by OptimistPrime | Apr 26, 2024 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
Enterprise Fire Chief Paul Karvoski uses the words “totally insane” to describe proposed federal regulations for fire departments, search and rescue units and other emergency responders.Wes Morgan’s preferred adjectives are “devastating” and “scary.” Original Article:...
by OptimistPrime | Apr 26, 2024 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
PENDLETON — Umatilla County celebrated its emergency communicators April 14-20 as part of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, an observance to honor the seen/unseen dispatchers at the end of a telephone line or a first responder radio.“I just want everybody...
by OptimistPrime | Apr 26, 2024 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
MILTON-FREEWATER — Two candidates running unopposed for the Milton-Freewater City Council said they want more community involvement and a more open attitude in city government.Jose Garcia has no contenders for his Ward 1 representation. And Destiny Jensen has filed to...
by OptimistPrime | Apr 26, 2024 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
SALEM — A group of Oregon Republican representatives and senators, including Rep. Greg Smith, R-Heppner, will visit Yuma, Arizona, adjacent to the United States border with Mexico, to learn about challenges with immigration, according to a press release.”Though...
by OptimistPrime | Apr 26, 2024 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
BOARDMAN — Gov. Tina Kotek and Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Administrator Casey Sixkiller met Wednesday, April 24, with local leaders and organizers to hear what challenges they face in addressing the water nitrate pollution in Morrow and Umatilla...
by OptimistPrime | Apr 25, 2024 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
PENDLETON — The Oregon Supreme Court on April 18 gave Umatilla County a set back on its rules regarding wind farm setbacks.The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council on July 19, 2023, approved the site certificate for the Nolin Hills Wind Power Project, the Edmonton,...