ENTERPRISE — Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness CEO Chantay Jett is retiring. The center’s board of directors in a press release July 7 announced Jett will retire from her role at the end of September ...

BOARDMAN — The Boardman Fire Rescue District has a new deputy chief. The district on July 3 announced the promotion of Sam Irons to the position. Irons joined the district in 2012 as a student ...

Danielle Mosteller lights ground fireworks July 3, 2026, in Pendleton, to celebrate the Fourth of July. Mosteller said she purchased $300 worth of fireworks from Walla Walla to celebrate Independence ...

Anyone who supports “DEI” (diversity, equity, inclusion) supports bigotry and discrimination — and they know it. That’s been the objective of DEI all along: to generate racism, sexism and ...

PENDLETON — With just six months left in his term of service, Pendleton City Councilor Sean Butler resigned his seat. Butler, who the council appointed to the Ward 2 seat in July 2025, ran for ...

CONDON — The Condon Arts Council presents an evening with Trinity Seely on Saturday, July 11. The music starts at 7 p.m. at the Historic Liberty Theater, 212 S. Main St. The suggested entry donation ...

WALLA WALLA — In the wake of our nation’s semiquincentennial celebration, learn how some veterans are improving their lives through creative storytelling. Red Badge Project veterans will share their ...

What would help Americans 250 years from now understand the Oregon of 2026? For the eight members of Oregon’s congressional delegation who selected the state’s contributions to the semiquincentennial ...

HERMISTON — After more than a dozen years on Main Street in Hermiston, Premier Physical Therapy celebrated its new location July 2 with a ribbon-cutting. The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce hosted the ...

BAKER CITY — Austin Villalobos was hungry for a hot dog but he ended up with the whole cart. That encounter during the Sumpter flea market over Labor Day weekend in 2025 led Villalobos, 33, a 2011 ...

JOSEPH — As the nation marks its 250th birthday, the town of Joseph is marking a milestone of its own — it’s been 50 years since the establishment of the Wallowa County Museum. The Wallowa County ...

HERMISTON — Class was outside at the Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center on Wednesday, June 24, during the 2026 Potato Field Day where growers from around the area learned about some ...