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La Grande School Board considers adopting 2026-27 budget

LA GRANDE — The La Grande School Board will hold a public hearing on the approved 2026-27 budget. The public hearing will take place during the regular session meeting on June 10 at 7 p.m. in the ...
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Severe thunderstorms possible Thursday over Eastern Oregon

PENDLETON — The National Weather Service in Pendleton the afternoon of Thursday, May 28, issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Eastern Oregon and parts of Idaho. The weather notice is in effect until ...
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CHD confirms whooping cough in Union County

UNION COUNTY — The Center for Human Development announced on May 22 that pertussis, or whooping cough, is confirmed in Union County. Pertussis is a highly contagious bacteria-caused respiratory ...
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New directors join Center for Human Development in Union County

UNION COUNTY — The Center for Human Development updated its executive leadership team with new appointments. CHD announced on Wednesday, May 27, that Daisy Duren, Celeste Tate and Shane Stenquist ...
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‘AI Unlocked’ workshops offered in La Grande, Joseph and Baker City

EASTERN OREGON — The Northeast Oregon Economic Development District is hosting a free 90-minute AI workshop led by Lorin Ricker, founder of CoyoteThinking LLC, on June 3 in La Grande, June 4 in Joseph ...
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La Grande writer reflects on life in ‘Dory’s Diary’

LA GRANDE — Dorothy (Swart) Fleshman first wrote for The Observer in 1945, and filled in during the 1960s. “I’ve written ever since I knew how to write,” said Fleshman, 99. She also worked for The ...
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UPDATE: Union County Sheriff’s Office arrests father for killing son

UNION — The Union County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Monday, Nov. 17, for slaying his son in a shooting. According to a statement from the sheriff’s office, Richard Frank, 67, is in custody at the ...
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Eastern Oregon University graduates urged to keep climbing

LA GRANDE — The members of the Eastern Oregon University class of 2025 were asked to keep climbing towards success. Tyson Johnson, the President’s Scholar for EOU’s class of 2025, told his classmates ...
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The East Oregonian’s political letters to the editor policy

With election season well underway, it’s time for the East Oregonian and our related newsrooms to provide this policy for publishing letters to the editor that endorse or address candidates or ...
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Oregon’s first sage grouse ‘conservation bank’ operating

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 ...
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Weight limits start for Kamela Interchange over I-84

PENDLETON — New weight restrictions are in effect for the overpass bridge at Mount Emily Road across Interstate 84 several miles west of La Grande. The Oregon Department of Transportation announced ...
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Union County has the best burger and fries — but you have to make two trips

UNION COUNTY — Union County has the best burgers and fries, but you’ll need to drive if you want both for one meal. Best burger goes to Nell’s-N-Out for the second year in a row, while Mom’Ma Bear’s ...