Newspapers often wrap up the last print edition of the year — or in some cases the first print edition of the new year — with a look back at their top reporting of the previous 12 months.

The East Oregonian did that, but this review of the year is different because we’re now a regional paper with newsrooms representing the EO and the Baker City Herald, Blue Mountain Eagle in John Day, the Hermiston Herald, The Observer in La Grande and the Wallowa County Chieftain.

What follows on the next several pages of the New Year’s Day edition of the East Oregonian, then, are recaps and brief updates of some of the biggest news and more interesting people and events our newsrooms covered in 2024.

Any kind of list such as this is up for debate, and we also only have so much space in print, of course. You always can find much more of our reporting on our websites.

From all of us to all of you, happy New Year.

— East Oregonian