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Enterprise Fire, Oregon State Police, and Wallowa County Sheriffs used Jaws of Life to rescue sheep from an overturned livestock truck Tuesday afternoon. The truck was transporting sheep from …
Want to get a self-guided tour of Wallowa Lake Methodist Camp? Or learn how to play gaga ball? Then you won’t want to miss the Wallowa Lake United Methodist Camp and Retreat Center Open House …
Lostine resident Getty Pollard became the first entrepreneur who can legally sell recreational marijuana in Joseph — or Wallowa County for that matter.
The Community Connection Summer Shuttle bus service begins Friday, June 3, and runs through the summer. The service starts at 8 a.m. and runs through 5:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
The Bruce Dunn Scholarship fund was developed by his family and friends to honor his love of Oregon’s forests, rangelands, streams, wildlife and recreation opportunities and for their wise use…
The Wallowa County Agricultural Resource Foundation announces the availability of their academic scholarships to local kids pursuing a career in an agriculture or related field. This is the Wa…
The Enterprise Seventh Day Adventist Church will host Roar VBS, a summer event for children, ages 5 to 12, June 24-28. The day camp runs from 9-11:30 a.m. each day.
After more than a year of shuffling and re-shuffling of employees at Joseph City Hall, the office dust has settled with employees that appear to be in it for the long haul.
There’s a new manager at Wallowa Lake State Park these days.
Oregon has come into an unexpected windfall, and now it’s up to lawmakers to figure out what to do with it.
On Monday, May 27, both the Eagle Cap Veterans of Foreign Wars post 4307 and Wallowa Lake American Legion Post 157 will conduct Memorial Day services to honor veterans interred in Wallowa Coun…
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is urging the federal government not to lift Endangered Species Act protections for wolves, contradicting an earlier position taken by state wildlife regulators.
Soroptimist of Wallowa County is offering a scholarship to recognize and encourage the continued educational pursuits of an outstanding young woman of Wallowa County committed to achieving a c…
From more than 2,100 applicants, Kana Oliver was one of 800 women selected for P.EO.’s STAR Scholar Award in the amount of $2,500.
Two Wallowa Band Nez Perce elders shared some very nontraditional stories with students in classrooms across Wallowa County on May 6-8. Coyote (Itsey’eeye) did not appear in a single one. Inst…
A Wallowa County couple lost two cows, a horse and nearly their lives because of a downed wire that electrified a stock fence. Gary and Pennie Rials of Troy knew something was wrong when they …
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After the Thursday, April 4, Joseph City Council meeting, the Wallowa County Farmers Market found itself adrift, cut from its moorings at Joseph Avenue after nearly a decade at the spot.
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Although cowboy boots appear to be the favorite footwear for most of Wallowa County, Alkahest Moccasins and Leathercrafts may change that. The business, owned by Dustin Lyons and Tera Ptacek, …
On Sunday, May 12, at approximately 1 a.m. a fire occurred at Integrated Biomass Resources in Wallowa. No one was present at the mill and there were no injuries associated with the fire. The e…
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The aviation population has been diminishing over the years and is in desperate need for fresh faces to replenish the void left by retiring pilots and mechanics. Since 2016, Joseph Charter Sch…
The Wallowa Valley Health Care District has begun construction on two exciting projects in the name of facility advancement.
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Two thousand, nine hundred and seventy. That’s the number of solar panels planned for Fleet Development’s upcoming five acre community solar power farm on Green Hill, just south of downtown Wa…
Imnaha doesn’t get the press that Wallowa Lake does. It’s more of a hidden gem of Wallowa County. But that doesn’t matter to Aspen Smith, co-owner with husband, Tyler Smith, of the refurbished…
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Eighteen-year-old Phillip was in trouble. He’d fled his overbearing family of Alaskan fishermen to pursue his dream of acting. Now, in the smoke-choked haze of a Los Angeles evening, the dream…
The Friends restaurant of legend has reopened on April 15 in Enterprise at 111 W. Main St.
At the two day Youth Health Fair April 23 and 30, more than 50 Wallowa County youths were introduced to the healthcare providers and services available locally.
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Ever wonder what’s on the bottom of Wallowa Lake? Now you can see for yourself in one of the new, transparent kayaks available from startup Jo Paddle.
Both the Enterprise and Wallowa/Joseph golf teams played at the Enterprise High School golf fundraiser “Enterprise Tourney” on Friday, April 26.
It probably is no coincidence that May is National BBQ Month, National Hamburger Month, National Salad Month, National Egg Month … well, you get the idea. What do all of these have in common? …
Fishtrap Story Lab inspires youth throughout Wallowa County to share their stories creatively, confidently, and playfully. Beginning with a focus on narrative craft, the program provides stude…
The Joseph Charter School Track team were in Baker City, Friday, May 3 at the Baker Invitational. The Joseph boys held strong finishing fourth overall with a score of 49.5.
The Grande Ronde River’s basin covers about 5,000 square miles, and includes several thousand miles of perennial streams. They include the Imnaha, Minam, and Wallowa Rivers.
The hard working Enterprise Outlaws track squad showed their opponents the meaning of grit when they took on two major meets on consecutive days and still managed outstanding performances. The…
The annual Wallowa Valley Youth Arts Festival completed its successful ten day run on Tuesday, April 30, with art by students of all grade levels from across Wallowa County. More than 200 draw…
You don’t normally think of a bassett hound as an agility competitor. But nobody told Beth about this. Under the careful tutelage of her owner, Devin Schreiber, Beth balances gingerly on the t…
A new tree is growing in Joseph. In a slightly-belated celebration of Earth Day, which was April 22, the members of Slow Foods, Wallowas gathered at “The Place,” adjacent to the Joseph Methodi…
Community Connection is hosting its fifth annual Mothers Day “For the Love of a Mother” dinner on Saturday, May 4. The dinner is the main fundraising event for the agency’s Senior Nutrition Pr…
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Work to transform the Wallowa River’s channel through a portion of the Wallowa Band Nez Perce Homeland Project into a haven for steelhead and Chinook salmon should finally begin late this fall…
It’s the season for lilies, tulips and other welcome spring bulbs. But what’s attractive to you might be deadly for your cat. Double Arrow veterinarian Dr. Liz Neveau spelled out a variety of …
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On May 3, local pianist Seth Kinzie has teamed up with La Grande drummer, Andy Steele, to form a music combo, Kinzie Steele. Artists Anna Vgel and Carrie Chupp will create a painting durning t…
Last week Enterprise Elementary School was visited by a past EES student who is a published author. Madison Ribich is a 2010 graduate of Enterprise High School and has recently published her f…
Joseph Charter School students who don’t mind a little sweat and toil to earn their bread should check out Olan Fulfer’s Fire Science class. Fulfer is the school’s basketball coach and physica…
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Joseph Charter School welcomed kids of all ages to their annual School Carnival. Within minutes of opening, eager children and parents flooded the cafeteria. They played games such as cornhole…
Trevor Nicholas McWaters, 25, Joseph, pleaded guilty to one count of Harassment and no contest on a charge of Menacing in a domestic violence case in Wallowa County Circuit Court on Wednesday,…
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A small item on the Joseph City Council monthly meeting agenda, the relocation of the Wallowa County Farmers Market provided the most discussion. The council met at the Joseph Community Center…
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Don’t wait until the last minute to apply for controlled hunts this year, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife advises. In fact, don’t wait at all.
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For months, the conversation around Oregon’s proposed carbon program has revolved around how it will impact industrial polluters.
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Wallowa County veterans were treated to tacos and conversations at the Veteran’s Appreciation Fair, April 17. Held at the local VFW Post 4307, the event introduced attendees to physical and me…
Point of Connection Ministries is moving ahead with plans to provide transformational housing to men with mostly drug and alcohol issues after the Wallowa County Planning Commission approved t…
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Ray Ellenwood peered into a dark green perforated garbage can filled with water and a churning mass of Pacific lamprey. The dark, slender, two-foot-long fish gripped the sides of the container…
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Rylee Wilcox was crowned Queen of the Chief Joseph Days Court Saturday night, April 20, at the rodeo’s Coronation Dinner. Wilcox, a junior at Joseph Charter School, won the honor in a close ra…
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