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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

LA GRANDE — Local public safety agencies are conducting training Wednesday, July 8, at the La Grande Middle School’s Wildcat Center. Police Chief Jason Hays shared in a media release that the La ...

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 ...

When I was a second grader in the days of analogue timepieces, I found the skill of telling time perplexing. Phrases such as ...

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 ...

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 — 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 ...

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 ...