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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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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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T-bone is Oregon’s official state steak

SALEM — The Oregon Legislature has selected an official steak for the the state. The Oregon House on Monday,…

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Morrow County School District bond passes

MORROW COUNTY — Morrow County voters have passed a $204.4 million school bond. County Clerk Bobbi Childers said…

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Food truck park construction in Mission begins

Nixyaawii Community Financial Services announces name, takes applications for tenants MISSION — Construction is starting on the new…

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Bill would clear path for nuclear power in Umatilla County

SALEM – A proposed piece of legislation to clear the way for the local installation of a small…

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