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Baking contests ‘knead’ participants at county fairs
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (217+ words) Published 5:00 am Saturday, July 25, 2026 EASTERN OREGON — Get ready to rise to glory as the Oregon Wheat Foundation is expanding its sponsorship to seven baking contests this summer at Eastern Oregon county fairs. The foundation revived the contest in 2025 with five…...
1 dead following electrocution in Island City
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (217+ words) Published 1:47 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 ISLAND CITY — An electrocution in Island City on Friday, July 24, has left one person dead. First responders with La Grande Rural Fire Protection District and La Grande Fire Department responded just before 11:30 p.m., according to La…...
‘Sketch and Release’ screenings set at libraries in Boardman, La Grande and Baker City
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (302+ words) Published 5:00 am Friday, July 24, 2026 BAKER CITY — “Sketch and Release,” a multimedia performance and documentary series centered on Black artists living and working in rural Oregon, will be screened at three libraries in Eastern Oregon. Catch a presentation at: Created and…...
Check out art at Cook Memorial Library in La Grande
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (198+ words) Published 5:00 am Friday, July 24, 2026 By Go! Eastern Oregon LA GRANDE — Artwork by Hannah Wave Flower is currently on display at Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St. The show continues through Oct. 9. Flower started her artistic career as a little girl painting…...
Hagan Fire prompts evacuation notices in Union County
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (172+ words) Published 12:14 pm Thursday, July 23, 2026 UNION COUNTY — The Hagan Fire burning in Umatilla County has prompted evacuation notices for parts of northern Union County. The Union County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, July 23, issued a level 2 evacuation notice — be ready to leave…...
Northeastern Oregon births: July 22, 2026
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (90+ words) Published 10:00 am Wednesday, July 22, 2026 HURLEY — Cassidy Hopper and Wyatt Hurley, of Stanfield; a girl, Kaycee Faith Hurley. JACOBS — Victoria Albright and Tristan Jacobs, of Hermiston; a boy, Noah James Jacobs ORTEGA — Genesis Arellano and Carlitos Cruzito Capone Ortega, of Umatilla;…...
Campfires banned on Wallowa-Whitman National Forest starting Thursday
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (204+ words) Published 3:23 pm Tuesday, July 21, 2026 With hot, dry weather forecast to continue, and several large fires burning, the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest will ban campfires, including in campgrounds, starting at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, July 23. The forest is moving to phase C of public use…...
Los Angeles Dodgers draft La Grande's Devin Bell
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (705+ words) Published 9:00 pm Monday, July 20, 2026 By Isabella Crowley | The Observer LA GRANDE — It’s not uncommon for little kids to dream of making it big and one day playing Major League Baseball. For many that fantasy reams a pipe dream, but for…...
Air quality index measures unhealthy in La Grande
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (212+ words) Published 12:00 pm Monday, July 20, 2026 By Isabella Crowley | The Observer LA GRANDE — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for Union County due to wildfire smoke. Wildfire smoke has a wide variety of pollutants, according to DEQ,…...
Letter: Trump's address showcased his decline
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (232+ words) Letter: Trump’s address showcased his decline La Grande Observer Letter: Trump’s address showcased his decline Published 8:00 am Monday, July 20, 2026 It was unfortunate that not all the major networks aired President Dona;d Trump’s July 16 speech. While understandably concerned about broadcasting…...