Eastern Oregon

Eastern Oregon University launches new graduate program in clinical mental health counseling (copy)

LA GRANDE — Kate Gekeler is excited about the future.

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Persistent El Nino weather pattern has resulted in slow start to snowpack season in Northeast Oregon

BAKER CITY — Mike Widman is used to dealing with snowdrifts deep enough to bury a pickup as…

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Rolling in the dough: 2 Senate District 29 candidates dominate in campaign money

PENDLETON — The five candidates who were running for Oregon Senate District 29 have reported a combined total…

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Oregon ranked in top four for rate of car theft

HERMISTON — Oregon had the fourth highest rate of car theft among states and the District of Columbia…

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Thrown to the wolves: Producers say they pay price for expanding predator population

After two confirmed wolf depredations eight days apart on his property in recent weeks, Bear Valley cattle rancher…

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Out and about: Hiking through a snowbound ponderosa pine forest at Phillips Reservoir

Every hike is a new journey, one whose outcome, even if you’ve traveled the route many times and…

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Housing summit ponders funding issues

ENTERPRISE — About 25 officials from government agencies and nonprofit organizations gathered recently to learn about three projects…

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West comes east: Westside government leaders trekking to Eastern Oregon

PENDLETON — The new director of the Oregon Department of Education and deputy superintendent of Public Instruction on…

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Snake River dam removal impacts debated in Congressional hearing led by Bentz

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, led a congressional hearing Dec. 12 to discuss what…

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Phone failure: Mapping apps lead motorists into potentially dangerous situations

BAKER CITY — Smartphones can tap the world’s accumulated knowledge, but in one significant way they can be…

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