http://www.wallowa.com en-us Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:00:18 GMT News and information about and for Wallowa County, Oregon from wallowa.com http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=9&ArticleID=22229 A $1 million grant from the state will permit Wallowa Union Railroad to build a station and maintenance shop at its Elgin rail yard just as the railroad's board is about to question the continued existence of its Eagle Cap Excursion Train. News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:45:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=9&ArticleID=22228 Hells Canyon Mule Days will celebrate mules and mule skinners next weekend, Sept. 10 through 12. News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:44:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=9&ArticleID=22227 Despite uncooperative weather that forced a last-minute venue change, the "Evening Under the Stars" benefit for Wallowa schools saw a solid turnout, serving approximately 200 diners and generating more than $13,000. News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:42:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=9&ArticleID=22226 Christopher Kiesecker, 30, admitted in court that he was under the influence of methamphetamine when he single-handedly burglarized a series of Enterprise businesses in the early morning hours of April 13. News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:38:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=9&ArticleID=22225 Dust off the checkbook and plan to spend upward of $2.25 million if you're interested in buying the Minam River Lodge. News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:37:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=9&ArticleID=22224 When it comes to jobs in Wallowa County , every little bit helps, and the latest unemployment figures from the Oregon Employment Department indicate that slow gains are being made on the job front here. News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:35:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=9&ArticleID=22223 The alpha male wolf of the Imnaha pack, widely believed to have been killed, is alive and was photographed by a remote camera at night last month. News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:34:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=9&ArticleID=22222 The program run by Defenders of Wildlife since 1987 to compensate ranchers for livestock loss due to wolf predation is scheduled to end on Sept. 30. News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:33:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=9&ArticleID=22221 News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:32:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=6&ArticleID=22220 I urge the citizens of Wallowa County to support the formation of a Wallowa County Fairgrounds District by voting in favor on Nov. 2. Opinions Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:45:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=6&ArticleID=22219 February 11, 1887, is the date that Wallowa County was legally separated from Union County. Opinions Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:44:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=6&ArticleID=22218 If you shoot at gnats with a bazooka, there's going to be some collateral damage. Opinions Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:43:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=8&ArticleID=22217 I guess one could say that all bubbles are bound to burst, but in hindsight the housing bubbles's burst, and, within a year or three, the time that the air was sucked out of it, seem obvious and inevitable. Columns Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:42:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=9&ArticleID=22216 Calls report stolen car, animal neglect News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:41:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=9&ArticleID=22215 Steve Lear is the only candidate for Enterprise mayor in the Nov. 2 election. Owner of Lear's Main Street Pub and Grill in Enterprise, he was interviewed by Chieftain reporter Brian Addison. News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:38:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=9&ArticleID=22214 The Nov. 2 general election will include these offices and measures. Unopposed candidates may face write-in campaigns. Write-in candidates with three or more votes may be elected to offices where no one has filed. News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:36:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=9&ArticleID=22213 If you're walking around Enterprise and see a man pedaling up to you on his bicycle and offering a firm handshake and friendly smile, chances are you've just met Mayor Irving Nuss Jr. News Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:35:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=8&ArticleID=22212 It's established that sugar beets can be grown here Columns Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:33:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=60&ArticleID=22211 Curly and Donna Imsland, retired Wallowa area cattle ranchers, will observe their 65th wedding anniversary Sept. 2. Celebrations Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:32:00 GMT http://www.wallowa.com/Main.asp?SectionID=8&ArticleID=22210 Troy has been relatively quiet these past few weeks, but steelhead season opens Wednesday, Sept. 1, and will go until the middle of April. Columns Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:30:00 GMT