A few years ago I was invited to a dinner at someone's house where one of the people present made the rather incongruous statement: "I'm one of the most humble people I know."
Eastern Oregon dealt with a historical fire season with more than 80 large wildfires (at least 300 acres each) this year. During this past summer, resources were stretched thin, wildland firef…
IRRIGON — The Irrigon Christmas Tree Lighting event offers a full day of holiday fun on Sunday, Dec. 1, at the Irrigon Plaza Event Center, 500 NE Main Ave.
PENDLETON — A free community holiday dinner will be served on Dec. 5, 5-7 p.m. in Pioneer Hall at Blue Mountain Community College, 2411 NW Carden Ave.
MILTON-FREEWATER — To help ensure needy children have a bright holiday season, the Milton-Freewater Rural Fire Department & EMS is hosting a toy drive.
PENDLETON — The Snow Queen, Sugar Plum Fairy, The Rat King, Clara and The Nutcracker Prince return to Pendleton again this year as Pendleton Ballet Theatre presents its annual performance of “…
PENDLETON — More than 100 vendors will gather at six locations between Pendleton and Pilot Rock to sell wares during a daylong dispersed market event Saturday, Nov. 23.
STANFIELD — Head to the Stanfield Community Center to get a jumpstart on your holiday shopping and support local vendors.
HERMISTON — The Hermiston Cultural Awareness Coalition is accepting applications for its 2025 scholarship program.
HERMISTON — The crew at Nookie's Restaurant & Hermiston Brewing Co. want to help ensure kids and teens stay warm this winter.
HERMISTON — Although tickets for the Hermiston Festival of Trees’ gala evening event are sold out, people can still enjoy the festive holiday event during Family Day.
LEXINGTON — Prizes, giveaways and vendor shopping are featured during the second annual Girls Night Out in Lexington.
PENDLETON — Acosia Red Elk, 10-time world champion jingle dancer and international “powwow yoga” instructor, will serve as the head woman judge at the upcoming Two Cultures, One Community Poww…
HERMISTON — An immersive experience that shares the biblical story of the birth of Jesus is featured as Journey to Bethlehem returns to Hermiston.
BAKER CITY: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Baker County Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St. Menu: Thursday, Nov. 21 (traditional Thanksgiving meal); Friday, Nov. 22 (stuffed peppers); Monday, Nov. 25 (…
HERMISTON — Eastern Oregon girl students in sixth to eighth grade converged Saturday, Nov. 16, on Hermiston High School for Amazon Web Services Girls' Tech Day.
HEPPNER — Heppner will illuminate the winter nights beginning Friday, Nov. 22, 7-9 p.m. with Heritage Park Lights at Heritage Park, off Highway 207. People are encouraged to come early for Pin…
PENDLETON — The Pendleton Festival of Trees is wrangling in support for StirrUp Hope Therapeutic Riding Center.
PENDELTON — The Blue Mountain Community College Foundation has announced 126 students received 149 foundation scholarships totaling more than $277,000.
PENDLETON — Lt. Col. Cindy Foley returned to Pendleton, her childhood home, to speak during the Red Kettle Kick Off for the Salvation Army Pendleton Corps.
HERMISTON — Hermiston School District has earned national recognition in Newsweek’s Education Series 2024, spotlighting its innovative approach to career and technical education.
PENDLETON — The Pendleton Round-Up Tough Enough To Wear Pink campaign announced it received a generous donation from ClickIt RV in Milton-Freewater, thanks to RV sales in support of the cause.
PENDLETON — Christmas tree permits for the Umatilla National Forest now are available to purchase at Forest Service offices, several local businesses and online through recreation.gov.
HEPPNER — The community is invited to huddle up to honor the careers of a pair of longtime Heppner High School coaches — Les Payne (48 years) and Greg Grant (35 years).
I love watching this happen during interactions with the younger men we encounter in hunting season.
PENDLETON — Mold and behold, after roughly five years, the ceramics class has returned to Blue Mountain Community College.
HERMISTON — Zolie Pin is taking her first college class this fall, and it all comes down to wanting contacts.
MISSION — Twenty-one Native American students from schools affiliated with the Pendleton School District will be acknowledged Monday, Nov. 18, as part of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatill…
HERMISTON — Area residents are invited to ask questions, share ideas and provide feedback to city leaders during a new quarterly event in Hermiston.
ENTERPRISE — A sellout crowd of more than 200 people attended the 29th annual Healthy Futures Annual Dinner Auction at Cloverleaf Hall Saturday, Nov. 9, raising nearly $142,000 for the Wallowa…
"This retirement thing is tough," a friend from Summerville — snowdrift capital of Northeast Oregon — says. "The days and weeks float by. It's hard to remember what day it is. Every day become…
BAKER CITY: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Baker County Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St. Menu: Thursday, Nov. 14 (chili cheese dog); Friday, Nov. 15 (chicken cordon bleu); Monday, Nov. 18 (chicken K…
BOARDMAN — John Murray, of Murray’s Drug, and Andy Cemore, of Columbia River Pharmacy, will provide information about changes in Medicare, including how it pertains to prescription drugs.
JOHN DAY — The wet and windy weather Monday morning was not enough to keep around 50 attendees from making their way to the Seventh Street Sports Complex for John Day's annual Veterans Day Cel…
HEPPNER — Students at Heppner High School paid tribute Thursday, Nov. 7, to veterans from across Eastern Oregon.
LA GRANDE — A quiet crowd gathered Thursday, Nov. 7, around the flagpole at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. In the distance, music rang out softly before a bell tolled 12 times. It was…
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HERMISTON — With the temperatures dipping down, it’s time to find indoor fun.
HERMISTON — Good Shepherd Health Care System celebrated its highlights and accomplishments of the past year Wednesday, Nov. 13, during its seventh annual Community Meeting at the Eastern Orego…
"Our Women in Business group is having a guest speaker today,” said the facility director. “You are invited as my guest.”
PENDLETON — The Pacific Northwest Veterans' Alliance in Hermiston is the focus of the next Round-Up Republican Women's meeting.
HERMISTON — Good Shepherd Health Care System is joining hospitals across the country this week to celebrate National Radiologic Technology Week.
PENDLETON — The InterMountain Education Service District and one of its employees, Donna Lowry, recently received the Resiliency Award at the 2024 Annual Vocational Rehabilitation In-Service w…
PENDLETON — The natural history of the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon is the topic of an upcoming presentation at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton.
IRRIGON — A new pickleball court has surfaced in Irrigon.
JOSEPH — The Wallowa County Chess Club, a longtime Monday afternoon fixture at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture, is looking for help to keep the club going.
BAKER CITY: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Baker County Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St. Menu: Thursday, Nov. 7 (beef stroganoff); Friday, Nov. 8 (tuna sandwich); Monday, Nov. 11 (baked ham); Tuesda…
BOARDMAN — The Port of Morrow invites the community to celebrate during the dedication of the SAGE Event Center.
BOARDMAN — The Boardman Senior Center recently launched a new program to coincide with its senior lunches.
HERMISTON — Jamie Leinweber walked among the temporary booths set up inside the Oregon National Guard Recruiting Office complex in Hermiston, each offering resources and information geared tow…
SALEM — Blue Mountain Community College Board of Education member Chris Brown is one of three recipients of the Oregon Community College Association's annual Howard Cherry Awards.
PENDLETON — Umatilla County District Attorney Dan Primus is the guest speaker for the open meeting of the American Association of University Women-Pendleton Branch.
LA GRANDE — Returning to La Grande was a lot like coming home for H. Nelson Tracey, the writer and director of “Breakup Season."