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BMCC plans deep cuts to faculty in new budget
PENDLETON — After warning about impending budget cuts for months, the other shoe has dropped at Blue Mountain Community College. → Read More
Pendleton's only new candidate wants to bring "forward thinking" to council
PENDLETON — Pendleton City Council candidate Addison Schulberg wasn’t supposed to stay in Pendleton. → Read More
Local public transportation takes a hit from high gas prices
UMATILLA COUNTY — For public transit agencies across Eastern Oregon, rising gas prices are a double=edged sword. → Read More
Local podcast focuses on The Eastern Oregon Connection
PENDLETON — Shannon Hartley and Ryan Smith are trying to turn the art of a small-town conversation into a podcast. → Read More
Pendleton School District names Hermiston principal next superintendent
PENDLETON — The Pendleton School District stayed local with its pick for superintendent. → Read More
The 'Bow gets new bosses
PENDLETON — Pendleton’s most famous bar is under new ownership. → Read More
Council candidates hard to come by in Pendleton
PENDLETON — Pendleton voters won’t officially finish picking their preferred candidates for city council until May 17, but the races effectively ended on March 8. → Read More
CTUIR sees parallels between their own history and Ukraine
MISSION — In 1856, B.F. Shaw, a colonel with Washington Territory Volunteer Infantry, led his soldiers into the Grande Ronde Valley and murdered dozens of Cayuse who lived in a → Read More
Drone testing becoming more integrated into Pendleton
PENDLETON — Pendleton’s drone testing program is starting to come off the hill. → Read More
Pendleton taxi-ride-hail compromise hits a bump
PENDLETON — City staff presented its pilot plan for integrating ride-hailing companies such as Uber into Pendleton as a compromise, but only one party seemed satisfied with the result. → Read More
Local legislator makes offer on Vale newspaper
VALE — Greg Smith’s offer to buy the Malheur Enterprise came in a postscript. → Read More
Last-minute filings alter picture of Umatilla County commissioner races
UMATILLA COUNTY — David Nelson made a sudden return to local politics on Tuesday, March 8. → Read More
Anti-COVID-19 event comes to Pendleton's Vert Auditorium
PENDLETON — In the waning days of Oregon’s mask mandate, a prominent anti-COVID-19 restriction group is holding a large indoor event on city of Pendleton property. → Read More
New cannabis dispensary looking to open in Pendleton
PENDLETON — The city of Pendleton could add a fifth cannabis dispensary later this year. → Read More
Pendleton School District dumps Midco
PENDLETON — The Pendleton School District’s 40-year relationship with Mid Columbia Bus Co. is coming to an end. → Read More
Pendleton set to hire first communications position
PENDLETON — The city of Pendleton wants to hire someone to help it speak to the public. → Read More
Blue Mountain Community College president says more layoffs are likely ahead
PENDLETON — Blue Mountain Community College is anticipating employee layoffs for the third year in a row. → Read More
Hermiston elections still taking shape
HERMISTON — The field running for Hermiston city office is starting to come together but still has some gaps. → Read More
Sears appliance store to move into old J.C. Penney Co, building in Pendleton
PENDLETON — One legacy department store brand name will replace another in downtown Pendleton following a nearly five-year gap. → Read More
Pendleton City Council to hold first meeting on taxi ordinance
PENDLETON — The debate over Ubers and local taxi service is beginning in earnest, but the city of Pendleton already is playing referee. → Read More