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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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Oregon House passes wolf bill
Compensation measure now on its way to governor SALEM — An Oregon Senate bill to strengthen Oregon’s wolf ...
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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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Umatilla National Forest planning major project
PENDLETON — The Umatilla National Forest is taking public comments about one of the bigger logging and prescribed ...
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World War II veteran enjoys ride on the Eagle Cap Excursion Train
ELGIN — Just fewer than 100 veterans and their families gathered May 17 at the Elgin Depot. It was ...
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Grant County Budget Committee OKs $88.7 million budget
CANYON CITY — The Grant County budget committee voted 5-1 for an $88.7 million budget for the 2025-26 ...
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Smith, Brown win terms on hospital board
JOHN DAY — Of the 39 races in Grant County for the Tuesday, May 20 special election, two ...
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ODOT expects high number of oversized loads
More than 170 oversized loads will make their way through John Day by 2027 JOHN DAY— Two projects ...