Trace VanCleave is the new full-time dentist at Arrow Dental in Island City. VanCleave, a Union County native, is the son of ...

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 — Fire precautions have increased for Union County. The Union County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted on July 15 to enter into a burn ban due to the dry conditions and potential for ...

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 — Union County’s budget picture for the next year is set. The Union County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 Wednesday, June 24, to adopt a fiscal year 2026-27 total budget of just more ...

LA GRANDE — Three La Grande businesses will receive help with business expansions, building renovations and new construction thanks to the city’s Urban Renewal Agency and Urban Renewal Advisory ...

BAKER CITY — A representative of the union that represents about 40 employees from Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative, including journeyman linemen, said negotiations are scheduled for Aug. 4-6 in the ...

Strong winds from a passing cold front are fueling a fire north of Anthony Lakes that grew from 5 acres to an estimated 40 acres on Wednesday afternoon, July 8, and produced a smoke plume visible from ...

LA GRANDE — Given dry conditions across the county, the Union County Board of Commissioners declared a local state of emergency. Commissioners unanimously voted Wednesday, June 24, to declare a local ...

ENTERPRISE — The Wallowa County Democratic Party recently announced it voted unanimously to oppose Oregon Initiative Petition 28. “After careful review, the party’s position is unequivocal: IP 28 is ...

Directors Karen Taylor and Terry Hale said rehearsals have been going well, and they are enjoying seeing “Mary Poppins” come together. The set uses a mix of projections, construction and physical ...