3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (75+ words) Baker City’s central park closes Monday for construction Elkhorn Media Group Baker City’s central park closes Monday for construction BAKER CITY – A heads up for Baker City residents, effective Monday, September 14, Central Park in Baker City will be closed to…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (342+ words) BAKER CITY — Fire Chief Michael Carlson has issued a press release, stating the burn ban in Baker City will be lifted beginning at midnight this Friday, September 11th. Remember, residents must have a Baker City burn permit before using burn barrels…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (180+ words) Elkhorn Media Group Stolen check leads to fraud and drug arrest in La Grande LA GRANDE – At around 7:45 p.m. on Monday, September 7, 40-year-old John Sebastian Villanueva was arrested by the Union County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the La Grande…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (278+ words) COLLEGE PLACE — Renovations are underway on a historic building at Walla Walla University to transform a long-standing property into the new home for the university’s Center for Humanitarian Engagement (CHE). Located at the corner of College Avenue and Fourth Street,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (173+ words) Elkhorn Media Group Umatilla Marina barge assembly is tomorrow (Thursday) UMATILLA – Beginning tomorrow (Thursday) at approximately 7 a.m., Oregon Department of Transportation crews will mobilize at the Umatilla Marina to assemble a barge near the fuel dock and Dock A. The…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (216+ words) From Complex Incident Management Northwest Team 8: Firefighters are shifting operations from active suppression to repair and restoration as they work to manage the Hagen and Paradise fires, officials announced Wednesday. A combined force of 961 personnel is tackling both blazes. The…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (249+ words) HEPPNER — Morrow County sheriff’s deputies are facing a severe staffing crisis as lagging wages push experienced deputies to neighboring law enforcement agencies, according to union officials representing the agency. The Morrow County Sheriff’s Association and Teamsters Local 223 are urging county…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (186+ words) UNION COUNTY – On Monday, September 7, multiple local EMS agencies responded to an area within the Mount Emily Recreation Area (MERA), roughly 2.5 miles from the Owsley Canyon Trailhead for a mountain bike accident. The cyclist had reportedly fallen off his bike…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (144+ words) Elkhorn Media Group Palmer sentenced to Grant County Jail for menacing, violating probation CANYON CITY – It’ll be back to the county jail for a man who had multiple violations on his probation. Travis Alexander Palmer, 36, pleaded guilty to Menacing, committed…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (207+ words) Elkhorn Media Group Baker City man injured in Highway 7 motorcycle crash BAKER COUNTY – On Friday, November 4, at around 12:40 p.m., the Oregon State Police responded to a reported motorcycle crash along Highway 7. This specifically occurred near milepost 46, roughly three miles south…...