Blue Mountain Eagle

12/23/2024

JOHN DAY — No column this week.

12/22/2024

Amazingly enough, the gift-giving started with high school boys, a group of juniors known as goof-offs.

12/22/2024

Minnie Ensminger never saw 1903.

12/22/2024

I just participated in a long range rifle match hosted by the Bear Creek Shooting Club here in Grant County, and I had a ball.

12/22/2024

SALEM — A Hermiston man who committed murder in 2003 died Wednesday, Dec. 18, at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem.

12/22/2024

CANYON CITY — The following information was taken from official records of the Grant County Circuit Court:

12/18/2024

Good morning! Today is Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. Here's this week's front page. You can read more online at www.MyEagleNews.com or in our digital edition.

12/16/2024

Public Safety Log: Dec. 14-16, 2024 (Street address numbers of private residences have been omitted for privacy concerns.)

12/16/2024

Wallowa commissioners push back on Morgan Nesbit plan

ENTERPRISE — The Wallowa County Board of Commissioners is pushing back on the Morgan Nesbit Forest Resiliency Project.

12/16/2024

Grant County Seniors: Dec. 18, 2024

JOHN DAY — No column this week.

12/15/2024

Farmer's Fate: 'I thought it would be funny ...'

There are some stories and phrases that somehow make such an impression that they live on in families for generations — occasionally becoming such a part of family lore that

12/15/2024

The Natural World: The right flyfishing cast doesn't always land a fish

Daylight was fading fast when I strolled over to the Umatilla River. My 5-weight fly rod was strung up with a favorite pattern: a No. 10 Stimulator. My expectations were

12/15/2024

Baker City's illuminated cross will shine again soon

BAKER CITY — One of Baker City’s beloved Christmas traditions is sprawled across a good portion of Mike Voboril’s shop on the second morning of December.

12/13/2024

Public Safety Log: Dec. 12, 2024

Public Safety Log: Dec. 12, 2024 (Street address numbers of private residences have been omitted for privacy concerns.)

12/13/2024

Public Safety Log: Dec. 13, 2024 (Street address numbers of private residences have been omitted for privacy concerns.)

12/13/2024

Death notice: Julia Ileta Hicks

Julia Ileta Hicks: 94, of John Day, died Dec. 9, 2024, at Blue Mountain Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at Prairie City

12/13/2024

BPA's proposed rate hike could boost OTEC bills starting Oct. 1, 2025; capital credits refunds coming by end of 2024

A proposed increase in wholesale power rates from the Bonneville Power Administration could boost bills for Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative members starting Oct. 1, 2025.

12/13/2024

Semitrailer hits, kills two men Dec. 8 on Interstate 84 in Pendleton

PENDLETON — Two Pendleton men died Sunday, Dec. 8, when a semitrailer struck them as they walked along Interstate 84.