Northwest

Merkley discusses PILT, COVID-19 relief during virtual town hall

GRANT COUNTY — U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley said he and fellow Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden have been doing…

High School

Class 1A state basketball tournaments in Baker City take a year off due to pandemic

BAKER CITY — Kathy Taylor is supposed to be exhausted right now. She should be rushing from one…

Coronavirus

Wildhorse vaccinations mark turning point for CTUIR

MISSION — The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation vaccinated nearly 1,000 people at a two-day clinic…

Community

Local veterans invited to COVID-19 vaccination clinic

RICHLAND, Wash. — A COVID-19 vaccination clinic is open to enrolled veterans age 65 and older Saturday, March…

Northwest

$1,000 reward for information on deer killed with blowgun darts in Burns

BURNS — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reported a second mule deer died and at least…

Business

New administration rescinds grazing permit for Hammond Ranches a day after environmental groups file lawsuit

WASHINGTON — A senior adviser in the U.S. Department of Interior on Friday, Feb. 26, rescinded the January…

Northwest

Travel Oregon awards John Day $35,000 grant for parking

Public Restrooms are one step closer on Main Street in John Day.  Travel Oregon announced Feb. 25 John…

Northwest

Visitor center back on Baker County agenda

BAKER CITY — A little more than a year after the Baker County Board of Commissioners was slated…

Business

Another lawsuit challenges Hammonds grazing permit

SALEM — Environmentalists have asked a federal judge to again cancel the grazing permit for Oregon’s Hammond family,…

Northwest

Effort to help feral cats in Richland

BAKER CITY — A group effort is underway to help a colony of feral cats in rural Baker…

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