SALEM — Oregon’s jobless rate continued falling last month, dipping to 4.7%, according to new state data out Tuesday, Oct. 19.
BAKER CITY — Hopi Wilder, a licensed acupuncturist from Halfway, is opening a new branch in Baker City on Nov. 13.
SALEM — Oregon has extended the deadline for the public to comment on a plan to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions to slow the impacts of climate change.
SALEM — Oregonians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously called food stamps, now will see a permanent average increase of about $36 per month per person.
LA GRANDE — The sightings are rare, but mule deer are sometimes spotted near the Antlers Espresso drive-thru at 1701 Washington Ave.
Do you ever have so much on your mind at once you have a moment when you sort of just freeze up — like having the “spinning wheel of death” on your computer and you just have to give your moth…
LA GRANDE — La Grande will be losing one of its Community Bank branches.
LA GRANDE — For the second year in a row, the Union County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has canceled the annual Farmer-Merchant Banquet.
BAKER CITY — Tyler Brown’s family owns one restaurant in Baker City that hasn’t served a meal since before the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Baker County.
In today’s world, it is essential that your company has a strong social media presence. Given that well over 90% of businesses utilize a variety of platforms to market their products or servic…
LA GRANDE — The need for fiber optic internet service in Union and Wallowa counties is growing due to factors like the COVID-19 pandemic.
HERMISTON — The Eastern Oregon Economic Summit has been postponed until June 2022 due to the continued surge of the delta variant of COVID-19 and to facilitate full participation by attendees,…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Turns out cows can be potty trained as easily as toddlers. Maybe easier.
ISLAND CITY — Frank Corcoran is always on the lookout for inventors.
Dear Liz: I owe $360,000 on my mortgage. I have sufficient funds in my IRA to pay this amount off without depleting income distribution for the next 20 years. I am currently paying $1,100 mont…
LA GRANDE — La Grande is set to lose one of its two Umpqua Bank branches. The branch 1215 Adams Ave. will close permanently at 2 p.m. Oct. 28.
Dear Liz: I’m retired, age 67. I have a SEP that requires me to pay taxes on any withdrawals. I also have standard savings and checking accounts. The SEP has been earning 13% to 14% annually, …
LA GRANDE — A La Grande focal point has been given new life.
Listen, I know you’re busy. Things truly continue to be so hard — just, generally hard. It’s difficult to find extra time to take on additional work, projects or anything. It’s even difficult …
PORTLAND — Agricultural operations in Oregon have been significantly affected by wildfires and ongoing severe drought, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture has technical and financial assist…
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Gig-speed fiber continues to make its way across Union and Wallowa counties.
LA GRANDE — There’s been a new face at Eli Mayes Dental in La Grande for several months now, and with it, new services at the dental office that has served Union County for 40 years.
LA GRANDE — The Union County Chamber of Commerce and Union County Tourism Promotion Advisory Committee are requesting proposals for the creation and development of visual marketing assets — su…
Dear Liz: My mother, who will be 101 later this year, is leaving me real estate in her trust. The value of it is $4.5 million. She has other assets that will put her estate over $5 million whe…
WASHINGTON — Most Americans have high trust in doctors, nurses and pharmacists, a new poll finds.
LA GRANDE — Extensive construction and renovations are underway at Les Schwab, which remains open for car servicing at 2306 Adams Ave., La Grande.
NEW YORK — Employers are losing patience with unvaccinated workers.
LA GRANDE — OXARC will soon have a new home in a 12,000-square-foot facility being built next to Miller’s Home Center off of Island Avenue.
BAKER CITY — Like most other business owners over the past 18 months, Mark Crowder has felt the effects of the pandemic.
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.
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 …
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.
