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Passing the baton: Mike Frasier steps down after 51 years of teaching choral music in Northeast Oregon

LA GRANDE — At the age of 8, Mike Frasier found his calling when an aunt, Lillian Stone,…

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A salty tradition lives on

BAKER CITY — Whit Deschner’s unique idea of using salt blocks to raise money for Parkinson’s disease research…

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No longer considered predators, Oregon beavers get new protections from state

SALEM — Oregon’s state animal has for years been classified as a “predator” by the state fish and…

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Oregon still fixing state employee payroll system after problems last year

SALEM — Auditors were unable to completely review Oregon’s new $21 million payroll and human services system that…

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Burrowing owl population rebounds after years-long efforts

HERMISTON — Sixteen years after the burrowing owl population in Umatilla County bottomed out at only four nesting…

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Value of Oregon farm real estate on the rise, triple nationwide increases

SALEM — The estimated value of Oregon farmland has skyrocketed in recent years, outpacing averages nationwide and leading…

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St. Charles starts construction on Redmond cancer center

REDMOND — St. Charles Health System will soon begin construction on a 53,000-square-foot cancer center in Redmond. The…

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Two Sisters teens die in dirt bike crash near Skylight Cave

SISTERS — Two 14-year-olds from Sisters died in a dirt bike crash June 12 on a forest road…

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Not just a small town: Prineville shows off cowboy culture at cattle drive

PRINEVILLE — There’s really no telling what kind of stories will come out of Prineville during the Crooked…

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Attorney says Shawn Greenwood, who pleaded no contest in 2020 murder case, should be eligible for release

BAKER CITY — The attorney representing Shawn Quentin Greenwood, the Vale man who pleaded no contest in 2021…

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