UNION COUNTY — Mark Simmons said he wants to change how Union County commissioners take on issues, and he only needs one term to do it. “I’ve got a good life without doing this, but I believe I have ...

UNION COUNTY — Matt Scarfo wants to continue the momentum he’s built in Union County. Scarfo serves in Position 2 on the Union County Board of Commissioners. First elected in 2018, voters reelected ...

LA GRANDE — After 113 years the La Grande United Methodist Church bid farewell to the congregation’s building. The mood was somber and heavy with memory during the farewell worship service on June 7, ...

PENDLETON — The following is the Sunday, Aug. 23, update on the Paradise and Hagen fires in the Umatilla National Forest. Highway 204: A pilot car is helping control traffic patterns along Hight 204.

LA GRANDE — Kick off the 17th annual Eastern Oregon Film Festival on Oct. 14 with the festival team, board members, regional theater owners and fellow film lovers. The Kick-off Convo and Reception ...

UNION COUNTY — A local organization and individuals who help people get outside into the great outdoors were recognized during the 90th annual Union County Chamber Awards Banquet. The Blue Mountain ...

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 ...

COVE — Whether you’re hoping to get your hands on canned sweet cherries, cherry pies, cherry cobbler, cherry cookie or some good, community fun, the place to be this summer is Cove. The Cove Community ...

LA GRANDE — A Union man facing a murder charge for killing his son told law enforcement he fired a shotgun at close range into the back of his son’s head. According to the probable cause declaration ...

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 ...

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 ...