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Wallowa County locals airs views on forest plan

U.S. Forest Service takes public comment on revising plan to manage national forests in the Blue Mountains

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Sen. Nash plans town hall in Pendleton

Oregon Sen. Todd Nash holds a town hall July 22 in Pendleton

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Study finds old growth trees in Blue Mountains dying at high rate

James Johnston has been studying trees in the Blue Mountains that are older than America, and he’s disturbed…

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Wildhorse hosts 2025 Eastern Oregon Summit

The 2025 Eastern Oregon Summit brings business leaders, policymakers and community members together to discuss key issues shaping…

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Hermiston wildfire again under local management

HERMISTON — The fast-moving wildfire that sparked the afternoon of July 2 north of Hermiston stood at near…

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Forest Service schedules public meetings across NE Oregon for Blue Mountains Forest Plan revision

The three national forests in the Blue Mountains have scheduled a series of public meetings during July to…

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UPDATE: Evacuation levels for wildfire near Hermiston downgraded

HERMISTON — The evacuation levels for people in the area of the wildfire near Hermiston now sit at…

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People rally in downtown Baker City to protest proposed cuts to Medicaid, food stamps, call on Bentz to vote no

About 80 people gathered in the Court Plaza in Baker City at noon Wednesday, July 2, to protest…

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Local 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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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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