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4 La Grande businesses receive $225,000 in urban renewal funds

LA GRANDE — Four downtown La Grande businesses will receive help with building renovations thanks to the city’s…

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BREAKING: Elgin farm receives funding to strengthen infrastructure

ELGIN — An Elgin business is getting a funding infusion from the Oregon Department of Agriculture to strengthen…

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Northeastern Oregon fire chiefs lament ambush shooting of firefighters in Idaho

Baker City Fire Chief Michael Carlson said a Sunday incident near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, in which a man…

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BREAKING: Open fires ban includes Morgan Lake near La Grande

LA GRANDE — Open fires soon will be banned at Morgan Lake outside La Grande.

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Bentz: Sale of public lands in West not right for federal spending bill

Rep. Cliff Bentz, the lone Republican in Oregon’s congressional delegation, said June 25 that he opposes a provision…

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Union County Board of Commissioners adopts 2025-26 budget

UNION COUNTY — Union County’s budget picture for the next year is set.

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La Grande man arrested for sex crimes against minor

LA GRANDE — Police arrested a La Grande man Thursday, June 26, on a warrant charging that he…

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Ready for play! La Grande’s Riverside Park playground reopens July 2 with ribbon cutting

LA GRANDE — Children will soon be able to run, climb, jump and swing all over the new…

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Federal payments in lieu of property taxes total more than $6 million in NE Oregon

A federal program dating to 1977 that sends millions of dollars annually to counties based on the amount…

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Elgin hosts wild week of rodeo in July with 78th annual Elgin Stampede and Miss Rodeo Oregon

ELGIN — The city of Elgin is preparing for a wild week of rodeo this July with the…

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