Oregon recently released a progress report on the nitrate reduction plan for the Lower Umatilla Basin, where thousands of ...

Former councilor urged city administration to focus on the future JOHN DAY — The John Day City Council is down one member ...

A former Grant County commissioner and a retired U.S. Postal Service worker are vying for the vacant Grant County Court seat.

Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative plans to take ownership of Idaho Power Company's Oregon service area in a $154 million deal ...

The Grant County Forestland Committee will hold a formal meeting on March 18 at 2 p.m. at the Oregon Department of Forestry’s John Day Office, 415 Patterson […] ...

Buying Idaho Power’s Oregon service area would benefit OTEC members ...

It’s the Blue Mountains front if you live in Pendleton or Milton-Freewater, the Wallowa Mountains in Union or Wallowa County, the Elkhorn Mountains in Baker County. It’s been warm and […] ...

The East Oregonian print edition only contains a portion of the local news we produce, but all our work is online first on our websites. Here are links to recent reporting you may have missed if you ...

Oregon Trail Electric to buy Idaho Power’s Oregon service area ...

Citing several issues, Councilor Chris Labhart resigned from the John Day city council at its Feb. 24 meeting, effective immediately. More to come.

Grant County’s first substantial snowfall of the 2025-26 winter resulted in slide-offs, accidents and school bus delays. The city received its first significant snowfall of the winter […] ...