21+ hour, 10+ min ago   (149+ words) UMATILLA, UNION, AND WALLOWA COUNTIES — (Update from the U.S. Forest Service) Paradise and Hagen Fires September 13th and 14th, 2026 Notice: As operations continue to shift from active suppression to repair and restoration, updates will be provided every other day. We will continue…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (75+ words) Baker City’s central park closes Monday for construction Elkhorn Media Group Baker City’s central park closes Monday for construction BAKER CITY – A heads up for Baker City residents, effective Monday, September 14, Central Park in Baker City will be closed to…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (285+ words) Elkhorn Media Group Malheur National Forest reduces public restrictions, effective 9/11 JOHN DAY, PRAIRIE CITY, & HINES – (Press Release from the Malheur National Forest) With the precipitation received across the Malheur National Forest last week, the forest is reducing Public Use Restrictions…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (236+ words) Elkhorn Media Group Virtue Flat Off-Highway Area in Baker County to close for motorcycle races BAKER CITY — The BLM office in Baker City has announced a closure to the Virtue Flat Off-Highway Vehicle Area this weekend, due to the Bar…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (342+ words) BAKER CITY — Fire Chief Michael Carlson has issued a press release, stating the burn ban in Baker City will be lifted beginning at midnight this Friday, September 11th. Remember, residents must have a Baker City burn permit before using burn barrels…...

4+ day, 6+ min ago   (180+ words) Elkhorn Media Group Stolen check leads to fraud and drug arrest in La Grande LA GRANDE – At around 7:45 p.m. on Monday, September 7, 40-year-old John Sebastian Villanueva was arrested by the Union County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the La Grande…...

4+ day, 14+ min ago   (278+ words) COLLEGE PLACE — Renovations are underway on a historic building at Walla Walla University to transform a long-standing property into the new home for the university’s Center for Humanitarian Engagement (CHE). Located at the corner of College Avenue and Fourth Street,…...

4+ day, 26+ min ago   (171+ words) MILTON-FREEWATER — The Milton-Freewater School District is bringing a new dining experience to elementary cafeterias this fall through “Nutrition: Game On,” an interactive food program designed by food service contractor Chartwells K12. Launching for the 2026–27 school year, the initiative converts school lunchrooms…...

4+ day, 33+ min ago   (301+ words) VALE — Vale School District’s Resource Officer, Senior Deputy Derrick Peasley with the Malheur County Sheriff’s Office, recently issued a letter to the Vale community regarding the SRO’s three pillars of operation—safety first, being an informal educator and counselor, and…...

4+ day, 53+ min ago   (189+ words) HARNEY COUNTY (Released from Harney District Hospital)-Exciting updates are coming to Harney District Hospital’s Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Clinic (formerly known as the Physical Therapy Clinic)! This expansion project has been in the works for quite some time! Harney Hospital…...