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Wind-fanned lightning fire prompted precautionary evacuation notices near Medical Springs Sunday evening

The combustible combination of lightning, a record-setting heat wave, a weeks-long dry spell and gale-force winds on Sunday…

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Remembering one of La Grande’s finest

LA GRANDE — The legacy of Doug Trice, a man who tirelessly lifted Special Olympians to new heights,…

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Ocean or mountains? Not a hard call for one Joseph man

JOSEPH — In a tradition stretching back 76 years, volunteering at the rodeo starts for many at childhood.…

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Huntington woman’s garden opens a window into a long, full life

Beyond the corner fence, the Huntington, Oregon hillsides roll away in every direction. The golden grassy velvet sways…

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Baker County weed control program makes containment of new weed a priority

Jeffrey Pettingill is fortunate that the rural roads west of Haines don’t harbor much traffic. His eyes wander…

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Nimiipuu Experience visits Baker

BAKER CITY — Performers of the Nimiipuu Experience, colloquially Nez Perce, arrived in ornate, historic dressage on July…

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One year later, Pendleton suspects in Walla Walla group attack still await trial

WALLA WALLA — It’s been a year since police investigated an alleged group attack involving Pendleton residents in…

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Entries taken for 40th annual Festival of Arts

JOSEPH — Entries are now being taken for the 40th annual Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts by Josephy…

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‘From where you can see the mountains’

WALLOWA — After a hiatus of two years because of the pandemic, area American Indian tribes gathered last…

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Baker City City Council approves psilocybin ballot title

BAKER CITY — Baker City Council approved giving City Recorder Dallas Brockett permission to pursue the psilocybin ballot…

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