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STCU integrates with Oregon’s Community Bank

After months of preparation, Oregon-based Community Bank and Spokane-based STCU integrate the weekend of May 10. STCU announced in ...

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Good Shepherd Health Care System acquires 61 acres in Boardman

HERMISTON — Good Shepherd Health Care System has acquired 61 acres on Main Street in downtown Boardman Good ...

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State report: Landowner using bulldozer likely cause of 2022 fire near Baker City

A property owner using a bulldozer to clear thistles is the most likely cause of a fire that ...

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Umatilla to vote on funding $20 million police station

UMATILLA — Umatilla residents will decide whether to fund a new police station in a special election in May. The ...

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Some Umatilla County voters received the wrong ballot

PENDLETON — Around 3,600 Umatilla County residents in the greater Pendleton area received the wrong ballot for the ...

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CDA rescinds vote; will annex land into Boardman Fire

UMATILLA, MORROW COUNTIES — The board of directors of the Columbia Development Authority voted Thursday, May 1, during ...

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Umatilla apartment complex struggles with growing sinkhole threat

UMATILLA — Sinkholes have been forming for years at an apartment complex in Umatilla, where a resident said ...

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Local contractor indicted on 23 felony charges connected to allegedly defrauding federal programs

The FBI indictment of local businessman and longtime contractor Joel Matthew Caswell on charges of committing nearly two ...

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BMCC celebrates grand opening of its equine center

PENDLETON — Blue Mountain Community College is about to unveil its latest faculty, BMCC hosts a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, ...

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Port of Umatilla commissioners face challengers in May 20 election

UMATILLA COUNTY — Two Port of Umatilla commissioners face challenges in the May 20 special election from opponents ...

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Senate Bill would create program for lumber graders

SALEM — The Oregon Senate on Monday, April 28, passed a bill to establish a lumber-grading pilot training ...

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Morrow County’s special election features several contested races

MORROW COUNTY — Port commissioners, health district board members and other incumbents face challengers in the May 20 ...

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Wyden hears from growers on tariffs

PENDLETON — Before leaving Pendleton to head to Grant County, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden stopped by the Umatilla ...

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Hermiston family wins $20,000 on “America’s Funniest Home Videos”

HERMISTON — A tiny Chihuahua, a couple of clumsy falls and a big laugh helped a Hermiston family ...

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Where’s a good place to go birdwatching in Oregon?

On an average night in Multnomah County, about 60,000 birds fly over the state, making their way to ...

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Kyron Horman’s disappearance in Portland remains unsolved on 15th anniversary

June 4 will mark the 15th anniversary of the disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron Horman from Skyline Elementary School ...

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Wyden receives cheers at Pendleton town hall

PENDLETON — A crowd of about 120 cheered for Sen. Ron Wyden after a 75-minute town hall Wednesday ...

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Columbia Development Authority faces possible lawsuits over fire protection

BOARDMAN — Unless the Columbia Development Authority takes action during a special meeting Tuesday, April 29, the entity ...

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Umatilla County event accepts household hazardous waste

UMATILLA COUNTY — There’s plenty of time to clean the garage and storage shed for the household hazardous ...