Wildfires

Oregon’s largest wildfire burning in Wallowa County

Additional resources continued to arrive to help battle the both the Double Creek and Eagle Cap Wilderness fires…

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Local officials support Oregon’s fire risk map reversal

PENDLETON — The Oregon Department of Forestry’s decision to pull back and revise its wildfire risk map was…

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Forest Service shuts down Umatilla National Forest

Extreme fire danger, large wildfires and few firefighting resources prompted U.S. Forest Service officials on Friday morning, July…

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By the Way: Sunset Elementary School to get new principal

Sunset Elementary School Dean of Students Erin Andreason will be promoted to principal of the school next year,…

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Morrow County, Umatilla County declare drought

The Morrow County Board of Commissioners has formally declared a drought in the county and formally asked Gov.…

History

Hermiston History: Local Safeway workers go on strike

25 YEARS AGO April 9, 1996 After August, the City of Hermiston will no longer operate the Community…

Coronavirus

All Oregonians expected to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by no later than July 1

Every adult in Oregon will be offered a vaccination against COVID-19 by July 1, with the two-shot vaccines…

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Umatilla, Morrow County representatives assigned to House committees for 2021 legislative session

SALEM — Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek announced on Thursday, Dec. 31, the House committees for the upcoming…

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2020 Year in Review

Worldwide, 2020 was a year that seems likely to feature prominently in the history books of the future,…

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Study shows a few large trees in E. Oregon store most carbon

Large trees, defined as 21 inches in diameter or bigger, make up just 3% of national forests in…

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