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 ...

The Union County Board of Commissioners at its regular meeting Wednesday, Feb. 5, consider approving two resolutions.

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 ...

PORTLAND — Energy Trust of Oregon advises it is time to prepare for the big chill, especially with below-freezing temps across much of Eastern Oregon this weekend and during the next week.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ANATONE, Wash. — Two Wallowa County residents died Friday, Jan. 17, in a single-vehicle crash 4 miles north of Anatone in southeastern Washington, the Washington State Patrol reported.

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 ...

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.

We live in a truly blessed country with all of the most modern conveniences on demand at our very fingertips. Our ancestors would have killed to have hot water on tap, air conditioning in the ...