One of our best-read stories in recent weeks was a business feature about the new owner of Station 62, a coffee and gift shop in Canyon City. Neil Nisperos had a good interview with Debby McClellan, who talked about her plans for expanding the store’s clothing selection and making the coffee shop more of a community gathering place.

The week before, Justin Davis’ story about the new owners of Pioneer Feed and Farm Supply in John Day, Sam Palmer and Tim Houpt, also was a big hit with readers. In fact, it seems like every time we do a story about a local business, reader response is strong. So I guess that means we need to do more of them, right?

If you know of a new business in Grant County, or an established business that’s changing hands, doing something new, enjoying a growth spurt or overcoming a challenge, drop us a line at editor@bmeagle.com. We always appreciate story ideas from our readers.

Coming up in this week’s edition, we’ll have stories about the recall of John Day Mayor Heather Rookstool, the importance of air ambulance coverage in Northeast Oregon, plans for upgrading the Grant County Fairgrounds, an upcoming count of homeless Oregonians, personnel changes at Grant School District and more.

In case you missed it, last week’s paper featured stories about a shortage of certified sexual assault nurse examiners, the removal of the John Day City Council president, a day in the life of a snowplow driver and coverage of a strong performance by the Grant Union/Prairie City boys and girls wrestling teams at the Oregon Classic.

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