by OptimistPrime | Dec 11, 2022 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
LA GRANDE — From a distance, the tall three-sided shed in eastern La Grande almost appears to house a small mountain of faceless snow, which is ironic. It actually is filled with what some call “highway heat.”The structure is one of the Oregon Department...
by OptimistPrime | Dec 11, 2022 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
PENDLETON — Markus Orman is doing his best to apply his art skills and painting to festive holiday scenes on windows to spread holiday cheer throughout Pendleton.Orman, 24, originally from Tri-Cities, recently graduated from Western Washington University with a degree...
by OptimistPrime | Dec 10, 2022 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
PENDLETON — Christmas trees at local lots cost a little more this year, and sales are up for permits to cut Christmas trees on the Umatilla National Forest.Boy Scout Troop 700 in Pendleton and the Kiwanis Club in Hermiston operate lots as fundraising efforts in their...
by OptimistPrime | Dec 10, 2022 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
PENDLETON — The Eastern Oregon Alcoholism Foundation’s request for a permit to build a 30,000-square-foot treatment facility is on hold.The Pendleton Planning Commission at its meeting Thursday, Dec. 8, tabled the request for a conditional use permit on a 4-1...
by OptimistPrime | Dec 10, 2022 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
PENDLETON — The Eastern Oregon Alcoholism Foundation’s request for a permit to build a 30,000-square-foot treatment facility is on hold.The Pendleton Planning Commission at its meeting Thursday, Dec. 8, tabled the request for a conditional use permit on a 4-1...
by OptimistPrime | Dec 10, 2022 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
PENDLETON — Interstate 84 remains closed eastbound and westbound in Eastern Oregon between Exit 216 (6 miles east of Pendleton) and Exit 302 in Baker City.The closures are due to high winds, blowing snow and near zero visibility, The Oregon Department of...