The El Niño forming in the mid-Pacific already is venturing into record-setting territory, and climate forecasting models suggest it will get stronger for several more months. The ocean has been ...

JOHN DAY: noon at the John Day Senior Center, 142 NE Dayton St. Menu: Thursday, Oct. 29 (macaroni and cheese with ham); Monday, Nov. 2 (fried rice with egg roll). Suggested $6 donation for ages 60 and ...

LA GRANDE — Elgin voters in the general election on Nov. 3 can end the town’s practice of electing the city administrator. Voters decide on two other ballot measures that also would change the Elgin ...

SUMMERVILLE — The Pleasant Grove Grange is hosting its fourth annual chili cook-off on Oct. 31 at 67218 Hunter Road. The event begins with cider pressing at 2 p.m. Attendees can bring their own apples ...

LA GRANDE — Brittney Jacobson shares her story, her struggles and her strength in “Strong Enough to Endure.” Born and raised in La Grande, Jacobson begins her memoir by reflecting on her struggles ...

UNION COUNTY — No people — or horses — were injured following a fire on Interstate 84 in Union County. The La Grande Rural Fire Protection District announced in a social media post that emergency ...

Although Native Americans had lived in what became Northeastern Oregon for millennia, when the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, the better part of a century would pass before ...

SUMMERFIELD — Jesyka James Summerfield and Joseph Lane Summerfield, of Sumpter; a boy, Caito Jo Summerfield. WEINKE — Cheyenne Raquel Weinke and Austin Michael Weinke, of Pendleton; a girl, Mackinley ...

LA GRANDE — With commencement around the corner, Eastern Oregon University has named it 2026 President’s Scholar. The university announced on Wednesday, May 27, the selection of Mohtarama “Mary” ...

SUMMERVILLE — Bigfoot is ready for his close-up in Union County. Filmmakers Zach Green and Devin O’Rourke in June 2025 toured the county to see if the Grande Ronde Valley might serve as the perfect ...