The La Grande Urban Renewal Agency outlined its priorities for the upcoming fiscal year during the annual retreat with city ...

LA GRANDE — La Grande National Guardsman Karl Baum, a citizen soldier with a noteworthy distinction, has received a salute from a U.S. Department of Defense agency. Baum, a member of the 3rd ...

JOSEPH — Clayton Perry, of Power, Montana, took home the top prize Saturday, Jan. 25, as winner of the 200-mile stretch of the Eagle Class Extreme Sled Dog Race. He finished the race in 32 hours ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration issued a report in January to Congress recommending long-distance passenger rail service return to Eastern Oregon. Passenger rail ended in ...

UNION COUNTY — Are term limits for county commissioners legal under the Oregon Constitution? This is the question the Union County Board of Commissioners wants to bring before the court.

JOSEPH — Some 20 teams of sled dogs got a doctor’s OK Wednesday, Jan. 22, to run in the Jan. 23 Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race southeast of Joseph during veterinary checks in downtown ...

HEPPNER — The Bank of Eastern Oregon had consolidated earnings of just under $16.5 million for 2024, the institution announced. BEO ended the year with $867.6 million in total assets, $580 ...

LA GRANDE — From the rainforests of Ecuador to the shores of the Galápagos Islands, Eastern Oregon University professor Laura Mahrt embarked on hands-on adventure in some of the world’s most ...

SALEM — A winter that’s been unusually mild so far has deprived anglers who like to drill a hole in thick ice and drop a line into the frigid water of a local pond or reservoir. Without the ...

ENTERPRISE — Wallowa Resources will receive one of three grants to fund conservation efforts in the Pacific Northwest, according to a press release. The Enterprise-based nonprofit is scheduled ...

SALEM — Hunters who bought a tag for deer, elk, cougar, bear, pronghorn or turkey in 2024 could be fined $25 if they fail to report on their deer or elk tags, whether or not they hunted or were ...

LA GRANDE — Sarah Rankin’s career in La Grande started and ended with spinach. “I started working in the spinach fields as a young woman,” Rankin said. “You didn’t make a whole lot of ...