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John Day City Council amends engineering contract for treatment plant
JOHN DAY — The John Day City Council has voted unanimously to amend the engineering contract for the ...
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Renovations underway at Grant County Fairgrounds
JOHN DAY — The Grant County Fairgrounds are in the midst of significant upgrades.
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July 4 fire destroys break room, office building in Canyon City
PRAIRIE CITY — A Fourth of July fire at Prairie Wood Products has turned a single structure into ...
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Ceramics and community in John Day
The May 31 opening of Color me Crazy Ceramics, 121 SW Canton St. in John Day, is the ...
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Rescuers find Hiker who fell from cliff in Grant County
Search and rescue, U.S. Forest Service crew aid in rescue GRANT COUNTY — A 46 year-old Aumsville woman ...
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Oregon Senate rejects bill making big tech pay for local journalism as session end nears
The bill’s author told the Capital Chronicle after the vote that she would be reintroducing the bill next ...
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Grant County Court gives notice of public library hearings
CANYON CITY — The Grant County Court has given notice for a pair of public hearings to consider ...
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’62 Days Celebration highlights Canyon City’s mining roots
CANYON CITY — For the 104th year, the ’62 Days Celebration commemorated the discovery of gold and the ...
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Hangings and history
’62 Days mock hanging is a unique Grant County tradition dating back to the 1970s CANYON CITY — ...
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Gov. Kotek proposes using $160 million from state’s ‘rainy day fund’ for one-time wildfire funding
Desperate for money to get through the next two wildfire seasons and with few proposals on the table ...
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Big game museum coming to Grant County
CANYON CITY — The Oxbow Trading Post in Canyon City is in the midst of a transition that ...
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Drop-in child care center in John Days seeks to plug gaps
JOHN DAY — The Grant County Childcare Committee is working to make it easier for people to get ...
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Bentz defends Republican tax and spending bill, despite costs and cuts impacting his district
Bentz voted to pass the bill despite past vows not to add to the national deficit, and representing ...
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Bless the riders
JOHN DAY — Around 100 people gathered Saturday, June 7, at Bare Bones Bar in John Day to ...
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John Day Fossil Beds National Monument to celebrate 50 years
KIMBERLY — The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument hosts a series of events June 20-21 in celebration ...
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Grant Union takes state softball title
EUGENE — For the third time in as many years, Grant Union beat Special District 7 foe Weston-McEwen ...
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House OKs Senate bill to create program for lumber graders
SALEM — Oregon is a step closer to establishing a lumber-grading pilot-training pilot program. The Oregon House on June ...
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Grant County gets new dining option
JOHN DAY — Grant County’s newest food truck is ready to satisfy your barbecue cravings.
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Nonprofit that encourages Eastern Oregon students to consider health care careers fears potential loss of federal funding
Proposed cuts in federal spending could jeopardize the future of a nonprofit that encourages residents in 11 counties ...
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Oregon Department of Forestry declares start of fire season, with permits and other requirements for outdoor burning, starting June 5 in NE Oregon
LA GRANDE — Although snow still covers the higher mountains and the grass is still green in places, ...
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John Day Budget Committee approves $6.9 million budget
JOHN DAY — The John Day Budget Committee at its meeting May 26 approved a $6.9 million budget ...
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Merkley warns of ‘tumultuous’ fire season amid federal cuts to wildfire support
Officials across Oregon say they will have enough firefighters on hand to battle expected wildfires this summer, but ...
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Former John Day city manager seeks court order for URA incentives
Nick Green pushes for more than $7,300 in incentives despite program pause, plus court costs JOHN DAY — ...
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Oregon Republicans say Dems delaying vote on wildfire map repeal to get votes for wildfire funding
Republicans say Democrats are using the bill as a bargaining chip to get Republicans to vote on redirecting ...
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Grant County residents 55 and older can take free local geology lesson
JOHN DAY — The Blue Mountain Community College-Grant County, Grant County Senior Services and Malheur National Forest are ...