The Oregon Health Authority advises people visiting Thief Valley Reservoir due to levels of cyanotoxins in the water. The reservoir is in southern Union County, several miles east of North Powder. OHA ...
LA GRANDE — Oregon Humanities is helping Oregonians talk about democracy, freedom and what it means to be American in community conversations across the state. These programs are part of Beyond 250, a ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden announced June 23 that he will hold open-to-all town halls July 6-8 in six Eastern Oregon counties. Heading into these four town halls, Wyden has held 1,168 open ...
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 ...
On average, prices will rise by 12% to 14%, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Increases for certain licenses will rise by more. The cost of a sports pac, for instance, will ...
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 ...
LA GRANDE — When Logan Nedrow looks around her third-grade classroom at North Powder Charter School, she’s reminded of her upbringing. From the ages of 6 to 18, Nedrow was a student at North Powder in ...
Flocks of robins so dense they blot out the sun. Individual birds that are only brief visitors to Northeastern Oregon and rarely seen. A snowy owl. A gyrfalcon. A gray-crowned rosy finch. Birds with ...
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 — Noted La Grande author George Venn has a shelf full of award-winning books to his credit, works which include his widely acclaimed volume of literary essays, “Marking the Magic Circle.” ...
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 ...
The state’s eligibility system has drawn criticism for inadequate training and erroneously denied benefits, and call center wait times have surged. The lines of responsibility for Sara Gwin have been ...