It’s easy to think of logging as mostly a fair-weather practice relegated to the more balmy weather. But winter logging can offer a better option for protection of ground-cover and reduced soil compaction, among other benefits.
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SALEM — A day after their counterparts in the Senate vacated the Capitol, Republican representatives brought the House to a halt Tuesday, skipping a daily session in protest of a controversial…
About 200 people showed up Sunday, Feb. 23, to applaud the recipients of nine awards bestowed on members of the Wallowa County community at the 40th annual Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce A…
Wallowa County could see more Firewise Communities established in the foreseeable future, and those in charge are already seeking a coordinator to help make it happen.
About 100 people filled the newly refurbished South Fork Grange Hall in Losting on friday morning to participate in U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley’s 407th town hall meeting. Prior to his public mee…
FEBRUARY 17
100 years ago – February 26, 1920
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Feb. 27 — March 4
SALEM — The Oregon Senate, and effectively, the legislature, came to an abrupt stop Monday when 11 Senate Republicans disappeared.
SALEM — The fate of the landmark deal signed between a coalition of timber companies and environmental groups depends on lawmakers acting on legislation that would reform certain Oregon loggin…
FEBRUARY 10
100 years ago – February 19, 1920
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Video Buffs Pizza & More is up for sale, but it’s not expected to go away, according to co-owner Wup Winn.
Enterprise Police will be required to begin profiling motorists July 1 when they make traffic stops, according to Chief Joel Fish.
Three local law enforcement officers have thrown their hat in the ring to compete for the post of Wallowa County sheriff.
The always entertaining and productive Ducks Unlimited dinner and auction Feb. 15 saw a record number of more than 100 conservation and waterfowl enthusiasts turn out for Diana Wortman’s Chuck…
During February, Enterprise Electric has been busy installing new LED lighting in business offices and community buildings throughout Wallowa County.
Feb. 20 — Feb. 26
SALEM — Two bills Oregon lawmakers are considering this session could be the one-two punch the state needs to considerably reduce the impact of wildfire on its landscape and citizens.
In a long, contemplative meeting Monday evening, the Enterprise School District’s Facilities Committee decided on its final recommendations to the school board for needed repairs and improveme…
Dear Governor Inslee:
In a letter widely interpreted as a clarion call for the breaching of the four lower Snake River dams, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown called for improvements to support communities, agriculture and re…
SALEM — The deal announced last week was intended to end the war in the woods that has beset Oregon forestry issues for decades.
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is hosting a Town Hall in Wallowa County on Friday, February 21st, 8:30am at the Southfork Grange, 307 Rosewell, Lostine.
Left) Sen. Jeff Golden, D-Ashland, and Sen. Herman Baertschiger, Jr., R-Grants Pass, both sit on the Senate’s committee on wildfire, but have different takes on what the agreement between timb…
SALEM — Today, the Oregon House of Representatives voted unanimously to support legislation allowing for roadside memorial signs for individuals killed in the line of duty who were formerly de…
PENDLETON — The Umatilla River claimed a new part of Pendleton as its own last week, and the city, county and state are still reckoning with the fallout.
The Joseph Eagles boys squad outdistanced the Wallowa Cougars 64-42 in a game Feb. 14 in Wallowa. The halftime score was 33-21, but in the second half the Eagles pulled steadily away. The game…
Joseph’s Sabrina Albee chalked up 19 points to lead the Eagles over the Wallowa Cougars 53-38 in the season’s final game. Although Joseph committed 17 turnovers to Wallowa’s 11, the Cougars gi…
UMATILLA COUNTY — The National Weather Service is forecasting as much as 15 inches of snow in the Northern Blue Mountains over the weekend, which is expected to cause some rises in river level…
Enterprise Animal Hospital, owned by Dr. Severin Knudsen, just welcomed a new veterinarian to its staff, Dr. Kala Grover. Grover is a native of Crane, in the midst of Oregon’s vast high desert…
Feb. 13 — Feb. 19
FEBRUARY 3
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13
100 years ago – February 12, 1920
Wheat farmer Erl McLaughlin has finally gotten a settlement for his unharvested crop, after fretting through the fall and early winter and wondering what the next growing season will bring.
In Enterprise, Tyler Shaffeld Dental has moved.
Wallowa County has a new head of its Vegetation Department, but Andy Marcum is far from new to Wallowa County. Marcum took over Jan. 1, after seven months as noxious weed supervisor for the co…
A long-term use of a public right-of-way on Ina Lane was approved Tuesday, Feb. 4, by the Enterprise Planning Commission to grant access to land owned by Luther and Sandra Arquette.
Caught in the act: A herd of elk flee after pillaging a farmer’s bales of hay Monday, Feb. 10, in a field along Eggleson Lane near the Joseph Highway. More elk were waiting the other side of E…
SALEM — Environmental groups and timber companies in Oregon, which have clashed for decades, on Monday unveiled a roadmap for overhauling forest practice regulations, a step which Gov. Kate Br…
On July 1, 2018, when Jay Hummel stepped into the job as Interim School Superintendent of the Wallowa School District, he brought 40 years of experience and a love of rural communities with hi…
Enterprise residents will see their sewer rates increase by 1.5% beginning July 1, but water rates will stay the same after a 4-2 vote by the Enterprise City Council on Monday, Feb. 10.
The 2020 Census will be a mostly online event. To help people in northeast Oregon who might not have ready access to a computer and the Internet, Community Connection will be able to help them…
The Wallowa School District is one step closer to renovating its school buildings. On Monday night the district’s board of directors learned which repairs and remodeling projects were recommen…
SALEM — An Oregon activist group that opposes a state plan to clamp down on greenhouse gas emissions presented Gov. Kate Brown Thursday with its own ideas of how to cut emissions.
Wallowa County Commission
The Wallowa Rural Fire Protection District netted about $2,000 from its annual steak and oyster feed Saturday, Feb. 8, Fire Chief Gary Hulse said Monday. The event is a traditional annual affa…
The Litch Building is a tall and once-stately presence, built in 1903, on the south-west corner of River Street and West Main Street in Enterprise. Today, some might describe it as an eyesore,…
JOSEPH — The kindergarten through fourth-grade students displaced from their classrooms after the Jan. 16 fire will return to the Joseph Charter School campus Monday, Feb. 10.
An ongoing study of Wallowa Lake’s kokanee and their food sources aims to improve lives of kokanee, and also help fisheries biologists understand if the lake has the resources to support reint…
Changing opponents on the following night didn’t help the Outlaws as the Stanfield Tigers clawed their way to a 69-56 victory over the Enterprise Outlaws in a home game Saturday night. The los…
