A local high school recently received its Cognia accreditation. InterMountain Education Service District announced in a press ...

ELGIN — Whether you’re a believer or a skeptic, the Elgin Sasquatch Festival has something for everyone. The inaugural festival runs Aug. 1 all throughout downtown Elgin from 10 a.m. to dusk. It is a ...

UNION COUNTY — No people — or horses — were injured following a fire on Interstate 84 in Union County. The La Grande Rural Fire Protection District announced in a social media post that emergency ...

LA GRANDE — Eastern Oregon University carries with it a long military history. The university, then Eastern Oregon College of Education, almost became a casualty of World War II itself. After the ...

LA GRANDE — Community members of all ages gathered Wednesday, July 8, at the La Grande Armory Conference Center for Sen. Ron Wyden’s town hall. The Democrat fielded questions on healthcare, forestry, ...

LA GRANDE — La Grande High School alum Kathy Rudd recently made a startling discovery — her school’s history is vanishing. Rudd, with the help of Eric Freeman, the school’s assistant principal, was ...

Although Native Americans had lived in what became Northeastern Oregon for millennia, when the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, the better part of a century would pass before ...

LA GRANDE — Lights, camera, action! Filming is underway this June in Union County for “Bad Day for Bigfoot,” according to a release from Eastern Oregon Film Festival. Los Angeles-based filmmakers Zach ...

SALEM — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is reminding mule deer hunters about two significant changes for the 2026 season as the May 15 deadline to apply for controlled hunt tags nears. This ...

SUMMERVILLE — Bigfoot is ready for his close-up in Union County. Filmmakers Zach Green and Devin O’Rourke in June 2025 toured the county to see if the Grande Ronde Valley might serve as the perfect ...

UNION COUNTY — A national nonprofit organization soon will be giving youth in Union County a helping hand. Friends of the Children recently opened its Eastern Oregon chapter in La Grande and is ...

LA GRANDE — After serving the community for the last five years, the La Grande Urgent Care will close in August. Praxis Health made the decision in partnership with the local teams at La Grande Family ...