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Phil Wright is the managing editor of the East Oregonian.

Local

Morrow County on list of Merkley’s March town halls

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced Friday, March 7, he will hold five town halls ... Read more

Community News

Short film about five Pendleton women in 1909 wins international award

WALLA WALLLA — Richard L. Ramsay, the director of a short film produced by Walla Walla University’s Center ... Read more

Local

Pendleton School Board makes pick for superintendent

PENDLETON — The Pendleton School District has made its selection for a new boss. Read more

Letters

Letter: This is wasteful government spending

I’ll tell you what I think is wasteful government spending: $17.9 billion just since October, 2024 to help ... Read more

Letters

Letter: Wrong way to enact a “noble ideal”

I respect Cliff Heck’s right to write his letter to the editor on President Donald Trump and his ... Read more

Local

Mapping, counting, collecting and more

HERMISTON — When it comes to the agricultural industry, farmers are always looking for ways to increase productivity, ... Read more

Wildfires

WILDFIRE UPDATE: Pilot Rock fire big, but smaller than initial estimate

  PILOT ROCK — Crews overnight Thursday, July 18, worked to hold the fire lines on the wildfire ... Read more

Local

Merkley gets little slack at Boardman town hall

  BOARDMAN — Nitrate contamination of residential well water was the hot-button issue at Sen. Jeff Merkley’s town ... Read more

Local

Owner of attacking chimp credits deputy with saving her daughter’s life

  PENDLETON — Tamara Brogoitti’s voice on the 911 call is clear and direct. “My pet chimpanzee has ... Read more

Local

BENT paid more than $27,000 to informant

  The arrests of dozens of locals in January for drug crimes was the result of one confidential ... Read more

Marketplace