Thanks to the angel for calling 911 on the lady in her car at Walmart parking lot Jan. 11. You saved her life. Thank you, sweet person.

LA GRANDE — Not many people celebrate their retirement more than once, let alone three times, but La Grande Fire Chief Emmitt Cornford will be doing just that. Cornford notified City Manager ...

Born and raised in La Grande, Harris, the son of a retired dentist, Dr. Lynn Harris, and Jan Harris, graduated from La Grande High School in 2005. He attended Brigham Young University in Provo ...

Do you have a point you’d like to make or an issue you feel strongly about? Submit a letter to the editor or a guest column. The “21-inch rule” protects trees that are 21-inches diameter at ...

LA GRANDE — Owners of a La Grande business who found themselves at odds with the city over replacing windows in their building in the city’s historic district finally received approval to move ...

PENDLETON — The Oregon East Symphony Youth Orchestra will present a free winter concert at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Vert Club Room, 345 SW Fourth St. The Youth Orchestra will be joined ...

LA GRANDE — One of La Grande’s historic family-owned ice cream parlors, Hought’s 24 Flavors, closed Sept. 15 after serving local patrons and tourists since 1951. Owner Carla Sorweide will ...

BAKER CITY — The public can learn about current and ongoing projects and programs of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest during open houses in Baker, Union and Wallowa counties. Forest Service ...

Despite a 35 percent increase in the volume of patients in the Family Birthing Center at Grande Ronde Hospital, it is thriving and recently received 100 percent on a nationwide simulation ...

UNION COUNTY — The Union County Board of Commissioners will host its first meeting of the year Wednesday, Jan. 8, beginning at 9 a.m. in the Joseph Building Annex Conference Room, 1106 K Ave.

SALEM — Oregon’s snowpack appeared in spectacular shape to start 2025 at 163% of normal on Jan. 1. “Having great water supply conditions headed into the summer is definitely on the table.