The Oregon Department of Transportation hopes to have two lanes open by Friday, June 16.
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COMMENTARY: Editor looks back at 50 years of Oregon journalism – and what’s ahead
COMMENTARY: Starting as a reporter just days after high school graduation, Les Zaitz has been a journalist in Oregon for 50 years. His thoughts about those years and the future of news.
Buckin’ and stomping, the Nyssa Nite Rodeo will gallop into town for some weekend fun
There will be plenty of fun and excitement June 16 and June 17 when the annual Nyssa Nite Rodeo kicks off in Nyssa.
Fair board inches forward on effort to find new manager
The Malheur County Fair Board will review a job description for a new fair manager and it approved hiring board co-chair Dave Tschida as a temporary groundskeeper at a special meeting June 5.
Crews continue to work to clear highway to Burns, closed by landslide
Crews continue working to clear the highway between Burns and Vale after several slides hit U.S. Highway 20 on Sunday night.
Oregon Senate standoff leaves slain cop’s honor on hold
Toledo reserve police officer Gary LaVaughn Sumpter was shot and killed in 1969 while trying to defend a wounded state trooper. A belated honor for him is on hold in the Oregon Legislature.
Rain fails to dampen the fun and laughs at the annual El Campo Carnival in Vale
The El Campo Carnival went off without a hitch Friday, June 9, despite the onset of rainy weather that forced a change in venue.
Ontario City Council to ponder new camping ordinance to address homeless issues
The Ontario City Council will review and possibly act on a new camping ordinance Tuesday, June 13, during its regular meeting. The new ordinance will ban camping on city property and rights of way.
Crews work to clear highway to Burns, closed by mudflows
Oregon Department of Transportation officials say the highway between Vale and Burns could be closed for several days after a landslide early Monday morning.
Nyssa News: Nite Rodeo, library activities, crafts pack community calendar
It’s rodeo time, kicking off with the grand marshal banquet June 13. And that’s not all that’s happening in Nyssa. Columnist Susan Barton has the details.