WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Railroad Administration issued a report in January to Congress recommending long-distance passenger rail service return to Eastern Oregon. Passenger rail ended in ...

JOSEPH — Some 20 teams of sled dogs got a doctor’s OK Wednesday, Jan. 22, to run in the Jan. 23 Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race southeast of Joseph during veterinary checks in downtown ...

LA GRANDE — From the rainforests of Ecuador to the shores of the Galápagos Islands, Eastern Oregon University professor Laura Mahrt embarked on hands-on adventure in some of the world’s most ...

LA GRANDE — Sarah Rankin’s career in La Grande started and ended with spinach. “I started working in the spinach fields as a young woman,” Rankin said. “You didn’t make a whole lot of ...

SALEM — Hunters who bought a tag for deer, elk, cougar, bear, pronghorn or turkey in 2024 could be fined $25 if they fail to report on their deer or elk tags, whether or not they hunted or were ...

LA GRANDE — Not many people celebrate their retirement more than once, let alone three times, but La Grande Fire Chief Emmitt Cornford will be doing just that. Cornford notified City Manager ...

That’s what Craig Anderson will be hollering again as he sets his sled dog team on the course of the 2025 Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race outside of Joseph this month. Bill Bradshaw covers news ...

Danielle Weaver figured she’d be shoveling snow in the middle of January rather than spraying water on a wildfire that has killed 17 people and destroyed several thousand homes near Pasadena ...

UNION COUNTY — The Union County Chamber of Commerce is once more searching for an executive director. The chamber announced Jan. 14 through a post on social media that Caitlin Harrold is ...

LA GRANDE — Three solo artists will take turns sharing songs in a round-robin format for a singer/songwriter night at HQ, 112 Depot St., on Saturday, Jan. 25. The evening features Elwood, Brian ...

Thanks to the angel for calling 911 on the lady in her car at Walmart parking lot Jan. 11. You saved her life. Thank you, sweet person.

UNION COUNTY — The Union County Board of Commissioners have a packed agenda for the regular session meeting Wednesday, Jan. 22, beginning at 9 a.m. in the Joseph Building Annex Conference Room ...