BAKER CITY — Like most other business owners over the past 18 months, Mark Crowder has felt the effects of the pandemic.
You know summer is here when you see the brightly colored flyers hanging in store windows of this event or that event. You don all the sunscreen you can find, grab the cash and head over. You …
LA GRANDE — Financial adviser Gary Anger of Edward Jones Investments in La Grande recently earned the company’s A. F. McKenzie Award for outstanding sales and efforts in forming client relationships.
ISLAND CITY — Construction on the Panda Express building on Island Avenue is expected to be completed by late fall this year.
LOS ANGELES — California and New York City announced Monday, July 26, that they would require all government employees to get the coronavirus vaccine or face weekly COVID-19 testing, and the D…
LA GRANDE — Rebel Woolworks, La Grande’s newest — and only — locally dyed yarn business, opened on Saturday, July 17.
SALEM — One in seven Oregon workers lost their jobs in the spring of 2020 as the pandemic hit, shutting bars, restaurants, salons and thousands of other businesses.
SPOKANE, Washington — The record-shattering heat wave in the Pacific Northwest prompted fishing and conservation groups to ask a federal court Friday, July 16, to order more spill from dams on…
ELGIN — If you’ve spent much time in the Grande Ronde Valley, there’s a good chance you’ve been to the Elgin Corner Market.
LA GRANDE — The Oregon Employment Department reported the number of residents in Eastern Oregon receiving unemployment benefits is lower now than it was before the pandemic started.
SALEM — Oregon workforce officials said Tuesday, July 13, the state’s unemployment rate dropped in June to 5.6%, down from a 5.8% tally for May that was revised downward.
LA GRANDE — A slew of British flags are adorning Adams Avenue at Community Kindness of Eastern Oregon.
Dear Liz: A relative inherited a 401(k) as a listed beneficiary, and it was simply rolled over into an IRA in her name. Now another family member wants some of the money. The relative keeps tr…
HERMISTON — As businesses reopen, extend their hours or bring workers back to the office for the first time since the pandemic began, Energy Trust of Oregon is reminding them it is a good oppo…
LA GRANDE — Most people see honey simply as a sweet add-on to their afternoon tea or a spread on their toast. But for Caroline Barnes, honey is more than just a packaged syrup on market shelve…
LA GRANDE — Three years after the Texaco gas station closed in downtown La Grande, the site is now occupied by The Local — downtown’s newest coffee and ice cream shop — which opened Friday, June 25.
LA GRANDE — In an average year, the Thunder RV parking lot can have as many as 45 RVs, ranging from truck campers to fifth wheels to travel trailers.
PORTLAND — A draft power plan for the Pacific Northwest, due for release this summer, outlines challenges for defenders of hydropower, as well as opportunity for those who say it’s time for so…
I wanted to spend this month talking about the chamber’s most recent push: the Support Local Task Force. I know, I know. What a stupidly boring name. That name does not sound exciting. The con…
SALEM — Most new wells in Oregon are drilled where groundwater is already at risk of depletion, potentially aggravating conflicts among irrigators, according to state water regulators.
PORTLAND — Nez Perce, Umatilla, Warm Springs and Yakama tribal fishers are making their way to the Columbia River after the tribes announced that the first commercial gillnet fishery of 2021 o…
SALEM — Oregon lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled Senate are set to vote as soon as this week on a proposal to trim a controversial business tax break that allows qualifying business owner…
WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Agriculture says it will begin work on three proposals to strengthen its enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act.
ENTERPRISE — Another premium coffee outlet is coming to Wallowa County.
BAKER CITY — Tiara Geddes, an employee at the Baker Food Co-op since 2017, has been promoted to general manager.
PORTLAND — Dan McMillan, a 1984 graduate of Baker High School, will become president and chief executive officer, and a member of the board of directors, of StanCorp Financial Group Inc. on July 1.
It seems that everywhere we go there are “Help Wanted” signs. Worse yet are those flyers hung in the window that say, “We’ve had to reduce our hours because we are short-staffed.”
LA GRANDE — La Grande High School is set to offer a construction/career and technical education class this coming fall. The end goal of the program is to construct a home in the La Grande area…
PORTLAND — Oregon added fewer than 32,000 residents last year, the slowest growth in a decade — since the last recession, in fact.
Dear Liz: I differ with your opinion that electronic payments are far more secure than sending checks through the mail. My own personal experience sending checks for about 40 years with only o…
LA GRANDE — An iconic La Grande business now is for sale.
Have you ever heard “these unprecedented times” or “what a year” so many times before?
SALEM — A dairy farmer and a seed producer are the newest members of the Oregon Board of Agriculture, which advises regulators at the state’s Department of Agriculture.
SALEM — Han Ly Hwang is one of almost 1,000 Oregon restaurant owners who shared a total of $138 million from a Small Business Administration program spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer an…
After more than a year of benching its biggest spectacles, Hollywood is ready to dazzle again.
Editor’s Note: A look at the veracity of claims by political figures.
PORTLAND — Under updated mask guidelines in Oregon, which were released Tuesday, May 18, businesses can now choose whether or not customers will still be required to wear a mask.
BAKER CITY — Incumbent G. Austin Bingaman of Union County won reelection to his position on the Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Board of Directors.
SALEM — A Willamette Valley grass seed dealer accused of mislabeling more than 8 million pounds of seed has reached a settlement with state agriculture officials.
Oregon State Fair returns
The man who transformed the Vermont-based Orvis company from a niche fly-fishing supply company into a global retailer of outdoor supplies, apparel and protector of the environment has died. L…
CHAMBLEE, Ga. — More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily because of what analysts say is unwarranted panic-buying among drivers, as the shutdown of…
DALLAS — A federal judge dismissed the National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy case Tuesday, May 11, leaving the powerful gun-rights group to face a New York state lawsuit that accuses it of f…
PORTLAND— Oregon last week adopted a controversial rule that indefinitely extends coronavirus mask and social distancing requirements for all businesses in the state.
NYSSA — Each year, vegetable farmer Shay Myers hires hundreds of workers to plant, weed and harvest approximately 4,000 acres of produce in Nyssa.
JORDAN VALLEY — An Oregon family wants to convince a federal appeals court that its ranch’s “grazing preference” was canceled contrary to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s own regulations.
NEW YORK — The WNBA signed a multiyear deal with Google on Monday to be the presenting partner for the league’s playoffs, part of the technology giant’s efforts to help champion women’s sports.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Intel said Sunday, April 2, it will spend $3.5 billion to upgrade its aging manufacturing facilities in New Mexico and confirmed it will spend $10 billion on a new factor…
I get it. It’s easy to shop on Amazon. Running low on toilet paper? Need lightbulbs? Want a bath caddy on a whim? With two clicks and even less thought, the item you need/want/desire is at you…
SALEM — For Bobbie Dolp, the gardens at Gaiety Hollow are a laid out in a complex, extraordinary way that’s hard to convey.
TOKYO — It still is too early to assess the total impact the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement has had on Japan’s imports of U.S. beef and wheat.
SALEM — A bill that would alter the process for enforcing Oregon water rights has gained traction after supporters scaled back changes that adversely affected junior irrigators.
HEPPNER — BEO Bancorp and its subsidiary Bank of Eastern Oregon announced first quarter 2021 consolidated net income of $1,337,000, or $1.11 per share, compared to $1,110,000, or $0.94 per sha…
Oregon fines diner with 2 locations $35K over COVID-19 rules
There is no doubt the restaurant industry has been particularly hard hit during the pandemic. As part of the American Recovery Plan, $28.5 billion has been used to establish a “restaurant revi…
NEW YORK — Just as President Joe Biden is pushing to raise taxes on companies to help pay for his infrastructure plan, a report from a Washington policy group is highlighting how many firms pa…
