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Joseph City Council ends ‘land swap’ plan for UGB

JOSEPH — The Joseph City Council agreed in a unanimous vote Thursday, Sept. 1, to stop pursuing the…

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Redmond inventor set to send up flying car

Sam Bousfield has spent hundreds of hours in a simulator, driving and flying his invention. He’s driven down…

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Grant partners with Harney County on new drug and family treatment court

CANYON CITY — Earlier this summer, Grant and Harney counties implemented a drug and family treatment court program…

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Hatched to be wild: Why tribes are pursuing a controversial salmon recovery strategy

ELGIN — Rick Zollman stood at the edge of a rectangular, concrete pool and peered into the water…

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Oregon’s largest wildfire burning in Wallowa County

BAKER CITY — Additional resources continued to arrive on Sunday, Sept. 4, including task forces from the Oregon…

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Crews making significant progress on Mount Emily Fire outside La Grande

LA GRANDE — Fire crews are making progress on the 5.4 acre Mount Emily Fire, approximately 5 miles north-northwest…

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Racing to finish a barn

HALFWAY — Lynda Bird clipped the ribbon to officially dedicate the new horse barn at the Pine Valley…

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Two hikers rescued after injury on South Sister Climbers Trail

Two hikers on the South Sister Climber Trail were assisted by Deschutes County Search and Rescue after becoming lost…

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Wallowa-Whitman National Forest schedules public fire information briefing

BAKER CITY — The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest will be hosting a public meeting in response to the wildfires…

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Firefighters corral parts of Eagle Cap blazes

BAKER CITY — Wallowa-Whitman National Forest officials called in firefighters on Thursday, Sept. 1, to slow the spread…

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