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After a chilly and ominous September start, Fall has been remarkably mild in Wallowa County. But that won’t last. A wintry blast is set for later in the week. Fall is over.
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From jumping high to pull up the last buzzer beating shot of the game, to snapping some epic shots of the lake and surrounding acreage, you can find David Salim in a handful of various places.…
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After revealing last month that it will take $4 billion to improve the state’s ability to respond to catastrophic wildfires, Gov. Kate Brown’s Council on Wildfire Response on Tuesday released …
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Money for the city and the proposed ATV ordinance topped the agenda Monday, Nov. 18, during the Enterprise City Council meeting.
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Need to get to a doctor’s appointment on a rainy day? Go get some groceries? Visit a friend? As long as you schedule your trip ahead of time, Community Connection’s Dial-a-Ride will take you t…
About 100 pounds of rolled, boneless turkey, 50 pounds of potatoes and all the trimmings will be on hand Thursday, Nov. 28 for the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the Cloverleaf Hall, …
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In August, the Wallowa School District received a technical assistance program (TAP) grant to assess the condition of the elementary school, high school, gymnasium, and shop (block) building. …
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HOWARD BUTTE — Fire detection has come a long way in the 75 years since Smokey the Bear was first created to remind us, “Only you can prevent forest fires.”
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A political fight over how Oregon manages its forests and timber activity could resolved by voters next fall.
100 years ago – November 13, 1919
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Nov. 14 — Nov. 20
NOVEMBER 4
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Central Point, OR – Nov. 12, 2019 – Today, longtime former Republican Legislator Jason A. Atkinson is filing to run for the Second Congressional District.
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A sold-out crowd of 162 diners and bidders at the 24th annual Healthy Futures dinner auction raised an event record of more than $154,000 toward Wallowa Memorial Hospital’s eagerly awaited new…
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Only four members of the public showed up at Enterprise City Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 6, for a town hall forum for the city council to take comments from the public on a proposed change to the …
At the helm of a landing craft known as a Higgins Boat, 22-year-old U.S. Navy Coxswain 3rd Class Harold Lay almost routinely helped land members of the 1st Marine Division on Peleliu Island in…
The holiday gift-giving season offers not only the opportunity to make our friends and family happy, but also to help our local stores remain prosperous and in business.
JOHN DAY — Gordon Larson’s world burned in 2015.
100 years ago – November 6, 1919
OCTOBER 28
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Some of Wallowa county's most veteran Veterans: The Moffit brothers: left to right: Kenneth Moffit, WWII, stationed in Okinawa, 8th Army Air Force. 92 years old.
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A group of scientists is pushing to breach the four lower Snake River dams, based on increasing water temperatures and concerns climate change will compound the problem.
Colder temperatures, shorter days and occasional snow indicate winter is on the horizon, and those responsible for keeping Wallowa County roads and streets clear are getting ready for it.
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JOSEPH – How does a young English girl who served in the Royal Air Force end up in Joseph, Oregon? To tell the full story would take a long time to tell – just about 100 years. That’s because …
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In spite of an incident in Wallowa where a power pole appeared to spontaneously burst into flame in August, officials in Wallowa County don’t believe power lines that run along remote rural ro…
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Promptly at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, a herd of dinosaurs, including three fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex pillaged downtown Wallowa. They were accompanied by a tamed, though spirited Triceratops, a b…
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Oct. 31, 2019 LA GRANDE, Ore. – Students and faculty from Eastern Oregon University spent four long days excavating mammoth remains this month. About 30 students joined three faculty members n…
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ENTERPRISE, Ore — Motorists traveling on the section of OR Highway 82 between Enterprise and Joseph may notice some extra snow left on the roadway after it is plowed by Oregon Department of Tr…
Researchers want to hear from Northwest farmers about weeds that have become resistant to herbicides.
SALEM, Ore.— Governor Kate Brown and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife are seeking applications for membership on the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee.
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100 years ago – October 30, 1919
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31
Oct. 31 — Nov. 6
The Josephy Center’s current exhibit, “Function of Medium", features the off-the-beaten-path works of La Grande artists Kevin Boylan and Auburn Isaak.
A controversial theory that suggests an extraterrestrial body crashing to Earth almost 13,000 years ago caused the extinction of many large animals and a probable population decline in early h…
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Weather forecasters from multiple Oregon agencies gathered in Portland last week to divine the looming winter’s likely weather. Their conclusion is that it will be either cold or warm, with lo…
SALEM — This week, we have Halloween on Thursday night (Oct. 31) and the “fall back” one hour time change on Sunday (Nov. 3). That mix could make for some dangerous driving conditions – but no…
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JOSEPH, OREGON — During the month of September Community Bank branches collected teacher nominations for their new Apple Appreciation Awards. The award acknowledges current K-12 teachers in th…
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On Saturday, November 9, the Enterprise Elks will host a dinner for Wallowa County veterans. This dinner will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm at the Enterprise Elks Lodge, on 211 W North St. Pro…
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HOOD RIVER, OR – Today, Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced that he will not seek a new term in Congress in the 2020 elections.
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Cook Memorial Library’s community room was probably as crowded late Saturday morning as the Union Pacific Railroad depot in La Grande was on Sept. 27, 1937, when people gathered there for the …
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The city of Enterprise is expecting opposition to a proposed ordinance liberalizing the use of four-wheelers within city limits the city council was told at the regular city council meeting Mo…
100 years ago – October 23, 1919
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24
OCTOBER 14
The OK Theatre crowd for Sam Reider and the Human Hands wasn’t even close to a sell-out. It should have been.
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JOSEPH – In his third year of growing hemp in Wallowa County, Shane Kimball is getting high — a high yield, high profits with a high-elevation crop. But the crop doesn’t give the kind of high …
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The Eagle Cap Extreme, an all-volunteer, Iditerod-qualifying sled dog race that brings hundreds of sled dogs and dozens of elite teams from across the U.S. and Canada to Wallowa County, is sti…
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Wallowa Lake’s iconic East Moraine is well on its way to being conserved in its entirety. Another 482 acres was recently added to the growing list of properties under permanent protection.
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For the past 19,000 years or so, Wallowa Lake’s stately East Moraine has towered above Wallowa Lake, a monumental and unspoiled legacy to the power of glacial ice and the persistence of nature…
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A tragic accident on Saturday morning, Oct. 19, claimed the life of one Wallowa County resident and injured two others. Dylan Denton, 24, died and two others were injured in a two-vehicle cras…
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JOSEPH — After years of managing the upkeep of Triangle Park in Joseph, the Rotary Club of Wallowa County is looking for someone else to take on the responsibility. The park is located at the …