
June 4 will mark the 15th anniversary of the disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron Horman from Skyline Elementary School ...
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La Grande hosts public hearings on urban renewal, city budgets
LA GRANDE — The La Grande Budget Committee will host public hearings in May to discuss the 2025-26 ...
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Wallowa County board hears complaints about forestland
ENTERPRISE — There were a couple of comments on the condition of Wallowa County’s forests Wednesday, April 23, ...
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Downtown La Grande avenue reopens following the removal of a roadside bomb
LA GRANDE — Law enforcement successfully recovered and destroyed a roadside bomb found near downtown La Grande on ...
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Employees from Baker City Safeway store, closing in late May, urged to attend ‘resource rodeo’ May 6 to learn about jobs, social services
WorkSource Oregon, a state agency, is sponsoring an event May 6 in Baker City designed to help employees ...
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New Pizza Hut opens in Island City
ISLAND CITY — A former favorite pizza spot has returned to Union County.